Iran vows to hunt down Netanyahu

'Child-killing criminal'

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The conflict continued to intensify across the region on Sunday, with Gulf Arab states reporting fresh missile and drone attacks Iran also threatened to widen its military campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates Trump's call for countries to send warships to protect Hormuz brings no promises

Iran on Sunday vowed to pursue and kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the escalating US-Israel war with Iran entered its third week, raising fears of a wider regional conflict and threatening oil supplies in the Gulf.

"IRGC vows to pursue and kill 'child-killer' Netan-yahu if he is still alive," Iran's IRNA news agency said in a post on X, referring to the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Rumours that the Israeli leader was dead circulated over the weekend, prompting his office to issue a statement calling the reports "fake."

The conflict continued to intensify across the region on Sunday, with Gulf Arab states reporting fresh missile and drone attacks. Iran also threatened to widen its military campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, signalling the possibility of further escalation in the strategic Gulf region.