Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin calls for sanctions on Israel and the United States, condemning their attacks on Iran as a violation of international law.

“We can take measures. You know, we always say we are dependent... the Americans are very dependent on us too. Let’s not underestimate our capabilities.”

EU's von der Leyen on Iran:

There should be no tears shed for the Iranian regime. This regime has inflicted death and imposed repression on its own people. They slaughtered 17,000 young people.

This regime has caused devastation and destabilization across the region through its proxies.

Many Iranians inside the country and across the world have celebrated Khamenei’s demise.

EU's von der Leyen on Iran:

The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, and the right to decide their own future, even if we know this will be fraught with danger and instability during and after the war.

EU's von der Leyen:

Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old-world order.

EU's von der Leyen:

We will always defend and uphold the rules-based system that we helped to build with our allies, but we can no longer rely on it as the only way to defend our interests.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spox. Esmaeil Baghaei:

Regarding Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Cyprus, the General Staff of the Armed Forces has explicitly and officially announced that no such launches were made from within Iran or by our military forces.

We have always warned about false flag operations.

NEW: Two people were injured after a rocket struck central Israel.

Source: Israel Hayom

One Israeli was killed and two others were critically injured after shrapnel fell in central Israel, according to the Israeli ambulance service.

Putin has congratulated Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei following his appointment.

Putin:

For my part, I would like to confirm our unwavering support for Tehran and solidarity with our Iranian friends.

I am confident that you will continue your father's work with honour and unite the Iranian people in the face of severe trials.

Keir Starmer on Iran:

We do need to find a way to de-escalate the situation in Iran.

QatarEnergy has delayed its major LNG expansion after a drone attack forced the shutdown of the Ras Laffan plant.

The North Field East project is now expected to begin exports in early 2027, assuming the facility reopens within about a month.

A longer outage—amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf—could push the timeline back further.

Source: Bloomberg

Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

In the days after the October 7th attack on Israel, the Israelis were insisting that in the north, Hezbollah from Lebanon was about to attack and they wanted to strike preemptively against Hezbollah.

And Biden said, look, we will always be with you in defending Israel if you're attacked, but we're not there if you're going to start something.

We came within about 30 minutes of having a war in the north based on bad information that the Israelis had about an imminent attack from Hezbollah, and we were able to avert that.

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Iran’s IRGC has shared video showing drones being launched toward Israel and countries in the Gulf region.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon caught on live broadcast.

BREAKING: U.S. orders non-essential embassy staff and families to leave its Adana consulate in southern Türkiye due to security risks linked to the Iran war, while maintaining a Level 2 travel advisory for the country.

WATCH: An Iranian cluster munition fell in Israel.

NEW: Saudi oil giant Aramco has begun reducing production at two oilfields.

It is unclear which fields are affected or how much output is being cut.

Source: Reuters

BREAKING: U.S. Navy reportedly strikes three Iranian vessels, believed to be oil tankers, in the Persian Gulf.