Fifteen hours after the first bombs struck western Tehran, the Middle East stands at a precipice shaped by three competing bets. The facts are still emerging, and the smoke has not cleared.
BREAKING NEWS
Several explosions were heard in the center of Tehran after Israel announced it had launched a missile attack on Iran. US sources say the US is also involved in the conflict. Donald Trump confirmed the attack. “The terrorist regime cannot have nuclear weapons,” he said.
A shocking act of violence has left two members of the Israeli embassy staff dead following a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening.
The final encounter between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and retiring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to be a major diplomatic move.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his backing for Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the next presidential election and the country’s vice president at the moment.
Russia has sent a strong warning to the Western countries, advising them not to give Ukraine the ability to use missiles supplied by the West to launch strikes deeper into Russian territory.
Tanzanian police have arrested opposition leaders and picked up hundreds of followers, thereby stopping a planned march and causing a substantial increase of political tensions.
Early on Wednesday morning, an attack in Tehran claimed the life of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, in a major development that could change the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.