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By Brendan Cole
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DEATH TOLL: Iran: 1,230 people Lebanon: 123. US: 6 troops.
President Trump announced Friday morning there will be "no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!", seemingly scotching hints from Iran's president of mediation efforts being made.
On Day Seven of the war, Israel and Iran continued exchanging strikes with Israel launching a "new phase" in bombarding Tehran and Beirut.
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On the War Front
ISRAEL: The IDF hammered strikes across southern Lebanon, on its capital Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley. Strikes on the southern coastal city of Sidon on Friday killed five people. Meanwhile attacks on Dahiyeh, the predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in southern Beirut have led to thousands of people fleeing the strike zone. Israel late on Thursday issued evacuation orders for the 500,000 people who live there.
Israel also launched 26 airstrikes on Tehran, saying it had sent 50 warplanes to again hit the ayatollah's bunker in the centre of the city, which it said was still being used by government officials. Explosions were also reported around Kermanshah, home to multiple missile bases.
U.S: Central Command said it struck an Iranian drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri in an attack on the Iranian navy. It follows Wednesday's torpedoing of a warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, which killed at least 86 Iranian troops.
IRAN: Launched strikes on US bases in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). No casualties have been reported and most of the drones and missiles were intercepted.
- Qatar fended off a drone attack targeting the Al Udeid Air Base - the largest American military base in the Middle East.
- Saudi Arabia intercepted three ballistic missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh, which also hosts U.S. assets
- The UAE said it intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 109 drones
- Strikes targeted two hotels and a residential building in Bahrain but there were no casualties
- Meanwhile, missiles and drones breached in Kuwait's airspace; Tehran said it had targeted military bases there.
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What Next
A new supreme leader to replace the assassinated ayatollah will be revealed by the end of the weekend, an Iranian lawmaker said responding to Trump’s comments that he wants to be involved in picking Iran’s next leader.
Trump’s "no deal" comments appear to rule out talks with Tehran but Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian said some countries had begun mediation efforts to end the war. He did not identify which countries
Amid the high diplomacy, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk called for de-escalation, and also called for investigation into the Iranian girls' school bombing on the first day of the war after emerging reports quoting unnamed US officials saying the U.S military may be to blame.
Meanwhile, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez, who has been the most critical of the U.S.'s European allies, again called the operation an “extraordinary mistake” and “not in accordance with international law”.
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