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Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they carried out strikes against positions belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province.

The announcement came hours after Al Arabiya reported drone attacks targeting bases used by Iranian Kurdish armed groups in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The IRGC has repeatedly targeted Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq over the past three months, accusing them of posing security threats and conducting cross-border operations.

The White House did not give Israel a "green light" for its strike in Beirut and was not involved in the operation, according to two senior US officials cited by Axios reporter Barak Ravid.

"A senior U.S. official told me the White House didn't give a 'green light' to the Israeli strike in Beirut," Ravid wrote on X.

"We had no part in this," a second US official told him.

US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept an agreement with Iran, according to the Financial Times.

The comments follow reports that Trump has urged the Israeli premier not to retaliate after Iran's latest missile attack, underscoring Washington's determination to prevent further escalation while negotiations continue.

According to the report, asked what he would do if a potential deal with Iran failed "on its merits," President Donald Trump said he would consider a commando raid on Iran.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel faces a test of whether it is “a sovereign state capable of defending itself,” urging a forceful response.

“Containment or a symbolic response will signal to our enemies that the blood of our citizens is permitted,” Bennett said, adding that Israel must act “with strength and effectiveness.”

He said all Israelis stand together on the issue.

The Israeli military said Iran is attempting to establish a new deterrence equation by launching direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to Israeli operations in Beirut's southern suburbs.

In a statement posted on X, the military said Tehran was seeking to impose "new rules" linking Israeli strikes in Lebanon to attacks on Israel.

"We will not allow this," the statement said.

It added that Israeli forces were operating forcefully on both offense and defense, while air defense systems remained deployed across the country.