BREAKING: US announces it will impose new sanctions on Iran, particularly its missile and drone programs.

BREAKING: Iran's oil exports hit a six-year high amid increased sales to China

JUST IN: Israel's finance minister says retaliatory strikes should 'rock Tehran so everyone there will realise they shouldn’t mess with us'.

BREAKING: Intense warplane activity in southern and western Iraqi airspace

ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRAN

- Explosions reported in Isfahan Province in central Iran, near airbase.

- Iranian state media has confirmed the explosion.

- Iran says it has activated air defense systems in Isfahan and several other provinces

- Near-simultaneous reports of blasts in Iraq and southern Syria

- US official confirms to ABC News that Israel carried out strike inside Iran

- Flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz have now been cancelled

- Oil price surges by over 3%

BREAKING: Iranian official denies missile strike and says several drones were shot down by Iranian air defenses

BREAKING: Iranian official claims Israeli attempts 'failed and were humiliating' and all its assets were 'shot down'.

JUST IN: Israel's army radio reports that senior Israeli military leaders are meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv

BREAKING: 🇦🇺 Australia calls on nationals to leave Israel

BREAKING: CNN reports that the government of Chad is threatening to 'kick out US troops as Russia expands influence in Africa'

BREAKING: Iranian military officials deny any 'damage on the ground' in Israeli attack, amid significant discrepancies in official narrative.

BREAKING: The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel 'will not accept responsibility for this attack for strategic reasons'

BREAKING: Iranian official tells Reuters there are no plans for retaliating against Israeli strike

JUST IN: The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms there has been no damage to nuclear sites inside Iran

JUST IN: Alphabet (Google’s Parent Company) sacks 28 employees who protested and staged a sit-in against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint deal with Amazon, to provide artificial intelligence and cloud services to Israel's government.

BREAKING: The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel has sent a 'clear message' to Iran by striking 'almost right next door' to a nuclear site in Isfahan, meaning that 'we chose not to hit your nuclear sites this time, but we could have done worse right here'.

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 CIA Director says Ukraine could lose the war by the end of 2024 if US aid package is not passed soon

BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal reports the Biden administration is considering sending an additional $1 billion in new weapons to Israel

GDP per capita (current prices), 2023.

🇶🇦 Qatar: $78,700
🇮🇱 Israel: $52,220
🇦🇪 UAE: $51,910
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: $32,530
🇴🇲 Oman: $21,620
🇹🇷 Turkey: $12,850
🇮🇶 Iraq: $5,870
🇮🇷 Iran: $4,660
🇯🇴 Jordan: $4,500
🇪🇬 Egypt: $3,730

(IMF)

GDP per capita (current prices), 2023.

🇺🇸 United States: $81,630
🇨🇦 Canada: $53,550
🇨🇱 Chile: $16,820
🇦🇷 Argentina: $14,020
🇲🇽 Mexico: $13,640
🇧🇷 Brazil: $10,640
🇨🇴 Colombia: $6,970
🇧🇴 Bolivia: $3,830
🇻🇪 Venezuela: $3,660

(IMF)