A senior Iranian ​official said Iran's new supreme leader rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediary countries

Iran's semi-official Fars news agency confirms

In a rare admission, Trump said Monday that he was surprised by the Iranian reprisals

Early Wednesday, Israel's army also warned it would strike a building in Aaqbiyeh

Israel yesterday claimed to have killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the US first be “brought to their knees”.

Khamenei's stance for revenge against the US and Israel is 'very tough and serious.'

Israel's defence minister made the claim

'This will be a regional, indigenous order.'

Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners.

Iran said it was ready to take the Middle East war “as far as necessary” as it launched strikes across the region yesterday, while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen a vital shipping lane.

Warns against glorifying conflicts or serving as 'megaphone' for power

The US-Israeli war ‌on Iran is now entering its third week with no clear end in sight

A Critical Chokepoint for Global Oil Supply

'Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies,' he says

Trump confirmed he made "demands" to a group of around seven countries to "come in and protect their own territory," referring to the strategic waterway.

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

The United States and Iran yesterday rejected talks to end the war, as Tehran warned other countries against getting involved after President Donald Trump urged world powers to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged other countries on Sunday to refrain from any action that could widen the scope of the war with Israel and the United States

Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as US ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes Sunday and Tehran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader.

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war