Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran; Iran claims to have targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq
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The conflict between Israel and Iran has escalated, expanding across the Middle East. Israel launched fresh attacks on Tehran, while Iran claimed responsibility for strikes targeting Kurdish groups in Iraq, accusing them of opposing the Iranian revolution. These strikes against Kurdish groups in Iraq reportedly killed a member of an exiled Iranian Kurdish group. Israel also conducted strikes on Beirut, reportedly killing a Hamas official. The conflict has drawn in other nations, with NATO air defenses intercepting an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey, although Iran later denied firing any missiles. The US is considering arming Kurdish militias to infiltrate Iran, and a British warship is deploying to Cyprus.
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