The US military on Wednesday conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. This comes shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to "finish the job" if Tehran didn't agree to a deal. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments: • US President Donald Trump told his cabinet that “nobody” would control the Strait of Hormuz under a future settlement with Iran, but maintained that the US would “watch over” the critical waterway. • The Israeli military said that all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River, which runs roughly 40 kilometres north of the Israel-Lebanon border, were considered "combat zones" and urged residents to head north. • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli air strikes on Gaza City had killed Hamas' armed wing chief Mohammad Odeh, considered “one of the architects” of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks that began the war. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
