Washington: President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

Amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that they have killed Iran’s newly appointed top military commander, Major General Ali Shadmani, in an overnight airstrike targeting central Tehran.

Tel Aviv: Tensions in West Asia escalated further as Iran launched another wave of ballistic missiles targeting northern Israel on Tuesday, triggering sirens across several cities and forcing residents into shelters. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the attack and said its defence systems were activated to intercept the missiles.

In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Iran has accused Israel of launching a missile strike on its state-run television station in Tehran. The attack reportedly occurred during a live news broadcast, with a video shared by Al Jazeera showing the news anchor abruptly leaving her seat as the situation unfolded.

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): At least 34 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in areas of Israeli-and US-supported food distribution centres in the south of the Gaza Strip, the local Health Ministry said.

Iran is considering pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, on Monday informed that the Parliament is drafting legislation to reassess its adherence to the treaty.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged that Iran’s leadership actively sought to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News aired on Sunday, Netanyahu claimed that Tehran’s Islamic regime identified Trump as “enemy number one” due to his hardline stance against Iran’s nuclear program.

A senior Iranian official has claimed that Pakistan has assured Tehran of a nuclear response against Israel if the Zionist state uses nuclear weapons in the ongoing conflict. Mohsen Rezaei, a top commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and member of the National Security Council, made the statement during an interview on Iranian state television.