Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.
The region remains on edge after Israel’s surprise attack on targets throughout Iran on Friday.
Multiple car bombs rocked Tehran on Sunday and Israel’s military chief declared that the Jewish state has “reached the point of no return” in relation to stopping the Islamic regime from getting nuclear weapons.
The bittter enemies traded heavy aerial assaults for a third straight day Sunday, with casualties mounting following Israel’s large-scale attacks aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, sparking retaliation.
As tensions flared, US President Donald Trump told a news network the US could become involved in the Iran-Israel conflict, and that he would be “open” to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin being a mediator.
The Republican president, according to ABC News, also said talks over Iran’s nuclear program were continuing and that Tehran would “like to make a deal,” perhaps more quickly now that the Islamic republic is trading massive strikes with Israel.
“It’s possible we could get involved” in the ongoing battle between the Middle East arch-foes, Mr Trump said in an off-camera interview with the network.
He stressed that the US is “not at this moment” involved in the military action.
As for Mr Putin being a potential mediator in the conflict, “he is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it,” Mr Trump said.
