Trump says the attack on Iran could last for four weeks
President Donald Trump has said the ongoing US strokes on Iran could last for a month.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: “It’s always been a four-week process. We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process so – as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks – or less.”
Commenting on the first deaths of US service personnel in the fighting the president said: “They’re great people. And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. Could happen continuous – it could happen again.”
Key events
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Trump says the attack on Iran could last for four weeks
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Just 27% of Americans approve of Iran strikes, poll finds
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Trump spoke with leaders of Israel, Bahrain and UAE, White House says
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UK says British fighter jet shot down Iranian drone aimed at Qatar
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Trump: US destroyed Iran’s naval headquarters and nine ships
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Trump: ‘They want to talk, and I have agreed’
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Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran and operation is ‘moving along rapidly’
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Death toll from suspected US-Israeli bombing of Iranian school reportedly rises to almost 150
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Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly killed in strikes
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US claims it has sunk an Iranian ship
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Three US service members killed ‘in action’ as part of Iran operation – Centcom
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Selection of a supreme leader could happen ‘in a day or two’, Iranian foreign minister says
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Deadly Iranian missile attack reported in Israel’s Beit Shemesh
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Three dead, 58 injured in UAE since start of Iran strikes: defence ministry
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What we know so far…
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Analysis: ‘Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis’
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Why is the strait of Hormuz so important and will Iran shut it in retaliation to US-Israeli attacks?
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Khamenei’s killing marks a ‘defining moment in Iran’s history’, EU foreign policy chief says
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All members of Iran’s temporary leadership council appointed – reports
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Revenge is ‘legitimate right’, Iranian president says after killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Emirates suspends ‘all operations to and from Dubai’ as travel chaos deepens
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Putin says the ‘murder’ of Khamenei was a ‘cynical violation of all norms of human morality’
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Iranian strikes landed within ‘a few hundred yards’ of British troops in Bahrain, UK defence secretary says
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Gulf states report successfully intercepting Iranian missiles and drones
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IDF says ‘broad wave of strikes’ launched ‘in the heart of Tehran’
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‘Non stop sirens and alerts’ in Jerusalem as Iran retaliates for Israeli-US attacks
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Eight people killed at a pro-Iran rally at US consulate in Pakistan
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Summary
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Iran’s top security adviser warns ‘secessionist groups’ against action
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Iran announces new wave of missile and drone strikes
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Several loud bangs heard over Dubai – reports
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Sirens across central Israel and occupied West Bank
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Loud explosions heard near Erbil airport
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Iran confirms deaths of Guards chief and senior security official
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Iran Guards vow ‘most ferocious offensive operation in history’ against US bases, Israel
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Opening summary
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said they were ready to take steps to defend their interests in the region after the “indiscriminate and disproportionate” missile attacks by Iran
“We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran’s capability to fire missiles and drones at their source,” they said in a statement. “We have agreed to work together with the US and allies in the region on this matter.”
A series of blasts was heard over Jerusalem with Iranian missiles detected.
Air raid sirens and explosions were heard over Jerusalem just after the Israeli army said it detected missiles launched towards Israel from Iran.
In a statement the army said: “A short while ago the [Israeli military] identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat.” The public have been urged to stay inside.
Trump says the attack on Iran could last for four weeks
President Donald Trump has said the ongoing US strokes on Iran could last for a month.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: “It’s always been a four-week process. We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process so – as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks – or less.”
Commenting on the first deaths of US service personnel in the fighting the president said: “They’re great people. And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. Could happen continuous – it could happen again.”
The US military has carried out strikes against over 1,000 Iranian targets so far since starting its campaign on Saturday, US Central Command said on Sunday.
In a fact sheet, Central Command listed these items under “Types of Targets”:
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Command and Control Centers
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IRGC Joint Headquarters
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IRGC Aerospace Forces Headquarters
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Integrated Air Defense Systems
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Ballistic Missile Sites
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Iranian Navy Ships
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Iranian Navy Submarines
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Anti-ship Missile Sites
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Military Communication Capabilities
In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Democrat representative Ro Khanna said that Americans “are not safer today” following the strikes on Iran.
Khanna said: “They were picking the new leader before we killed the Ayatollah. The Ayatollah was 86. The question is, is the country going to descend into civil war, are billions of our dollars going to be spent there, and are American troops going to be at risk?”
He is seeking to hold a vote under the War Powers Resolution, which would require the White House to seek authorization from Congress for more military action in Iran. He said a vote would be “close” and that “it depends if we can keep several Democrats in line.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said strikes on Tehran “will only increase” in the coming days. He said he has “given instructions for the continuation of the campaign” against Iran during a meeting with his defense minister, chief of staff, and the head of the Mossad security service.
In a video statement shot on the roof of the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu added that Israeli “forces are now striking the heart of Tehran with increasing strength, and this will only increase even more in the coming days.”
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At least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan in which hundreds of people marched on the US consulate in Karachi. Security forces in Iraq have also fired teargas at protesters who tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad.
As anger boiled over after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a crowd of demonstrators in Karachi chanted against the offensive before entering the reception hall of the consulate building and lighting a small fire.
A video posted on social media showed a man yelling: “The death of the leader has been avenged.”
Ten people were reported dead after security forces opened fire, with more than 30 others injured, according to a local medical official.
Violence arising from protests elsewhere in Pakistan left 10 people dead in Gilgit-Baltistan and two dead in the capital, Islamabad.
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Just 27% of Americans approve of Iran strikes, poll finds
Only one in four Americans approves of the US strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.
About 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% were not sure. About nine in 10 respondents said they had heard at least a little about the strikes, which began early on Saturday.
About 56% of Americans think Trump, who has also ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria and Nigeria in recent months, is too willing to use military force to advance US interests. The vast majority of Democrats – 87% – held this view, as did 23% of Republicans and 60% of people who don’t identify with either political party.
The poll, which began on Saturday after the strikes got underway, gathered responses online from 1,282 US adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of three percentage points.
Trump spoke with leaders of Israel, Bahrain and UAE, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a statement on social media that Trump “has spoken with the leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE” today.
Republican senator Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he expects the massive airstrike campaign against Iran will continue for “probably a few weeks.”
He told CBS’ Face the Nation that Trump “has no plan for any kind of large-scale ground force in Iran.”
Cotton would not say how the US and Israeli knew the location of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We have exquisite intelligence collection methods,” he said. “Israel and the United States once again proved that our nation has capabilities that no other nation on Earth has.”
UK says British fighter jet shot down Iranian drone aimed at Qatar
A UK fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone aimed at Qatar, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defense.
“Today, a Royal Air Force Typhoon operating from Qatar as part of the joint UK–Qatar Typhoon Squadron, successfully took out an Iranian drone heading towards Qatar,” the ministry’s official X account posted today.
“The Typhoon jet was conducting a defensive air patrol and used an air-to-air missile to shoot down the drone, ensuring the security of Qatar’s airspace and British interests in the region,” the statement said. “Our Armed Forces are playing a vital role to protect our people, our interests and our allies.”
The UK signed a defense agreement with Qatar last year, aimed at strengthening military cooperation and improving interoperability between their armed forces.
Larisa Brown, defense editor of London’s The Times, reported on X that this “is the first time the aircraft has carried out an operational interception in defense of Qatar.”