US-Israel and Iran War Live Updates: The West Asia conflict expanded to include Iran-backed militias on Monday with an attack by Hezbollah on Israel. Israel struck back against the group in Lebanon while the United States pounded targets in Iran.
Iran-Israel News Live Updates:
- US suspends embassy operations In Kuwait: The US has suspended all operations at its embassy in Kuwait City due to escalating regional security threats.
- Ukraine to help counter Shahed drones: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will deploy specialists and resources after a US request for assistance against Shahed drones in the Middle East.
- Iran claims drone strike on US carrier: Iranian state media reported the IRGC Navy hit the USS Abraham Lincoln with drones, forcing the carrier group to retreat over 1,000 km; the US has not responded.
- Trump rejects Khamenei’s son: Donald Trump said he must be involved in selecting Iran’s next leader and dismissed Mojtaba Khamenei as “unacceptable.”
- Iran accuses US Navy of ‘atrocity’: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. for sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, warning Washington would “bitterly regret” the move.
- War escalates across region: Iran launched new attacks on Israel, US bases and regional targets as Israeli and US strikes on Iran entered a sixth day.
- Sri Lanka rescues Iranian sailors: Sri Lanka evacuated 208 crew members from an Iranian navy vessel a day after a USsubmarine sank another Iranian frigate near its waters.
