Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.

Tensions between Turkey and Israel have steadily escalated since the Gaza war erupted following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, cross‑border attack in Israel.

“Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told state TV.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned that the AI boom could fuel “conflict, fear and violence” while on a trip to Cameroon marked by his ongoing spat with US President Donald Trump.

“But we had to do that, because otherwise, bad things could happen, the really bad thing,” he continued, referencing Iran’s apparent nuclear potential.

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, though there was no indication if Iran-backed Hezbollah was on board.

“Iran is standing at a historic crossroads: one path is renouncing the ways of terror and nuclear armament… in line with the US proposal, the other leads to an abyss,” Israel Katz said.

“It is essential that powerful leaders take greater responsibility in maintaining peace,” the 80-year-old leftist president added.

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle claimed Thursday she has been “bullied and attacked” on social media every day for a decade and was “the most trolled person in the entire world”.

Trump said the leaders of Lebanon and Israel would speak on Thursday, without identifying participants or giving details.

The United States is discussing a possible second round of peace talks with Iran in Pakistan and is optimistic about reaching a deal, US officials said, as Tehran threatened to shut down Red Sea trade unless Washington lifted a naval blockade of its ports.

Iran’s military threatened on Wednesday to shut down Red Sea trade unless the United States lifted its naval blockade on Tehran’s ports, saying the ceasefire was at risk.

North Korea is showing a “very serious increase” in its ability to produce atomic weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said during a visit to Seoul on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Fox Business on Wednesday that he asked China’s leader Xi Jinping not to supply weapons to Iran, and that Xi replied saying he was not doing so.

“I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he said of his political ally in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera.