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USA-Iran war updates: Iran says US attack means ‘destruction’ throughout region
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Here are the latest developments:
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US accepted Tehran’s conditions.
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington was prepared to take further military action against Iran if President Donald Trump ordered it.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said reaching a peace agreement with Iran remained extremely difficult, and Washington would maintain economic pressure on Tehran.
- Iran’s armed forces chief of staff warned that any new attack on the country would face a more forceful response, pointing to improvements in its drone capabilities.
- Houthi-affiliated media reported additional air strikes targeting the al-Nashma area in Yemen’s Taiz province.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered the indefinite closure of the Sheeb border crossing with Iran, with several other crossings set to close gradually.
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Hegseth says US prepared to take further military action against Iran
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the US is prepared to take further military action against Iran if directed by President Donald Trump.
“We want to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. We’re prepared to contribute any way necessary,” Hegseth told reporters.
“We’ve done historic devastation to their military capabilities, but if they’re not willing to give it up and the president asks to go even further – we’re prepared.”
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Iraqi PM orders closure of border crossing with Iran, says government official
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered the indefinite closure of the Sheeb border crossing with Iran, along with the gradual closure of several other crossings in the coming days, an Iraqi government official told Al Jazeera.
According to the official, the Sheeb crossing is closed to the transport of individuals and goods from Wednesday until further notice.
The reasoning for the closures was not provided.
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Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered Iran’s mediation offer, says Araghchi
Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen’s Houthis to its offer to help mediate talks to end the fighting between them, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
In an interview with Iraq’s al-Ekhbariya TV, Araghchi also responded to the possibility of Egypt joining Saudi Arabia in the war against the Houthis, saying that an intervention would “further complicate the situation”.
Araghchi said Cairo previously told Tehran it would not “directly interfere” in the fighting in Yemen.
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Israeli withdrawal stalls as southern Lebanon residents struggle to rebuild
Residents of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon are struggling to rebuild their lives as a planned phased Israeli military withdrawal remains stalled.
Israeli troops have withdrawn from the town but remain stationed nearby, with residents reporting continued gunfire, drone surveillance and destruction.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Hezbollah must be fully disarmed before further withdrawals take place, while accusing the Lebanese government of failing to meet its obligations.
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What’s happening in the occupied West Bank?
Israeli soldiers and settlers continued their attacks against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including raids, arrests and demolitions.
Here are some of the key developments today, as reported by the Wafa news agency:
Israeli forces have arrested six Palestinians, including released prisoners, after raiding their homes in the city of Tulkarem.
Israeli forces have prevented Palestinians from reaching their lands southwest of Jenin city despite prior coordination.
Israeli forces have detained and later released several Palestinians, and have arrested a man and his son after raiding their home in the town of Janba in south Hebron.
Settlers have cut off electricity to anti-settlement Palestinian lawyer Montaser Hamayel’s home south of Nablus for the third day in a row.
Israeli forces have closed entrances to Salfit city and the village of Haris, preventing the passage of Palestinians.Listen to this update0:00 / 1:02AI voice
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