Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejected the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, calling it “null and void” and a humiliation for Lebanon. The deal links a phased Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon to Hezbollah’s disarmament, a condition the group has strongly opposed.
The US military struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar sites after an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran warned Washington of consequences, while the latest exchange put the fragile ceasefire under renewed pressure.
Donald Trump reportedly assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any agreement with Iran would address Tehran’s nuclear programme, missile capabilities and support for Hezbollah. Reports say Trump made clear that there would be no deal unless key Israeli security concerns were covered.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of escalating tensions through attacks in Syria and Lebanon, saying the silence of the international community had emboldened Israel. He warned that regional instability could threaten peace, security and Turkey’s own interests.
Taiwan fired US-supplied HIMARS rockets from its western coast into waters facing China for the first time during a live-fire military drill. The exercise demonstrated Taiwan’s “shoot-and-scoot” capability and how the island could respond to a possible Chinese invasion.
The Israeli Air Force struck military targets in western and central Iran after missile fire from Tehran, according to the Israeli military. Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, while airspace around Tehran’s main airport was closed after the attack.
