Middle East crisis live: Tehran launches more strikes as Israel warns it is ready to strike Iran again ‘with even greater force’

According to The Guardian, the confrontation between Iran and the United States has intensified sharply, with Tehran launching fresh strikes as Israel's defence minister signaled readiness to resume its military campaign against Iran with, in his words, even greater force. Jordan says it intercepted missiles fired from Iran, while Kuwait's foreign ministry condemned the Iranian attacks, calling its sovereignty a red line and reserving what it described as its full right to take all necessary measures to protect its security. The Guardian reports these are among the most intense exchanges since the ceasefire was extended, with residents of Iranian port cities recalling days of terror following earlier strikes.

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