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Hello and
welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.
If you
are just joining us, here is a quick recap of the latest developments:
Iran’s
foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the global repercussions of the Middle
East war “will hit all”, suggesting more western officials should push back
against the conflict.
In an
interview with Al Jazeera, Araghchi also said that Iran’s stance against the
development of nuclear weapons would not significantly change.
His
comments came after the Iranian army vowed revenge for the killing of security
chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli airstrike, with Iran’s army chief threatening
to launch a “decisive and regrettable” retaliation.
Donald
Trump continued to lash out at Nato allies, claiming “we don’t need” their help
in the Iran war after pressuring them to help the US secure the strait of
Hormuz.
The US
military said it targeted sites along Iran’s coastline near the strait of
Hormuz because Iranian anti-ship missiles posed a risk to international
shipping there. US Central Command said US forces successfully employed
“multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions” in the strikes.
The
International Maritime Organization will begin an extraordinary session today
to discuss establishing “a safe maritime corridor” to allow the safe evacuation
of tens of thousands of seafarers and thousands of ships stranded in the
Persian Gulf.
An
Iranian missile barrage killed two people in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, and
Israel’s national railway company said shrapnel had disrupted train services.
In
Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes have targeted central Beirut, with the Israeli
military issuing a statement urging residents to evacuate ahead of the first
attack targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Iran has
confirmed the death of the Basij militia commander Gholamreza Soleimani, after
Israel earlier claimed its military assassinated him. It marks the highest
level assassination in the war since joint US-Israeli strikes killed the former
supreme leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February.
A
projectile hit the premises of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday
night. But no damage to the plant or injuries to staff were reported, Iran told
the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency.
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