If you’re just joining MEZIESBLOG, here’s a summary of today’s developments:
- Israel and Iran have exchanged more strikes overnight. The Isfahan nuclear site was struck in central Iran, while a drone fell on a residential area in northern Israel, marking the first time an Iranian UAV has penetrated Israeli defences since the start of the conflict.
- Three senior IRGC commanders were killed in overnight strikes according to the Israeli military. They include a commander of the Palestine Corps in the Iranian Quds Force, responsible for coordinating with the militant group Hamas.
- 430 people have been killed and 3,056 wounded in Iran since Israel since the conflict started on June 13, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a gathering of Arab League foreign ministers that he is “optimistic victory will be Iran’s.” He accused Israel of sabotaging the nuclear talks between Iran and the US and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in “resolving issues through diplomatic means.”
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that it would be “very, very dangerous for everyone” if the US were to join Israeli attacks on Iran.
- Emmanuel Macron has said he will “accelerate” negotiations with Iran, despite US President Donald Trump claiming earlier that “Europe is not going to be able to help” and that Iran “doesn’t want to speak to Europe.”
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