•US President Donald Trump expressed hopes for winding down the Iran war, citing productive talks, but fighting intensified and Iran denied any discussions.
•Israel launched extensive strikes on Iranian 'production sites' and detected new missile launches from Iran towards its territory.
•Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Gaza-like destruction in southern Lebanon to clear Hezbollah militants, targeting homes in Lebanese villages.
•A missile attack on a Peshmerga base in Irbil, Iraq, killed 6 and wounded 30; Iran is blamed for the strike.
•An Iranian warhead with 100 kg of explosives caused damage in central Tel Aviv, while an Iraqi airstrike killed 15 Iran-backed militiamen.
