U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to recruit partners for the war with Iran and scolded allies who openly rejected his appeals, even as he repeated claims the conflict would end soon.

The U.S. and Israel nonetheless kept up their attacks with little clarity on when operations would end, with Israel saying it had killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight operation. Trump threatened to expand strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s main export hub, while Gulf countries continued to face attacks from Iran-sent drones. 

Larijani’s death marks one of the most high-profile killings of an Iranian official since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Larijani, a key pillar of the country’s wartime leadership, though didn’t give any details about the circumstances.

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