Iran launched a missile attack on Israel's Beersheba city on Friday morning. This caused many vehicles to catch fire.
Seven days of the Iran-Israel war have been completed. Iran has launched missile attacks on the Israeli city of Beersheba for the second consecutive day. According to the Times of Israel, an Iranian missile fell right outside an apartment block, setting several cars on fire. Nearby houses were also damaged.
America believes that Iran now has the full capability to make nuclear weapons. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said on Thursday that if Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives the order, Iran can make a nuclear bomb in a few weeks.
Levitt said that Iran has everything needed to make nuclear weapons. Now they just have to wait for their leader to say yes. He also said that if Iran does this, it will threaten the security of not only Israel but America and the whole world.
Foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany to meet in Geneva
With neither country backing down, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, along with the European Union foreign policy chief, were due to meet in Geneva with Iran's foreign minister to try to de-escalate the conflict on Friday. "Now is the time to put a stop to the grave scenes in the Middle East and prevent a regional escalation that would benefit no one," said British Foreign Minister David Lammy ahead of their joint meeting with Abbas Araqchi, Iran's foreign minister.
Xi Jinping tells Vladimir Putin to push for a ceasefire
On the other hand, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that Beijing and Moscow’s “most urgent” task is to push for a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
During a call this week, Xi said, “Major countries with special influence on the parties to the conflict should work to stop the conflict and not extend it,” possibly referring to the US.
He added that Israel “should cease hostilities as soon as possible to prevent the situation from spiralling further and to avoid the spread of war.”
Prakash Kumar Pandey