Iran, US, Israel conflict: Trump says ‘big wave’ to come as battles rage across multiple borders
As the US manage battles across multiple borders, Donald Trump says their military is ‘knocking the crap’ out of Iran. Here’s everything you need to know.
The US and Israel continue to manage raging battles in the air and on the sea across multiple borders, with President Donald Trump saying their military is ‘knocking the crap’ out of Iran.
Conflict has moved quickly across the Middle East after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed during attacks launched by the US and Israel on Saturday.
Overnight Mr Trump said a ‘big wave’ is yet to come as fighting intensifies to topple the regime, as the president continues to encourage the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow the Iranian rulers.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Mr Trump told CNN.
“I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the world, and we’re using it.
Mr Trump warned the population of Iran to stay safe and remove themselves from harm’s way as the military prepares for a wide-ranging assault.
“Right now we want everyone staying inside. It’s not safe out there,” Mr Trump said.
“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.
“I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the world and we’re using it.
“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.”
As the conflict moves quickly with multiple major developments overnight here is an update:
Lebanon
Israeli has launched multiple strikes against targets believed to be harbouring Hezbollah missiles and personnel.
Qatar
Qatar’s military have been battling to ward off Iranian air strikes targeting the international airport and major infrastructure a Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson told CNN.
Kuwait
US officials have confirmed three of their jets that crashed while involved in US operations against Iran, were downed “due to an apparent friendly fire incident”
Iran
Iranian state media report that the wife of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, has also been killed.
The death toll
The Iranian Red Crescent emergency service has the current death toll in Iran at 550 people since the weekend strikes began.
More than 550 people have been killed in Iran since the beginning of the war, the Iranian Red Crescent emergency service said on Monday. The Lebanese health ministry says their death toll has risen to at least 52 following a wave of Israeli air strikes.
At least 10 people have been killed in Israel and six more in countries across the Gulf.
