US forces carried out new defensive strikes on Wednesday on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to US officials. The officials, who were not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity,

Israel says it will intensify attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and U.S. military struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites as envoys continued negotiations for a deal that would end the three-month war.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday threatened to extend the Middle East conflict "beyond the region" if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran.

The US and Iran accused each other of breaching a fragile ceasefire after fresh clashes around the Strait of Hormuz, marking the worst flare-up since the truce began in April. Iran said it fired at unauthorised ships and targeted a US-linked airbase after strikes near Bandar Abbas,

Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command, testified that the US war on Iran has degraded Tehran's ability to launch or direct another mass atrocity on Israel like the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023.

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A spate of military strikes comes even as the White House projects confidence that a deal to end the three-month-long war is near.

The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will “work with extreme force” against Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.