- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, rejected proposals for reducing tensions or a ceasefire with the United States, which were conveyed by two intermediary countries.
- A senior Iranian official stated that Khamenei's stance for revenge against the US and Israel is "very tough and serious" following his first foreign policy session.
- Iran attacked the US embassy in Baghdad with rockets and drones on Tuesday, marking the most intense assault on the building since the conflict began.
- This attack was part of a fresh wave of assaults launched by Tehran across the Middle East, as the "US-Israeli war on Iran" entered its third week, with at least 2,000 fatalities.
- The Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was also damaged during the strikes, and two Katyusha rockets were intercepted near the embassy.
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