Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sought to rally the G7 leaders to support a ceasefire in Gaza, renewing the push amid an escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel.

“This is a moment in which we can agree to a ceasefire in Gaza,” she told reporters at the G7 summit in Canada on Tuesday.

“I have shared this sentiment with everyone I’ve spoken to these days and I have found agreement – so much so that this common position is in the ‘allied nations’ Middle East statement.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Canada on Tuesday. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

Israel has been engaged in a war against Gaza since October 2023, when Hamas launched a multipronged onslaught on Israel from the strip, killing 1200. Gaza authorities say the death toll there has topped 57,000 casualties, while the UN has warned of catastrophic humanitarian conditions.

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Some of Israel’s closest European allies, including Germany, the UK and France, have grown increasingly critical of its prosecution of the war, which has destroyed much of the coastal strip and sparked what international aid agencies say is a hunger crisis.

“We must push for this result,” Meloni said.

“I have always backed the reconstruction plan put forward by Arab countries. I think the Gulf countries’ role in this phase in the region is fundamental, and we have to support their role as much as possible in trying to find a solution.”

She said the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiating peace between Iran and Israel – an option put forward by US President Donald Trump earlier this week – was “not on the table”.

“Giving a mediating role in another war to a nation already at war doesn’t seem like one of the best options to me,” she said.

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Israel Iran conflict LIVE Updates: Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign aimed at Iran’s military and nuclear programme. A major explosion could be heard around 5 am in Tehran Wednesday morning, following other explosions that boomed earlier in the predawn darkness. Authorities in Iran offered no acknowledgement of the attacks, which has become increasingly common as the Israeli airstrike campaign has intensified since they began on Friday. The Israelis earlier warned they could strike a neighborhood south of Mehrabad International Airport, which includes residential neighborhoods, military installations, pharmaceutical companies and industrial firms.

Israel Iran conflict LIVE Updates: Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after US President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender.”

Israeli military strikes Iranian centrifuge, weapons production sites Israeli military said on Wednesday it attacked a centrifuge production site and several weapons production sites of the Iranian regime last night, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Nuclear agency reports more damage to enrichment site Israel Iran War Live Updates: The International Atomic Energy Agency said it believed that Israel’s first aerial attacks on Iran’s Natanz enrichment site had directly affected the facility’s underground centrifuge facility.

Satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks showed “additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls,” the watchdog said.

The IAEA earlier reported that Israeli strikes had destroyed an above-ground enrichment hall at Natanz and knocked out electrical equipment that powered the facility, which is 220 kilometers (135 miles) southeast of Tehran.

Most of Iran’s enrichment takes place underground to protect from airstrikes.

Israel has struck Natanz repeatedly and claims to have hurt its underground facilities, which experts assess contain 10,000 centrifuges that enrich uranium up to 60%.

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Iran restricting access to outside world Israel Iran War Live Updates: Iranian authorities appeared to be curbing the public’s access to the outside world. Phone and internet service was disrupted, with landline phones unable to receive or dial international calls. NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group, reported that it had detected a significant drop in internet traffic from the country.

Iran’s Cyber Security Command acknowledged the internet restrictions and in a statement carried by Iranian state television said it was “implementing numerous measures for different parts of the country” The move was meant to stop enemies from “continuing to exploit infrastructure to carry out cyber and military operations,” the statement said.

Iran has restricted important communications tools in past nationwide protests and during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

International websites appeared to be blocked, but local websites were functioning, likely signalling that Iran had turned on the so-called “halal net,” its locally controlled version of the internet aimed at limiting what the public can see.

Iran’s state TV on Tuesday urged the public to remove the messaging app WhatsApp from their cellphones, alleging without evidence that the app gathered user information to send to Israel.

In a statement, WhatsApp said it was concerned that “these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most.”

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Shops closed, lines for gas in Iran’s capital Israel Iran War Live Updates: Tehran is one of the largest cities in the Middle East, with around 10 million people, roughly equivalent to Israel’s entire population. People have been fleeing since hostilities began. Downtown Tehran emptied out early Tuesday, with many shops shuttered, as well as the ancient Grand Bazaar, which has closed only in times of crisis, such as during the 2022 anti-government protests and the coronavirus pandemic.

