These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.


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These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Republican hawks voice scepticism about talks with Tehran as Democrats welcome the truce and call for accountability.

Escalation by Donald Trump is likely to be met with more Iranian attacks, further destabilising region, experts say.

Increasingly angry US president escalates threats to Iran as his Democratic rivals rebuke him as ‘sick’ and ‘genocidal’.

These were the updates on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran for Tuesday, April 7.

Several members of US Congress question president’s fitness for office after his expletive-laden Easter Sunday message.

US president says Washington is ‘getting very close’ to achieving goals as he promises to bomb Iran into ‘Stone Ages’.

Legal expert says targeting civilian sites would be ‘collective punishment’, which is prohibited under laws of war.

Pro-Israel groups pour millions into Democratic primaries in Chicago area as support for US ally hits a historic low.

US president, who had warned against selecting Mojtaba Khamenei to lead Iran, says new supreme leader may not ‘last’.
