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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump says US knows where ‘easy target’ Khamenei is hiding; Chaos in Tehran as US president says ‘everyone should evacuate’; Israel ‘in control’ of Iranian airspace
The world waits to see what – if anything – US President Donald Trump will do to intervene in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Follow along for all the latest developments.
- Lachlan Abbott and Anthony Segaert
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- Middle East at war
Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender
President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching
As leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand, instinct for drama undiminished.
- Michael Koziol
- Explainer
- Middle East at war
Why have some missiles penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome?
As conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, the damage is clear on the ground in both countries. How are Iran’s missiles evading Israeli defences?
- Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
- What We Know
- Middle East at war
It has been five days since Israel first struck Iran. What we know so far
Donald Trump has cancelled his meeting with Anthony Albanese to focus on the escalating situation. But how did we get here, and what happens next?
- Jon Gambrell, Josef Federman, Bronte Gossling and Josefine Ganko
TV station vows to report ‘until the end’ after missile hit live on air
An Iranian anchor was forced to flee the set amid explosions. Soon after, the station head appeared on camera clutching a bloodied piece of paper to deliver a message of resilience.
- Adrian Blomfield
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump faces three excruciating choices in a war only he can end
Donald Trump promised to end the wars in the Middle East. Instead, America’s president finds himself supervising a new one.
The 500-kilogram missile that wreaked havoc in Israeli coastal town
The Iranian strike is responsible for the worst civilian loss of life in Israel since the latest conflict broke out, and rescue workers say they have never seen anything like it.
- Melanie Swan
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, according to US official
Israel informed the Trump administration that it had developed a plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump rejected it.
- Aamer Madhani
Celebration, trepidation and anger: Iranians have conflicting emotions over Israeli airstrikes
While some Iranians view the attacks as a means to salvation, others are terrified of the unpredictable consequences of war.
- Yeganeh Torbati
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