On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper. Many middle- and upper-class Iranians were headed to the Caspian Sea, a popular getaway spot. Long lines snaked from Tehran’s gas stations.

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Iran vows further attacks Israel’s military warned the population to stay close to shelters as Iran fired new salvos of missiles Wednesday, but officials said most were intercepted and Israel’s rescue services had no immediate reports of injuries. Sirens blared in southern Israel, including in the desert town of Dimona, the heart of Israel’s never-acknowledged nuclear arms programme.

The US State Department announced that the US Embassy in Jerusalem will remain closed through Friday due to “the current security situation and ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.”

Israel Iran War Live Updates: US shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East Israel Iran War Live Updates: The US is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks and respond to Iran’s threats to target US military installations.

Satellite images analysed Wednesday by The Associated Press appeared to show no vessels anchored off the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain. Dispersing ships is a common safety technique employed by navies around the world in times of trouble.

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israeli strikes on Iran have killed 585 people and wounded 1,326 others, AP reports citing a human rights group

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israel hammers Tehran on 6th day Israel Iran War Live Updates: A major explosion could be heard around 5 am in Tehran Wednesday morning, following other explosions that boomed earlier in the predawn darkness.

Authorities in Iran offered no acknowledgement of the attacks, which has become increasingly common as the Israeli airstrike campaign has intensified since they began on Friday.

The Israelis earlier warned they could strike a neighborhood south of Mehrabad International Airport, which includes residential neighborhoods, military installations, pharmaceutical companies and industrial firms.

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Did not have any proof of effort to move into a nuclear weapon, says IAEA Israel Iran War Live Updates: The Embassy of Iran in India on Wednesday shared a statement made by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) where he said that they (IAEA) did not have any proof that Iran is going to make nuclear weapons. In a post on X, the Embassy said, “Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, admits that Iran was not going to make a nuclear weapon. “What we reported was that we did not have any proof of a systematic effort (by Iran) to move toward a nuclear weapon. ”

Israel Iran War Live Updates: US State Department describes Trump as transparent, clear leader US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce says, “Now with the conflict between Iran and Israel, President Trump is also clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon…The fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon is clear. As the white house reminds us, since taking office, President Trump has clearly stated that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon… One of the highest priorities of the Trump administration is the safety and security of the American people. To that end, the Department of State has established the Middle East Task Force to help coordinate support for US citizens, our US Diplomatic missions, personnel, and diplomatic engagements… To keep US citizens involved, we have issued more than 30 security alerts to countries in the region…”

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Foreign passport holders board buses in Tel Aviv for evacuation out of Israel Israel Iran War Live Updates: The operation, coordinated by the Polish embassy, aims to evacuate several hundred people who will board buses headed to Sinai in Egypt, and from there continue to Warsaw, Poland

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israel targets Imam Hossein university linked to Iran’s revolutionary guards in eastern Tehran, Iranian news websites report

Israel Iran War Live Updates:Trump says US knows where Iran’s leader is hiding but won’t kill him – ‘for now’ Israel Iran War Live Updates: “We know exactly where the so-called Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump added. “He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.”

Israel Iran War Live Updates: US closing embassy in Jerusalem until Friday Israel Iran War Live Updates: The United States said it will close its embassy in Jerusalem until Friday amid the growing military conflict between Israel and Iran, as speculation mounts about possible American intervention.

“Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the US Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20),” the embassy said in a statement posted Tuesday to its website.

On the fifth day of conflict between the Middle Eastern foes, officials also “directed that all US government employees and their family members continue to shelter in place in and near their residences until further notice.”

President Donald Trump met with his National Security Council Tuesday after calling for Iran’s surrender and warning that the United States could assassinate its supreme leader if it wanted.

The embassy statement said there was no current announcement about helping Americans leave the “crisis area.”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say hypersonic missiles used to attack Israel Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that hypersonic missiles were used during the latest attack on Israel, as fighting between the archfoes entered a sixth day.

“The 11th wave of the proud Operation Honest Promise 3 using Fattah-1 missiles” was carried out, the Guards said in a statement carried by state television, claiming that Iranian forces “have gained complete control over the skies of the occupied territories”.

Russia says Israel attacks on Iran are illegal, notes Iran’s commitement to NPT Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran’s nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy.

