Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Tehran will continue to fight back for as long as US-Israeli strikes continue. Esmaeil Baghaei adds Tehran “will not tolerate this vicious cycle of war, negotiations, ceasefire”.
Iran’s Health Ministry says a century-old medical research centre was “severely damaged” as US-Israeli forces continue to strike Iran. Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, who has reportedly been involved in back-channel diplomatic efforts, is seriously wounded in an US-Israeli strike at his home in Tehran, according to media reports. Iran continues its attacks on Gulf nations.
On Wednesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told the US public his country has no hostility towards the people of the US, Europe or its neighbours.