DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks on “neighboring countries," even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states and hard-liners asserted that Tehran's war strategy wouldn't budge.
A rift between more pragmatic politicians looking to deescalate the weekold war and others committed to battling the US and Israel could complicate efforts to end the fighting. Conflicting statements involved two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night that Israel has “an organized plan with many surprises” for the next stage of the war in Iran. He added that the goal is to destabilize the regime and allow change.
Earlier Saturday, the Israeli military confirmed that Israel is moving into the second stage of the Iran war after
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