
President Donald Trump has said the US military could press its assault on Iran for “four to five weeks” if needed and suggested that a “Venezuela” model — removing only the top leader while keeping much of the state intact — could shape a post-conflict transition in Tehran. ...

The United States and six Gulf nations strongly condemned what they described as “indiscriminate and reckless” missile and drone attacks launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran across the region, calling the strikes a “dangerous escalation” that threatens regional stability. ...

Retired American generals, national security strategists, and leading think tank figures described President Donald Trump’s “Operation Epic Fury” as a historic military campaign, arguing it reshaped deterrence in the Middle East and significantly weakened Iran’s ruling establishment. ...

Senior US lawmakers across the Republican leadership lined up to back President Donald Trump’s decision to launch “Operation Epic Fury,” describing it as a necessary move to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and confront what they called decades of aggression against the United States. ...

Several world leaders voiced strong support after President Donald Trump had authorised “Operation Epic Fury,” describing it as a campaign to eliminate what it called an “imminent nuclear threat” posed by the Iranian regime and to dismantle its missile, naval and proxy capabilities, the White House said. ...

A conservative activist urged the US State Department to suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards, in the wake of violent protests at the US consulate in Karachi, escalating rhetoric amid tensions following reported US strikes on Iran. ...

The United States raised its travel advisories for Bahrain and Qatar to Level 3 in the aftermath of the launch of US combat operations in Iran, citing security risks and potential disruptions across the Middle East. ...

US President Donald Trump called the sweeping American military assault on Iran “one of the largest, most complex, most overwhelming military offensives the world has ever seen,” declaring that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead and vowing that combat operations will continue “until all of our objectives are achieved.” ...

The US launched a sweeping military offensive against Iran early striking more than 1,000 military targets within 24 hours under “Operation Epic Fury,” in what officials described as a campaign to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus and neutralise sites posing an “imminent threat.” ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) upon his return to the national capital on Sunday night, government sources said. ...