Israel says it is carrying out a fresh new wave of strikes in Iran, after the country earlier said it had carried out new attacks on Iran’s “leadership compound” on Tuesday.
Meanwhile President Trump Donald told reporters at the White House “everything’s been knocked out in Iran.”
He also criticised Prime Minister Starmer and the UK’s initial response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, saying “this is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with.
The US says it has hit more than 2,000 targets in Iran since it began its military operations on Saturday. Tehran has retaliated with a wave of attacks across the region.
The number of people killed in Iran so far has reached 787, the Red Crescent says, while Tehran residents tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries.
The UK will send helicopters with counter-drone capabilities and air defence destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus, after attacks on a British base there. France is planning to send a frigate and further air defences to the island too.—BBC
