Iran war live: US demands Tehran accept defeat; Israel pounds Lebanon

 

• US warns Iran to accept defeat or be “hit harder” than ever before, as Tehran rejects talks and pledges to continue fighting.
• US-Israeli strikes on Iran continue as Iranian missiles target central and northern Israel.
• Israeli forces pound Lebanon as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is expanding what he calls a “buffer zone” in southern Lebanon.
• Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intercept Iranian missiles and drones as the United Nations sounds the alarm over the consequences of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
• Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.