In an Axios interview, Trump expressed his opposition to the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of assassinated leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the next leader.
Moscow accused the US and Israel of baiting Iran into striking Gulf allies to force them into a wider conflict. Russian President Putin offered to relay Arab concerns to Tehran.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said later on Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.
Images suggest Iran’s interim leadership council may have met in a Tehran hospital, possibly for safety and propaganda purposes amid ongoing conflict and heightened Israeli-US pressure.
Also on Thursday, Azerbaijan announced on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified retaliatory measures after it said four Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people.
A video shared by Israeli media showed an explosion near a parking lot near the Nakhchivan International Airport, which is about 10 km from the border with Iran.
"Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X/Twitter.
The suspect claimed that in addition to Trump, his Iranian handler also named Biden and Haley as possible targets.
The US Secretary of State called officials from the three countries following recent attacks by Iran on their territories.
IDF destroys over 300 ballistic missile launchers • Erdogan tells Macron Turkey seeking return to negotiations on Iran • Larijani says Iran prepared for possible US ground op.
Iran will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the US seek regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to an Iranian military official.
