Israel said Tuesday that they killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff Maj. Gen. Ali Shamdani, a close ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel's military said it was striking military targets in Tehran in its latest salvo against the Iranian capital, after issuing evacuation warnings for one neighborhood. The military said it would publish more details as the situation progresses.

Five days after a surprise assault on Iran's military and nuclear sites, Israel appears to be expanding its air campaign on Tehran.

The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance after crippling Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes, enabling Israel to hit an expanding range of targets with relative ease.

Donald Trump said late on Monday his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has "nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, denying comments by French President Emmanuel Macron who said the U.