US-Iran war live updates: Israel to strike Lebanon ‘in coming hours’ as Bahrain oil refinery up in flames

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At least five of the women from the Iranian national soccer team are being protected by Australian government officials, according to the Iranian-Australian community.

Just a day after some of the Lionesess squad, in Australia to play in the Women’s Asian Cup, were spotted signalling “SOS” hand signals from the team bus on the Gold Coast, community sources said at least five of the tourists sought safety with the support of the Australian government.

Grave fears are held for the women if they were to return to Iran after they mounted a public on field protest against their oppressive regime before their first game of Asian cup.

A broadcaster working for Iranian state TV last week branded the team “wartime traitors” for not singing the national anthem ahead of their first game of the Asian Cup.

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CNN is reporting the Israeli military has begun a “wide-scale wave” of airstrikes against Iran’s major cities, including the capital of Tehran.

The central city of Esfahan, as well as the country’s southern districts, will also be targeted according to the military.

The Iranian foreign ministry says it will not negotiate to end the war with the US and Israel while they are under attack.

“While military aggression continues, there is little room to talk about anything other than a decisive response,” spokesperson Esmaeil Baghei said.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has congratulated newly-elected Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment in a statement posted to the Kremlin’s website on Monday.

“At a time when Iran is opposing armed aggression, your tenure in this high post will undoubtedly require great courage and dedication,” President Putin said.

“I am sure that you will honorably continue your father’s work and unite the Iranian people.

“Russia has been and will remain a reliable partner of the Islamic Republic.”

Israel’s Fire and Rescue authority says one man has died after an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Monday morning.

Two men are also believed to be in a “serious” condition after the attack.

It is believed the man’s death is the first in Israel in the past week, as the country’s death toll increases to 11.

French President Emmanuel Macron says G7 nations could start using its oil stockpiles as global energy prices spike in response to the war.

“The use of strategic reserves is an envisaged option,” President Macron said.

The President also says a meeting of the G7 is expected this week to consider a global response to increasing energy prices.

US President Donald Trump says the decision to end the two countries’ war with Iran will be “mutual” between him and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I think it’s mutual… a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account,” President Trump said in an interview with The Times of Israel.

The president refused to confirm whether Israel would continue its attack on Iran if the US ceased its airstrikes, but later said he didn’t “think it’s going to be necessary”.

China’s foreign ministry has says the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei after the death of his father Ali Khamenei is a “domestic matter” that was “based on its constitution”.

The IDF had previously threatened to attack the former supreme leader’s successor, which Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun condemned when speaking to reporters.

“China opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs under any pretext, and Iran’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity should be respected,” he said.

The Israeli Defence Force says it has struck “infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization” in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut.

Earlier, the IDF warned it would be “operating forcefully” in southern Lebanon against groups which it claims assist Hezbollah.

“The Israel Defense Forces will operate forcefully against the terrorist infrastructure of Al-Qard al-Hassan Association, which constitutes a central element in financing Hezbollah’s terrorist activities and harms the Lebanese economy in service of Iranian interests,” the IDF said.