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Explosions were heard in Tehran early Wednesday as intense Israeli airstrikes again targeted Iran’s capital in a conflict that a human rights group said had killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others

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Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades.

US president demanded ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran as Israel’s war on Iran appeared to reach crucial moment – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance

Here are the key events on day five of the Israel-Iran conflict.

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Israel reportedly found out Iran was conducting renewed nuclear research, including how to build a triggering system for a weapon. However, U.S. officials were not convinced it pointed at it wanting to build a weapon

US president triggers speculation about American military involvement after five days of Israeli bombing and retaliatory Iranian missile strikes

US military movements in the Mediterranean suggest Washington may join Israel in strikes on Iran. Trump warned Tehran residents to evacuate, signaling a shift from negotiation to potential military action.