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"I don't necessarily see any broader regional security impacts at this point in time," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
Iran's United Nations envoy tells the Security Council that the Islamic Republic was exercising its "inherent right to self-defense" in its unprecedented attack on Israel. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump blasts President Joe Biden over Iran's major attack on Israel, alleging that his rival in November elections showed American "weakness" in the Middle East. "God bless the people of Israel. They are under attack right now. That's because we show great weakness," he says at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. SOUNDBITE
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE