US-Israel war with Iran escalates with no ceasefire in sight | BBC News

Israel says it is expanding the scope of its military strikes, targeting additional areas in western and central Iran as the conflict intensifies.

Despite sustained bombardment, Iran has continued retaliatory attacks on Israel and across the wider region. Israeli officials say at least eight people were injured after repeated missile launches from Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says Tehran has “never asked for a ceasefire” in the conflict involving Israel and the United States. His comments come after former US president Donald Trump suggested the Iranian government appeared ready to make a deal, although he said the terms were “not good enough yet”.

With a negotiated settlement appearing distant, the BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner says Iran may hold two significant advantages in the conflict: its geography and its resilience.

Both factors, he suggests, may have been underestimated by the White House.

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