Iran and the U.S. exchanged threats on Tuesday, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Tehran to expect the “most intense day" of attacks so far. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said “anyone who entertains the illusion of destroying Iran knows nothing of history."
“Most fighters, most bombers, most strikes,” was the message U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had for Iran during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday, as he warned of the “most intense day of strikes” against Tehran yet.
Later, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a defiant message on X, warning adversaries that those who think they can destroy Iran are entertaining an “illusion.” Meanwhile, Iranian naval officer Alireza Tangsiri reiterated Tehran's warning that it would target vessels if they try to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Qatari government spokesman Dr. Majed Al Ansar demanded an end to the targeting of vital infrastructure such as water tanks and food reserves at a press conference in Doha.
Al Ansar didn’t attribute blame but said striking such facilities posed “a grave danger for the people of the region and beyond,” adding “this needs to stop immediately.”
Trucks carrying Azerbaijani humanitarian aid passed into Iran through the Astara state border checkpoint on Tuesday.
The convoy carried 30 tons of food, including 10 tons of flour, six tons of rice, 2.4 tons of sugar, more than four tons of drinking water, and roughly 600 kilograms of tea, alongside about two tons of medicines and medical supplies.
Iran’s ongoing internet shutdown has become one of the most severe ever noted, according to global internet monitoring group NetBlocks.
The organisation said the disruption is now the second-longest internet shutdown in the country’s history, after the blackout imposed during anti-government protests earlier this year.
Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s national team who refused to sing the national anthem during a match last week.
Concerns for the players’ wellbeing were raised after Iranian state media labelled them “traitors” for remaining silent while the anthem played during the game in Australia, which took place days after former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in Tehran by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
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The Eurovision Song Contest opened in Vienna on Tuesday amid heightened political tensions, as Israel competed in the first semi-final despite a boycott by five European broadcasters over the war in Gaza.
Kuwait arrested four members of an IRGC-linked group as they tried to enter the country by sea, the Gulf state's KUNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior IRGC officer said Iran had expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz to include a far wider area.
Biological samples from an Italian man were transferred to a specialist hospital for testing on Tuesday, after he was suspected of contracting hantavirus. Meanwhile, World Health Organization boss Tedros Ghebreyesus said there were “no sign” of a larger outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not think he will need China's help to end the war with Iran as he left for a high-stakes summit in Beijing on Tuesday, as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz.
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