Iran’s stance on nuclear arms is unlikely to shift, FM says

Authorities in Dubai said on Wednesday that all air interception operations were successful and no injuries were reported.

They urged the public to rely on official sources for updates.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video of his meeting with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in which he pulled a list from his pocket and said it showed Iranian officials targeted by Israel.

Netanyahu appeared to present the list as a record of Iranian officials marked for elimination, saying two had already been removed while others remained.

“I’m alive, but I have this card,” Netanyahu said. “It’s a punch card. Today, I erased two names on the punch card, and you see how many more to go on this batch?”

The video also referred to online rumors that Netanyahu had been killed and that videos presented as proof he was alive were AI-generated. Netanyahu mocked those claims by joking about having five fingers on each hand.

Israel’s military said on Wednesday that it completed a wave of strikes on Iran’s command centers, missile sites and other governmental infrastructure in Tehran a day earlier.

The targets included the headquarters of the IRGC security unit, responsible for suppressing protests in Iran, a maintenance center linked to Iran’s internal security forces, and a command center belonging to Iran’s ballistic missile array, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The IDF also said several air defense systems were struck to expand Israeli air superiority over Iranian airspace.

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Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, reported on Wednesday.

The man, identified as Kourosh Keyvani, was accused of providing images and information about sensitive locations in Iran to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.

Authorities said the execution was carried out after legal procedures were completed and the sentence received final approval from the country’s Supreme Court.

Iraq and Kurdish authorities have reached a deal to resume crude exports via Turkey’s Ceyhan port, easing concerns over Middle East supply disruptions and pushing oil prices lower on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said flows through Ceyhan were expected to restart soon, with initial exports of at least 100,000 barrels per day, although the ongoing Iran conflict continues to support prices by constraining regional supply.

Brent crude, which rose more than 3% in the previous session and held above $100 a barrel for four consecutive sessions, fell 67 cents to $102.75, while US West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.18 to $95.03.