Israel confirms US involvement in Tehran strike
Strikes are likely to continue as the day progresses.
Middle East
Israel launches preemptive strikes against Iran, sirens sound nationwide
Why trusting physics, not politics, once kept Iran in check - opinion
Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, a US-recognized terrorist group, said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after a Pakistani bombing campaign.
Iran designated as state sponsor of wrongful detention, Marco Rubio announces
"The Iranian regime must stop taking hostages and release all Americans unjustly detained in Iran," Rubio said, as Trump states he is "not happy" with the negotiations.
Iran stored highly enriched uranium at underground site, IAEA report says
This is the first time the IAEA has reported where uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the 90% of weapons grade, has been stored.
Fire breaks out in shoe factory southeast of Tehran
Three out of the five factory warehouses were seen engulfed in flames.
Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq threatens US, Kurdish groups
The militia's threat came as the US Embassy in Israel said it had authorized the departure of non-essential personnel on Friday.
Trump echoes Netanyahu's Iran warning, reframing nuclear threat as America’s fight
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Trump’s framing of Iran as a direct security threat to the US in his State of the Union address could shape whether Washington ultimately chooses war over diplomacy.
Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN
The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.
Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency
Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”
Iran triples oil loading rate as tensions rise with US, oil accumulating offshore - WSJ
According to the global commodity data provider site Kpler, the recent average has been approximately 10 million barrels of crude oil and condensate per week.
Trump's claim Iran may 'soon' have missiles that could reach US not backed by intelligence - source
In his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran was “working on missiles that will soon reach” the United States.