A ministry statement posted on Telegram noted Iran’s “clear statements” on its commitment to adhere to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its willingness to meet with U.S. representatives.

The statement also said Moscow was waiting for the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide “unvarnished” assessments of the damage caused to Iranian nuclear facilities by Israeli attacks.

US President Donald Trump likely to give a statement to the press once the National Security Council meeting ends

Trump is now meeting his national security council about Israel-Iran conflict: White House official.

Erdogan says Israel under Netanyahu ‘biggest threat’ to region

Loud blasts heard across Iranian capital

Trump convenes National Security Council on Iran: White House US President Donald Trump is convening a meeting of his National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Iran-Israel war, a White House official said on condition of anonymity.

The meeting, which the official said had not yet started, comes after Trump stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader, sparking questions about possible US military intervention.

Pentagon in moving more fighter jets to the Middle East and is extending the deployment of air assets already in the Middle East: Fox News.

Iran Guards say targeted Israeli air bases in fresh attack

Israel lifts air raid warning, including for nuclear town The Israeli military warned Tuesday of a fresh barrage of missiles from Iran, with air raid sirens activated in southern parts of the country including in a town home to a nuclear power plant.

The early evening alert was dropped after 16 minutes including in the town of Dimona where residents were advised “that it is now permitted to leave protected spaces”, according to a military statement.

Israel has maintained a policy of ambiguity about its nuclear programme, and the Dimona plant officially focuses on research and energy provision.

The warning came hours after a previous salvo from Iran targeting coastal hub of Tel Aviv and the north.

The Israeli military said it had intercepted “most” of those projectiles.

Due to the security situation, Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority announces the extension of visas for foreigners residing in the country legally and whose visas were valid on June 12, 2025.The visas were automatically extended until September 30, 2025.

US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages

Trump says US knows where Iran’s supreme leader ‘hiding’

Iran announces new wave of attacks on Israel: State TV

Trump says ‘we’ have control of Iran’s skies We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured “stuff.” Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA., posted Trump on Truth Social.

Iran media report widespread internet disruption

Trump may take ‘further action’ against Iran nuclear program: VP Vance

Israel ‘doing dirty work for all of us’ in Iran: Germany’s Merz

War risk shipping insurance rates for voyages to Israel three times higher than a week ago after Iranian attacks: Sources.

Israel lifts air raid warnings, says intercepted ‘most’ Iran missiles

Israeli military instructs citizens that are permitted to leave protected areas, signaling threat from Iranian attack is over.

Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, north Israel after missile warning.

Israel military warns of incoming Iran missiles

Iran media reports explosions in central city of Isfahan Iranian media said several blasts were heard on Tuesday in the central city of Isfahan, which hosts multiple nuclear facilities, as Israel kept up its strikes for a fifth day.

“Several explosions were heard in the east and north of Isfahan and air defences were activated against the hostile targets,” the Mehr news agency reported.

Putin and Xi to discuss Middle East by phone in coming days, Ifax cites Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss the situation in the Middle East in a phone call in the coming days, the Interfax news agency cited a Kremlin aide as saying on Tuesday.

The aide, Yuri Ushakov, was also quoted by TASS as saying that Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had agreed to intensify contacts between their respective foreign and defence ministries in light of the war between Israel and Iran.

Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv: Reuters witness

Israel’s El AL expects to begin flights on Wednesday for people stranded abroad Israel’s El Al Airlines said on Tuesday it had received the government’s permission to start flights to bring back people stranded abroad during the conflict with Iran.

The Israeli flag carrier was referring to people who had flights to Israel cancelled when its air space was closed. It said it expects to operate flights on Wednesday from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris to bring people to Israel.

El Al said that no flights from Israel to foreign countries had yet taken place since flights were grounded.

Several explosions heard in East, North of Iran’s Isfahan: Semi-official Mehr News agency

Israeli military says struck missile sites in western Iran

Grateful to US for military and political assistance, says Israel Ambassador Azar amid conflict with Iran.

Will be better if we manage to achieve diplomatic solution: Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar on future course of conflict with Iran.

We’ll continue to do what is in our capabilities to degrade Iran’s nuclear programme: Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar.

Xi says China ‘deeply worried’ about Israel-Iran conflict, urges de-escalation China is “deeply worried” about Israel’s military operation against Iran that has escalated tensions in the Middle East, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, in his first public comments on the conflict that erupted last Friday.

