*78 Killed, Hundreds Injured –Iranian State Media
*UN Security Council Meets Today Over Crisis
*Hamas, Iran’s Ally, Mocks Israel
U.S president Donald Trump has urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear programme, saying in a post today on his Truth Social platform that there was still time for the country to prevent further conflict with Israel.
The post stated: “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to “just do it,” but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn’t get it done.
“I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come – And they know how to use it.
“Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!
“There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end.
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. God Bless You All!”
Scores Killed, Injured In Attacks
Reuters , citing Iran’s Nournews , reports that 78 people have been killed and 329 injured by Israel’s attacks on residential areas in Tehran.
UN Security Council Meet On Iran Today
The UN Security Council will meet later today over Israel’s strikes on Iran, diplomats said, at the request of Tehran.
Trump To Speak With Netanyahu Today
According to CNN , Trump will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today.
Hamas, Iran’s Ally , Warns Israel
Hamas said Iran, its strategic ally, was “paying the price” for supporting militant groups in Gaza in their decades-long struggle against Israel, after Israel launched large-scale attacks on Friday against Iran, reports Reuters .
Hamas leaders have repeatedly thanked Iran for its military and financial support to the group in its fight against Israel, including during the ongoing war that erupted in October 2023.
“Iran is today paying the price for its steadfast positions in support of Palestine and its resistance, and its adherence to its independent national decision,” Hamas said in a statement, according to Reuters .
Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida said in a post on Telegram today that the group would stand by Iran in its conflict against Israel.
“The Zionist enemy is completely deluded if it thinks that these treacherous strikes can undermine the fronts of resistance or stabilise the pillars of this fragile entity in the region,” he said.
