Iran, Israel and Escalation
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Iran and Israel continued on Sunday their aerial attacks, which began Friday with a series of Israeli strikes on Iran.
Israel hit more targets in Tehran and Iranian missiles fired at Israel killed at least 14, as the conflict entered a third day
"The full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," Trump warned.
President Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told ABC News. The officials stated that Israel shared with the United States that they had a window to kill Iran's leader but the president was not on board with the plan.
Israel hit more targets in Tehran and Iranian missiles fired at Israel killed at least 14, as the conflict entered a third day
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The two powers have been exchanging barrages since Israel attacked Iran and killed many of the country’s top military leaders and scientists.
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President Donald Trump said the United will come down on Iran “at levels never seen before” if the Middle Eastern country attacks.
New targets appear to indicate an expansion of Israel’s war aims beyond the Iranian nuclear facilities that consumed the first days of the conflict.
It follows daytime attacks from both sides, with Israeli strikes in Tehran continuing and Iran firing more missiles towards Israel.
Discussing the conflict between Israel and Iran, the former vice president said Trump "ought to be looking elsewhere than Vladimir Putin for advice."
The markets have mostly shrugged off Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war. But Israel's conflict with Iran is still in its early days.