Xi, speaking on the sidelines of a summit with five Central Asian nations in the Kazakh capital of Astana, said China opposes any actions that infringe upon the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of other countries.

“All parties should work to de-escalate the conflict as soon as possible and prevent the situation from worsening further,” Xi said, in comments quoted by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

China is ready to play a constructive role in restoring peace and stability in the Middle East, he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said China had begun evacuating its citizens from Israel and Iran and was pushing for a ceasefire, as fighting continued for a fifth day.

UN nuclear watchdog says signs of ‘direct impacts’ on underground part of Iran’s Natanz facility

IAEA: IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz. No change to report at Esfahan and Fordow.

Fire erupts at strike-damaged Iran state TV HQ: broadcaster

China’s Xi ‘deeply worried’ about Israel’s military action against Iran: state media

Trump says all of Tehran should evacuate ‘immediately’ U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire.

Israel’s air campaign on the Iranian capital appeared to broaden an intensifying conflict after it issued warnings on Monday for about 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead of airstrikes.

People were seen leaving the city Tuesday morning — the fifth day of the intensifying conflict — as shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed. Iranian authorities insist everything is under control and no guidance has been issued.

We do not want to cause any nuclear disaster with our strikes on Iran, Israeli military official says reports Reuters

We haven’t operated in Fordow yet, but that doesn’t mean we won’t, Israeli military official says reports Reuters

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson on gas production in the north field: We can confirm production is steady reports Reuters

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson on targeting of South Pars field: The uncalculated targeting is worrying everyone about gas supplies reports Reuters

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson on South Pars Field: So far the situation is safe for us, the gas supply is normal reports Reuters

Iran missiles have hit both civilian and military targets in Israel, military official says reports Reuters

Israel struck dozens of targets tied to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme overnight, Israeli military official says reports Reuters

At least 10 Iranian scientists essential to nuclear programme have been killed, Israeli military official says reports Reuters

Israel ‘attacks’ on Iran a threat to Middle East ‘and beyond’: Jordan king Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned in an address to the European Parliament Tuesday that Israel’s “attacks” on Iran threatened “a dangerous escalation of tensions in my region and beyond.”

“With Israel’s expansion of its offensive to include Iran, there is no telling where the boundaries of this battleground will end,” Abdullah told lawmakers. “And that, my friends, is a threat to people everywhere.”

(reports AFP)

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson: Escalation between Israel and Iran delays a ceasefire agreement in Gaza reports Reuters

Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson: We condemn the reckless Israeli targeting of nuclear and oil facilities reports Reuters

Israeli media says Israel is attacking western Iran Reuters reports

Air defences activated in western Tehran Iranian state media reports

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Baghaei tells G7 countries to stop ‘one-sided rhetoric’ and condemn the Israeli aggressor Reuters reports, citing IRNA

Iran Guards say hit Israel’s spy agency in Tel Aviv Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a centre of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, amid an escalating air war between the two foes.

In a statement aired on state television, the Guards said they “struck the military intelligence centre of the Zionist regime’s army, Aman, and the Zionist regime’s terrorist operations planning centre, the Mossad, in Tel Aviv”, adding it was “currently on fire”.

(Source: AFP)

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz warns Khamenei could face a similar fate to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein Israeli defense minister Israel Katz warns Khamenei could face a similar fate to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein: “Remember what happened to the dictator in the neighboring country of Iran who took this path against Israel.”

reports Reuters

Trump says looking for ‘real end, not a ceasefire’ to Israel-Iran conflict US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was aiming for a “real end” to the conflict between arch-rivals Israel and Iran, and not just a ceasefire.

“I’m not looking for a ceasefire, we’re looking at better than a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One before arriving back in the United States from a G7 summit in Canada.

The president said he was looking for “an end, a real end, not a ceasefire,” adding that he wanted a “complete give-up” by Iran.

(Source: AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran strikes Israel’s military intelligence directorate, Mossad’s operational centre

Turkey sees no issues with oil and gas supply for domestic demand after Israel-Iran conflict, prices could continue to rise, energy minister says reports Reuters

Trump says seeking “real end” to conflict in Iran reports Reuters

Over 600 foreigners flee Iran into Azerbaijan: Baku official More than 600 foreign nationals have crossed from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan since Israel began striking the country last Friday, a government official in Baku said.

