More on those Israeli strikes on Iran:Israel’s military said it carried out strikes on targets in Tehran early on Friday, according to AFP. Photograph: AFP via Getty ImagesThe war has killed more than 1,900 people in Iran and nearly 1,100 in Lebanon to date. Gulf states are concerned that Iran could seek to maintain control even if the war ends, the report says. - BloombergIsraeli strike hits Beirut suburbsLebanese media said an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Friday. Iran has strenuously denied it is “begging to make a deal”, as Trump claimed, and continued its retaliatory strikes across a swathe of the Middle East on Thursday.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 08:01 UTC