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Toll on Iran's civilians: 'This is unlike anything we’ve experienced before'

New York Times: The air strikes have upended daily life in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

'Appalling' hospital attack: Tensions spike between Israel and Iran

Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba was left in flames by a bombardment.

As Middle East burns, Luxon meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing

The Prime Minister meets President Xi Jinping at an inflection point.

Israel-Iran conflict: Trump relies on experience over star power

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's also serving as Donald Trump’s national security adviser.

Missile strikes Israeli hospital; Israel attacks Nanatz nuclear site again, Arak heavy water reactor

The conflict has entered its seventh day.

Why a US strike on Iran would bring risks at every turn

New York Times analysis: Past wars show that 'unknown unknowns' can come back to bite.

Iran rejects Trump’s call for ‘surrender’ in war with Israel

New York Times: Iranian planes landed in Oman, a mediator between Washington and Tehran.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters explains evacuation of NZ embassy in Tehran

Two embassy staff and their families were evacuated from Iran this morning amid the conflict with Israel. Video / Mark Mitchell

Trump’s base in uproar over his openness to joining Iran fight

New York Times: Trump has opposed military action but may deepen US involvement.

‘Regime change’? Questions about Israel’s Iran goal pressure Trump

New York Times: The term is 'toxic in Washington. Everyone thinks about 2003'.

Iran prepares for strikes on US bases in Middle East if Trump adds to Israel’s attack

Trump claims US knows Ayatollah Khamenei's location but won't target him.

Iran preparing missiles for possible retaliatory strikes on US bases

New York Times: US troops on high alert as fears of wider war grow.

Israelis reeling from Iranian barrages brace for a new kind of war

Missiles have hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, causing widespread damage.

Winston Peters comments after Trump says US won't kill Iran's supreme leader "for now"

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters talks to Herald NOW after Trump calls for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran

Russia fears it could lose another Mideast ally

Initially, some Russia analysts judged it could draw support away from Ukraine.

Israel Iran conflict: Pentagon expands its Middle East response

An additional aircraft carrier and tanker planes are part of beefed-up military presence.

'Everyone evacuate': Trump's warning amid G7 Middle East talks

G7 leaders have urged a de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.

Trump warns Tehran to evacuate as Israel-Iran tensions escalate

Trump left the G7 summit early, hinting at involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.