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Iran official accuses US of double standards over helicopter crash and school attack Following the US’s allegation that Tehran is responsible for the downing of a US army helicopter, Iranian official Ebrahim Rezaei contrasted that quick response with the Minab school attack , which killed more than 165 children and teachers. “In just two days, the Pentagon and the White House concluded that the helicopter crash in the Strait of Hormuz was Iran’s doing,” Rezaei, spokesman for Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee, said in a post on X. “Yet 102 days have passed since the Minab school massacre, and the investigation into the killing of the Minab girls is still ongoing. When it comes to innocent little girls, the Epsteinian liars become this forgetful. Shame on you.” In February, a double strike on a girls' school in Minab in southern Iran killed 165 people, mostly students aged seven to 12. Local officials say about 170 girls were at the school during the attack, which Iran attributes to the US and Israel. A US military commander said last month that the investigation into the school strike has been “complex” given ‌that it was located on an active Iranian cruise missile base, which Iran denies.

Israeli air strike kills at least six in southern Lebanon’s Tayr Debba An Israeli air strike on the town of Tayr Debba, located in southern Lebanon's Tyre district, killed at least six people. The Lebanese Civil Defence confirmed the casualties to Al Jazeera.

Jordan military says shot it down five missiles from Iran Jordanian forces intercepted five missiles launched from Iran on Wednesday, the army said. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said their missiles had targeted a US "command centre" in Azraq, a town 100km east of Amman that is home to Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. Jordan insists it does not host foreign military bases, but US and European air crews have operated out of the base in the past. "We intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq. The interception resulted in debris falling, but there were no casualties or material damage," the Jordanian Armed Forces said. The army reiterated that its forces "will not allow any violation of Jordanian airspace by any party whatsoever".

US and Israel undermine diplomatic process by violating ceasefire: Iran Diplomatic efforts with the United States cannot advance under repeated ceasefire violations, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, following overnight strikes in the Gulf between Tehran and Washington. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the US of undermining diplomacy through contradictory messages, shifting positions and repeated ceasefire violations, adding that Israel was also damaging the process through repeated ceasefire breaches in Lebanon. "Following overnight events, we need to re-assess [the diplomatic path with Washington] ... any diplomatic process requires a minimum stable environment," Baghaei said.

Netanyahu to run in upcoming election despite Trump’s comments, Likud says Following comments from US President Donald Trump, Israel's Likud party announced on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to run in the next election, according to Haaretz. Netanyahu will run in the upcoming election and "will win, God willing," the party said in a statement. Speaking to ABC News's chief Washington correspondent on Monday, Trump said it was unclear whether Netanyahu "even wants to continue" in his role as prime minister. "I don't know, he's had an amazing career," he said. "Does he want to continue? Because, you know, he's a wartime prime minister."