October 27, 2024

Fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East were further stoked as Iran warned it would defend itself after Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Iranian soldiers.

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that no nuclear sites in Iran were hit. Israel warned that Iran would "pay a heavy price" if it responded to the strikes, while the United States, Germany and Britain demanded that Tehran not escalate the conflict further.

U.S. President Joe Biden expressed hope that "this is the end" after the pre-dawn Israeli strikes, noting that "it looks like they didn't hit anything other than military targets."

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