“Since the start of the military escalation between Israel and Iran, more than 600 citizens of 17 countries have been evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan,” the government source told AFP on Tuesday.

“Evacuees are transported from the border to Baku International Airport and flown to their home countries on international flights.”

Trump says not too much in mood to negotiate with Iran reports Reuters

Cyberattack disrupts Iran’s bank Sepah online services, issue to be resolved within few hours Reuters says citing Far News

Iran recalls all doctors and nurses from their time-off reports Reuters citing state media

224 civilian citizens including women and children have been killed, 1257 others injured amid conflict with Israel, says Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi reports ANI

Thailand to prepare planes to evacuate nationals from Israel, Iran: govt spokesman The Thai government has ordered its military to prepare planes to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran, a spokesman said Tuesday, as the two sides exchanged missile fire for a fifth day.

“We are ready to evacuate people and have coordinated with the military to prepare planes to bring them home from Israel and Iran,” government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

(reports AFP)

FlyDubai flights to Iran, Iraq, Israel and Syria will remain suspended until 30 June reports Reuters

Iran destroyed strategic targets in Israel with drones: military official Iran said it destroyed strategic targets in Israel overnight using drones, as intense strikes between the arch-foes raged for a fifth day on Tuesday.

“Various types of destructive drones, equipped with precise destruction and targeting capabilities, destroyed strategic positions of the Zionist regime in Tel Aviv and Haifa,” General Kioumars Heidari, commander of the army’s ground forces, was quoted as saying by state television.

(reports AFP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say a ‘more powerful’ new wave of missiles was recently launched toward Israel reports Reuters citing IRNA

China accuses Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on Iran, Israel conflict China on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of “pouring oil” on the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel, after the US leader warned Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate”.

“Fanning the flames, pouring oil, making threats and mounting pressure will not help to promote the de-escalation of the situation, but will only intensify and widen the conflict,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said when asked about Trump’s remarks at a regular news conference.

(reports AFP)

Frontline oil tanker front eagle involved in ship collision near Strait of Hormuz Norway Business Daily DN reports, citing the company

Senior Iranian Army commander says attacks against Israel will intensify in next hours reports Reuters citing IRNA agency

Spain’s foreign minister: EU must impose a weapon embargo on Israel as long as this war lasts reports Reuters

Iran’s judiciary ordered prosecutors nationwide to ‘deal decisively and legally with the spies and mercenaries of the Zionist regime (Israel) in a severe manner’ Reuters reports, citing state media

Ali Shadmani, Iran’s senior-most military official and Khamenei’s closest military advisor, was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran, IDF says

Two explosions heard in Iran’s Tabriz: local media Two explosions were heard on Tuesday in Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz, local media reported as Iran and Israel trade fire for a fifth day.

“Two explosions occurred in Tabriz five minutes apart,” the Ham Mihan newspaper reported. “Thick smoke was seen around Tabriz Tuesday morning after the explosion,” Mehr news agency reported, publishing a video from the city, which lies more than 600 kilometres (375 miles) from Tehran and is home to a major air force base targeted by Israel in recent days.

(reports AFP)

Israel army says killed top Iran commander and aide to supreme leader reports AFP

Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff reports Reuters, correcting previous news flash

Three killed and four injured in Iran’s central city of Kashan following Israeli attack reports Reuters

Israeli military says it is now safe to leave protected spaces reports Reuters

Israeli military says it killed Iran’s armed forces Chief of Staff reports Reuters

Booms heard over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv after Iran missile warning Loud booms were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, after air raid sirens sounded in several parts of Israel and the military warned of incoming Iranian missiles.

