BREAKING: Iran directly rejects Trump's claim of Iran reaching out for new talks, calling it "fake news" and saying "Ignore Trump and Axios. There will be no talks until the Trump regime follows through on its commitments," per senior negotiating member Marandi.
Another source close to Iran's negotiating team calls all reports claiming new talks "false and unfounded," per Fars.
A projectile hit a military site near Bushehr, causing an explosion heard in the area, Bushehr’s deputy governor for political and security affairs Ehsan Jahanian told state media IRNA.
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🚨Update: Iran is getting absolutely hammered tonight as US forces restart the bombing campaign. Iran will not surrender or submit since President Trump has put ground troops off the table. Iran’s regime’s only goal now is to hide and survive!! https://t.co/yCpzMiFWTV
BREAKING: Israel is seeking authorization from Trump to imminently resume Israeli attacks on Iran, per senior Israeli officials to CNN.
Trump is currently holding an intelligence briefing at the White House Situation Room.
CENTCOM says it has completed a second night of air strikes on Iran.
Speaking on Air Force One, US President Donald Trump said that returning to a full-scale war with Iran is on the table but that Tehran “wants to make a deal”.
Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports.
REPORTER: “Last month you said Iranian leaders were very rational people, nice to deal with, strong and smart. Today you said they're scum, sick people, and being led by sick people. What changed?”
TRUMP: “I got to know them”
BREAKING: Iran has now suspended all talks on a final nuclear settlement with the US, per Iranian source to TASS.
This follows Iran's earlier termination of the Memorandum of Understanding.