US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “wounded and likely disfigured”.
Meanwhile, Iran continues to strike targets in Israel and Gulf countries as the war enters its third week.
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00:00 – Pete Hegseth says US military is in control of Iran
00:28 – Death toll of War in Middle East reaches 2,000
01:07 – Norther America correspondent Barbara Miller reports from Washington DC
01:52 – Hegseth says Mojtaba Khamenei is “wounded and likely disfigured”
02:17 – Unclear how Strait of Hormuz will be secured
03:16 – Confirmation six US crew of air tanker are dead
04:23 – Correspondent Bridget Rollason reports from Haifa, Israel
04:50 – Hezbollah and Iran coordinate attacks on Israel
06:12 – Israel drops leaflets on Beirut, urging Lebanese people to overthrow Hezbollah
07:23 – Israel threatens it will seize more Lebanese territory if Hezbollah is not throttled
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