Tehran says two IRIB staff killed in Israeli strike on broadcaster

A prominent and politically-connected Iranian academic said Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf were in peril if the United States attacked Iran.

"It's time to leave Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain immediately," Mohammed Marandi wrote on X after US President Trump told residents of Tehran to quit the city.

"If Trump engages in war, their family regimes won't last more than a few days, perhaps even hours. The slaves and indentured servants will probably take over."

“We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel," leaders from the bloc meeting in Alberta, Canada said on Monday.

"We also affirm the importance of the protection of civilians. Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon."

"We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza. We will remain vigilant to the implications for international energy markets and stand ready to coordinate, including with like-minded partners, to safeguard market stability.”

Tehran and the White House are discussing the possibility of a meeting this week joining Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff, Axios reported citing four sources briefed on the issue.

The subject, Axios reported, would be a nuclear deal and an Israel-Iran ceasefire.

"They do want to talk," Axios cited a senior US official as saying. "But what we don't know is, 'have they been brought to their knees fully so that they realize that in order to have a country, they have to talk?' And assuming they get there, is there any degree of enrichment you would allow them to have?"

The official said Trump sees the potential use of US bunker-busting bombs which could be used on Iran's nuclear program as potential leverage in the talks with Iran.

British maritime security firm Ambrey flagged an incident near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, without elaborating.

It said it was aware of an incident 22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in United Arab Emirates.

"We've pulled off a number of surprises. When the dust settles, you're going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday that will make the beeper operation almost seem simple," Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to Washington told Merit TV on Monday in an interview.

Leiter suggested only the United States had the air power to knock out a formidable underground nuclear facility in Iran from the sky.

“In order for Fordow to be taken out by a bomb from the sky, the only country in the world that has that bomb is the United States," he said.

"That’s a decision the United States has to take, whether or not it chooses to actually pursue that course,” he said.