Israel has launched a major wave of strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian weapons storage and production sites, ballistic missile facilities, air-defence systems and military command centres. Iran has warned of retaliation, while US President Donald Trump says he is “not in a hurry” to negotiate with Tehran. The latest developments raise fears that the Iran-Israel conflict could widen across West Asia.

Violence escalates in Pakistan's Balochistan as the Pakistan Army launches a fresh operation in Killi Zaik, killing two militants and injuring three others. The operation comes a day after seven were reportedly killed in another Army action in Kharan. The Baloch Liberation Army claims it carried out 22 attacks across Balochistan in eight days, alleging that 26 Pakistani security personnel were killed. The figures come from the BLA and have not been independently verified.