INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iran said on Friday it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran
back into negotiations and the United States considers whether to get involved in the conflict.A week into its campaign, Israel said it had
struck dozens of military targets overnight, including missile production sites, a research body involved in nuclear weapons development in
Tehran and military facilities in western and central Iran.Iran fired missiles at the southern Israeli city of Beersheba early on Friday and
Israeli media said initial reports pointed to missile impacts in Tel Aviv, the Negev and Haifa after further attacks hours later.About 20
missiles were fired in the latest strikes, an Israeli military official said, and at least two people were hurt, according to the Israeli
ambulance service.Fars news agency quoted an Iranian military spokesman as saying the latest missile and drone attacks used long-range and
ultra-heavy missiles that targeted military sites, defence industries and command and control centres.In a sign of increasing concern about
any strikes on energy facilities in Iran or elsewhere in the Gulf that could affect supplies, Qatar held crisis talks this week with energy
to global gas supply in the U.S
QatarEnergy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The White House said on Thursday President Donald Trump would decide on U.S
involvement in the conflict in the next two weeks.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said there was no room for negotiations with the
But he later arrived in Geneva for talks with European foreign ministers at which Europe hopes to establish a path back to diplomacy over
Araqchi would be told the U.S
is still open to direct talks
But expectations for a breakthrough are low, diplomats say.A senior Iranian official told Reuters Iran was ready to discuss limitations on
Iran, which says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes, retaliated with missile and drone strikes on Israel.Israel is widely
assumed to possess nuclear weapons
It neither confirms nor denies this.Civilians KilledIsraeli air attacks have killed 639 people in Iran, according to the Human Rights
Activists News Agency, a U.S.-based human rights organisation that tracks Iran
But they warn that any attack on the nuclear power station at Bushehr in Iran could cause a nuclear disaster.Israel says it is determined to
Israel of war crimes in an address to the U.N
A comprehensive deal followed in 2015.Trump pulled the U.S
out of the agreement in 2018
A new series of talks between Iran and the U.S
threatening Tehran and urging it to resume nuclear talks
His special envoy to the region, Steve Witkoff, has spoken to Araqchi several times since last week, sources say.Western and regional
officials say Israel is trying to shatter the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Katz said he had instructed the military
their time may be near, but activists involved in previous protests say they are unwilling to unleash mass unrest with their nation under
attack, and Iranian authorities have cracked down hard on dissent.Iranian state media reported rallies in several cities, describing them as
