Iran's ballistic missiles struck Tel Aviv's Soroka Hospital, injuring 176 people and marking a tactical shift toward civilian infrastructure. The attack followed Israel's overnight assault on Iran's Arak nuclear reactor, which Tehran claimed killed 639 people. Israel's Defense Minister declared Supreme Leader Khamenei "can no longer be allowed to exist," comparing him to Hitler and threatening assassination.
Trump faced mounting pressure to decide within two weeks whether America would join Israel's military campaign, rejecting Putin's mediation offer with the dismissive "solve your own problems first." The White House confirmed this timeline despite Israeli demands for immediate support within 48 hours.
India expanded Operation Sindhu to evacuate citizens from both Iran and Israel as the conflict threatened its ₹4,771 crore Chabahar port investment. Domestically, Trump credited India and Pakistan as "big nuclear powers" who "decided" to stop their conflict, abandoning his previous claims of personal intervention. Air India's damaged black box from the Ahmedabad crash will be sent to America for analysis.