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🇮🇱 Israel–Iran Conflict Escalates Rapidly

⚡️ Multiple missile strikes hit Tel Aviv; Haifa refinery attack kills 3

⚡️ Israel responds with airstrikes on Tehran, Qazvin, Tabriz, and oil infrastructure

⚡️ Iran warns of a new wave of drone and missile strikes

⚡️ Sirens and red alerts across Israel, including near nuclear sites

⚡️ Iranian ATMs go offline amid cyberattacks; internet outages reported

⚡️ Iraq, Germany, and India react diplomatically or issue evacuation warnings

❤️ Trump Takes Center Stage

⚡️ Meets National Security Council, signals readiness to strike Iran

⚡️ Denies peace talks with Tehran, slams Macron over G7 confusion

⚡️ Declares “total control of the skies” over Iran

⚡️ Promises decisions “within 48 hours”

✈️ Western Forces Mobilize

⚡️ U.S. deploys F-22s, F-35s, and tankers from Ramstein to Middle East

⚡️ UK military assets begin arriving

⚡️ U.S. Congress debates limiting involvement via War Powers Resolution

💥 Ukraine Hit Hard

⚡️ Russia launches cruise and hypersonic missiles on Kyiv and Odesa

⚡️ Civilian buildings destroyed, 15+ dead, footage shows extensive damage

📌 Other Notables

⚡️ Explosion near IRIB Club in Tehran

⚡️ Gaza aid site attack kills 51+ civilians

⚡️ Indonesian volcano erupts, alert raised

⚡️ German Chancellor Merz: “Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us.”

⚡️ Parliament in the UK votes to legalize abortion until birth