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Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response

The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.

Hassan Nasrallah calls for revenge at funeral of Fuad Shukr as does Iranian president at funeral of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh

Israeli leaders have said they did not want to escalate the conflict with the Lebanese group. They also said they were ready for any scenario.

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah prompted the US to launch diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-scale war in the region.

In exchange for Floderus, Sweden has agreed to release Iranian former prison official Hamid Nouri.

Israeli forces have reportedly launched a retaliatory strike against Iran as explosions were heard in Isfahan, a city about 215 miles (350km) south of Tehran. Airspaces were closed amid the chaos

RAF jets were already being used to shoot down Iranian drones on Saturday night, after Tehran announced it had launched an attack on Israel in what threatens to become a major regional escalation

Met police say investigation into stabbing of Iranian journalist near home in Wimbledon is being led by counter-terrorism officers