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A US strike on a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western province of Anbar killed six fighters and wounded 15 others, AFP and Reuters are reporting. 

The PMF is now part of Iraq's regular army, but also includes some pro-Iranian groups.

A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early Tuesday after Israel's military said it detected another Iranian missile launch, the second of the day, AFP is reporting. 

A loud explosion was heard minutes after the military said it had detected missile launches from Iran and was "working to intercept the threat."

An air strike has targeted a military base used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, Babil province, south of Baghdad.

Four people were wounded in the attack, Al Jazeera reported, citing police and medical sources.

Powerful explosions are heard in the skies over the Iranian capital, Al Jazeera is reporting.  

The Trump administration is quietly weighing Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad ⁠Bagher Ghalibaf, as a potential partner, and even a future leader, Politico reported on Monday, citing two administration officials.

Ghalibaf is seen by at least some in the White House as a workable partner who could lead Iran and negotiate with the Trump administration in the war's next phase, the report said.

An Israeli air strike in Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre targeted a civil defence ambulance, killing one medic and wounding four others, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

Israeli attacks since 2 March have displaced more than 1.16 million people, Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayyed told a press conference on Monday.

Lebanese authorities say at least 1,039 people have since been killed and 2,876 injured in Israeli bombardment.

Israeli warplanes have carried out an air attack targeting the southern district of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported the aircraft remained in the skies over the city, conducting low-altitude overflights following the initial strike.

The attack followed a forced evacuation threat issued by Israeli forces warning residents in eight neighbourhoods across the southern suburbs to evacuate, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

The Lebanese armed group says it carried out several attacks against the Israeli army, the National News Agency reports.

Hezbollah fighters targeted Israeli soldiers in the northern Israeli town of Metula for the fourth time with attack drones and launched a rocket barrage in Khirbat al-Manara near Haifa.

Also in northern Israel, the group sent drones to attack a group of soldiers at the Yiftah barracks, and targeted soldiers north of the Kfar Yuval settlement for the third time.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with US President Donald Trump, who saw a chance of reaching a deal with Iran.

Trump says there was a possibility of "leveraging the mighty achievements obtained by the IDF and the US military, in order to realise the goals of the war in a deal - a deal that will preserve our vital interests", Netanyahu said in a video statement released by his office.

Residents of Israel's southern Negev region say they've been left defenceless against Iranian missile fire, and have called the government's response "a complete failure" rooted in years of policy neglect.

Avi Dabush, the executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights, told Middle East Eye that Saturday's deadly strikes on Dimona, a city known for its proximity to Israeli nuclear facilities, and the nearby city of Arad, exposed deep gaps in civilian protection.

"The government's response to the missile fire is a complete failure," Dabush said.

"The state spends hundreds of billions on various things, but not on protection," he said, adding: "action should have been taken long ago".

His comments come after one of the heaviest rounds of Iranian missile strikes on Israeli territory since the start of the US and Israeli war on Iran, with around 30 people injured in Dimona and 115 in Arad.

Read more: Israelis say southern towns left unprotected as war with Iran intensifies

Lebanon’s health ministry says at least 1,039 people have been killed and 2,876 others wounded since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on 2 March.

At least 10 people were killed and 90 others wounded across Lebanon over the past 24 hours alone, added the ministry.

US Vice President JD Vance discussed efforts to open negotiations with Iran during a phone call on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the call.

The source said the pair also discussed the components of a possible agreement to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, Axios reported.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for an immediate halt to the “war on essential infrastructure” in the Middle East.

“What we have seen in recent days in the Middle East risks reaching a point of no return,” ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric said, adding that the “potential harm to nuclear facilities” was “most alarming” and could lead to “irreversible consequences”.

Turkey is seeking an off-ramp to the war on Iran, engaging both the US and the Islamic Republic in an effort to initiate negotiations on a potential deal, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.

On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a series of phone calls with his Iranian, Egyptian and European counterparts to discuss steps toward ending the conflict, according to sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The same day, Fidan also spoke with senior US officials, possibly including envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Later on Sunday, he held further discussions with his Saudi, Qatari, Iraqi and Pakistani counterparts, "evaluating initiatives" to halt the fighting, the sources added.

According to those familiar with Ankara's thinking, Turkey is pushing for a brief ceasefire to create space for negotiations.

The Turkish source told MEE that Ankara is attempting to build a unified front in negotiations to counterbalance Israeli influence, working with European, Gulf, and other regional actors to help end the conflict.

The source added that Iranian threats against Gulf energy infrastructure and desalination plants have alarmed countries across the region, creating an opportunity to reassess the situation.

The central challenge remains finding a path forward that satisfies both sides. Some Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates and, to a lesser extent, Saudi Arabia, insist that Iran must not be able to impose a future chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

Read more: Turkey seeks off-ramp to war through US-Iran negotiations

UK Defence Secretary John Healey claimed on Monday that Iran fired two missiles at the joint UK-US Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean on Friday. 

Speaking to British parliamentarians, Healey said: "In the early hours of Friday morning, two Iranian missiles were launched in the direction of Diego Garcia.

"One fell short of its target, the other was brought down short of its target.

"Neither got close to Diego Garcia. The UK was not required to take action and normal operations continue."

Tehran denied that it fired the missiles.