Trump says Iran wants talks now but should have done that before

Iran is seeking to end hostilities and resume nuclear negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported citing Middle Eastern and European officials, with messages sent to both Israel and the US through Arab intermediaries.

“Iran has told Arab officials they would be open to returning to the negotiating table as long as the US doesn’t join the attack,” the officials said.

Messages relayed to Israel also warned “it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.”

Israeli airstrikes on Monday targeted Iran's state broadcaster in northern Tehran after urging citizens to evacuate nearby areas.

Iran's state-run Hamshahri newspaper says several state broadcaster employees have been killed in the Israeli airstrikes which targeted the IRIB news channel.

Israeli Defense Minister issued an unclear threat following the evacuation notice from the IDF spokesperson to the residents of Tehran's District 3 which is home to Iran's state broadcaster.

"The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappearing. Evacuation of nearby residents has begun," Katz said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that if Israeli attacks persist, the Islamic Republic will respond with much harsher measures, during a phone call with the Sultan of Oman on Monday, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.

“If the United States does not restrain the Zionist regime, Iran will be forced to deliver more painful responses,” IRNA quoted Pezeshkian as saying during the call.

“If aggression continues, much harsher responses await them,” he added.

Eight members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij forces were killed in the early hours of Monday in Khondab, Markazi province, amid what authorities described as “attacks and insecurity caused by the Zionist regime,” according to a statement published by ISNA and other state-affiliated media.

The group included six IRGC members and two Basij volunteers, reportedly killed while on a mission to “defend the Islamic Republic.”