Iran on Saturday maintained that its right to a civilian nuclear programme could not be taken away by force as Israel pressed its bombing campaign, killing Iranian commanders and striking the Isfahan nuclear site.

As the Iran-Israel war wore on into its second week, here are the latest developments:

- 'Devastating' response -

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned his country's "response to the continued aggression of the Zionist regime will be more devastating" during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 400 people since they began last week, the Islamic republic's health ministry said.

A US-based NGO, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, said on Friday that based on its sources and media reports, at least 657 people have been killed in Iran, including 263 civilians.

AFP journalists reported hearing explosions in Tehran on Saturday evening, after Israeli strikes on Ahvaz,........

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