Overview
- Iran’s acting defense minister spoke by phone with Turkey’s defense chief and said Iran is using its inalienable right to self‑defense.
- Turkey’s Yaşar Güler called the strikes on Iran a serious breach of international law and said Ankara is ready to help reduce the fighting.
- Iranian state media said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed strikes on aluminium plants in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
- Press TV reported a petrochemical unit in Tabriz was hit by US‑ and Israel‑led raids, with Iranian officials saying the site is now under control.
- President Donald Trump said there has already been a form of regime change in Iran, underscoring clashing narratives that remain thin on independent verification.