1 ISRAEL/IRAN
Washington ‘will not assist’ any Israeli counterattack
The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, said the country would respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack last weekend, but it was unclear what form that response would take and whether it would be so forceful that it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war.
US officials said on Monday that some form of counter to Iran’s attack, which involved more than 300 missiles and drones, was almost inevitable
A range of options were being discussed by Israel’s war cabinet, Israel’s Channel N12 News reported, which would show Iran its actions had crossed a red line. N12 reported that Israel intended to coordinate with the US on its response, but the Biden administration has said repeatedly it will not take part or assist any Israeli counterattack. Washington remained hopeful that the counterstrike would not physically target anything on Iranian soil, but would take the form of a large-scale cyber-attack, or aim at an Iranian proxy or an Iranian military target, such as a drone manufacturing plant, in a third country such as Lebanon, Syria or Iraq.
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2 DENMARK
Historic stock exchange spire collapses after fire
A fire hit Copenhagen’s old stock exchange, one of the city’s most famous buildings. Footage from local media showed paintings being carried from the building to save them from the flames. There
