The Latest Breaking News from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump had set a deadline for diplomacy – but few expected the Israeli sucker punches that have left Tehran reeling

Israel has pointed to allegations of assassination threats as the U.S. weighs joining military campaign

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Here are the key events on day seven of the Israel-Iran conflict.

President Donald Trump reportedly believes bombing Fordow, Iran's nuclear facility buried deep under a mountain, is necessary to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that his country’s campaign in Iran “could certainly” lead to regime change. In an interview with Fox News on June 15, he called the government in Tehran “very weak” and added that, given the opportunity, “80% of the [Iranian] people would throw…

The FTSE 100 index closed down 51.67 points, 0.6%, at 8,791.80.

Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "cannot be allowed to continue to exist" after the latest missile barrage from the country hit a hospital