Donald Trump criticises Nato and other US allies, saying he’s been told they “don’t want to get involved” in the Iran war
In a post on TruthSocial, he says: “We no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the Nato countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!”
Earlier, a top counterterrorism official resigned over the ongoing conflict, saying “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation”
Meanwhile, Israel’s defence minister says its military has killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani in a strike – read more about him
Larijani was last seen in public at a Quds Day march in Tehran on Friday. Iran has not confirmed whether he has been killed or injured
One Iranian tells BBC Persian the war is “really destroying my nerves”, while Tehran’s Ministry of Intelligence says it has confiscated “hundreds of Starlink devices”, which are used by some Iranians to access the internet.
Israel Katz said Ali Larijani was killed in an overnight Israeli strike.
The Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement he was killed in a precise strike in a location near Tehran.
However, Iran appeared to deny the report by posting a handwritten note it claimed was written by Larijani on his social media account minutes later.
The note paid tribute to Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on its Dena warship on 4 March. It said:
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