UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for all parties involved to de-escalate tensions after Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Starmer emphasized the need for stability in the Middle East and a return to diplomacy.
Since Hamas's October 7 assault on Israel, tensions with Iran have escalated into a deadly regional conflict marked by embassy bombings, assassinations, missile strikes, and the June 2025 Israeli air raids on Iranian military sites.
From hitjobs to sabotages and cyberattacks, Israel has either been blamed for, or has itself claimed, a variety of attacks against Iran.
Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran to prevent the assembly of a nuclear weapon. The strikes targeted key figures in the Iranian military and were a response to Iran's accelerated uranium enrichment and illicit nuclear activities.
US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Friday to "make a deal," warning that there will be more "death and destruction" after Israel launched deadly strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
Israeli airstrikes killed five in Tabriz and damaged Iran’s Natanz nuclear site on Friday. Israel also claims to have neutralised senior Revolutionary Guard officials, escalating regional tensions amid rising fears of broader conflict.
World leaders urged restraint on Friday after Israel pounded Iran, striking 100 targets including nuclear and military sites, and killing senior figures.
It was the first crash of a 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's flagship long-distance aircraft. "Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones of everyone onboard Air India Flight 171 and all those affected in western India," Ortberg said.
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile sites. PM Netanyahu called it a pre-emptive strike to prevent a “nuclear holocaust,” citing uranium stockpiles, regional threats, and the need to act before it's too late.
An Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket island to New Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing Friday shortly after takeoff because of an on-board bomb threat, the Thai airports authority said.
