Middle East

Israel expands its 'Lion's Roar' campaign with overnight waves hitting intelligence headquarters and missile sites across Iran, including in Tehran; the IDF says operations will continue as developments unfold.

Beirut escalates with Tehran, declaring the envoy unwelcome and telling him to leave within days. Amal and Hezbollah reportedly urged him to defy the order, as the government tightens visa rules, bans IRGC activity, and signals a tougher line on Hezbollah's military wing.

Tehran names Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council a week after an Israeli strike killed Ali Larijani, a longtime influential figure once described as a "crisis manager" at the nexus of security, politics, propaganda, and nuclear policy.

In his first interview since the war began, Brad Cooper tells Iran International that Tehran can end the fighting now, accuses it of more than 300 deliberate strikes on civilians, and says U.S.-led pressure is blunting Iran's attacks.

The IDF says Israel’s Air Force carried out a broad overnight wave of strikes around Tehran, targeting production and storage sites and multiple command posts tied to the Iranian terror regime, as part of a push to degrade its core military infrastructure.