“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the military said in a statement, adding that the air force was “operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”

(reports AFP)

Loud booms heard over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv after warning of Iran missiles reports AFP

Massive explosions in Israel’s Herzliya north of Tel Aviv Reuters citing eyewitness

India foreign ministry: Some Indians have been facilitated to leave Iran through border with Armenia reports Reuters

Thailand energy ministry says it is closely monitoring impact of Israel and Iran on oil supplies reports Reuters

Several explosions heard over Tel Aviv reports Reuters citing witness

India foreign ministry: Embassy in touch with Indian community in Iran to extend all feasible assistance reports Reuters

Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city for reasons of safety, says MEA Ministry of External Affairs says, “Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city for reasons of safety, through arrangements made by the Embassy. Other residents who are self-sufficient in terms of transport have also been advised to move out of the city in view of the developing situation. Separately, some Indians have been facilitated to leave Iran through the border with Armenia. The Embassy remains continuously in touch with the community with a view to extending all feasible assistance.”

Two large explosions heard in Iran’s Northwestern city of Tabriz- Nournewstwo reports Reuters

Trump: Macron mistakenly said that I left G7 summit, in Canada, to go back to DC to work on a “cease fire” between Israel and Iran reports Reuters

Trump: Macron has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington reports Reuters

Three killed in Israeli strike on Iran state TV: official media reports AFP

Embassy of India in Iran asks all Indian nationals who are in Tehran and not in touch with the Embassy to contact the Embassy immediately Embassy of India in Iran asks all Indian nationals who are in Tehran and not in touch with the Embassy to contact the Embassy immediately and provide their location and contact numbers.

The contact numbers are +989010144557, +989128109115 and +989128109109

All Indian nationals and PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) who can move out of Tehran using their own resources, are advised to move to a safe location outside the City – Embassy of India in Iran

Trump flies out of G7 summit early over Iran conflict US President Donald Trump left a G7 summit in Canada a day early on Monday, heading back to the White House as Israel and Iran traded missile fire for a fifth straight day.

Trump’s helicopter lifted off from the summit venue in the Canadian Rockies to take him to his plane, shortly after he warned residents to evacuate the Iranian capital Tehran.

(reports AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issues shelter-in-place directive amid security concerns The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has instructed all U.S. government employees and their family members to continue sheltering in place at or near their residences until further notice. In an official statement, the embassy clarified it is currently unable to evacuate or directly assist American citizens wishing to leave Israel due to the prevailing security situation. Additionally, the embassy announced it will remain closed on Tuesday, June 17, citing ongoing safety concerns.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: G7 joint statement says ‘Iran can never have a nuclear weapon’

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: G7 leaders including Trump urge ‘de-escalation’ on Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: G7 leaders attending a summit in Canada on Monday issued a joint statement calling for “de-escalation” on Iran, while stressing Israel had the right to defend itself in the escalating Middle East crisis.

“We affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself,” the statement said. “We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.

“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel has ‘right to defend itself’, G7 says in statement Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The G7 statement urged that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in middle east, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: South Korea widens travel warning for Iran advising nationals to leave the country Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: South Korea’s foreign ministry on Tuesday expanded a travel warning for Iran, urging its nationals to leave the country immediately.

The warning advises South Korean nationals in all regions of Iran to leave the country as soon as possible.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Smoke rises in eastern Tafter explosion of suspected Israeli projectiles, as per Iranian state media

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump team proposes Iran talks this week on nuclear deal, ceasefire, Axios reports The U.S. is discussing with Iran the possibility of a meeting this week between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss a nuclear deal and an end to the war between Israel and Iran, Axios reported on Monday citing four sources briefed on the issue.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: White House discussing with Iran possibility of meeting between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Three locations in northeast Tehran hit by Israeli projectiles, Iranian news websites report

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel issues, then drops Iran missile warning Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s army warned early Tuesday that it had detected new missiles launched from Iran, but swiftly dropped an alert and said people no longer needed to take cover.

“It is now permitted to leave protected spaces in northern Israel,” the Israeli army said on Telegram.

It had previously warned that missiles launched from Iran were heading toward northern Israel, saying it was working to intercept the threat.

Israel and Iran traded missile fire for a fifth day on Tuesday, heightening fears the conflict could escalate or spill across borders.

After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel launched a surprise aerial campaign last week targeting sites across Iran, saying the attacks aimed to prevent its arch-foe from acquiring atomic weapons — a charge Tehran denies.

Israel’s strikes have killed at least 224 people, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians, according to Iranian authorities.

Iran’s retaliatory strikes have killed at least 24 people in Israel, according to the prime minister’s office.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli army warns new missiles launched from Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s army warned early Tuesday that it had detected new missiles launched from Iran, as the arch foes exchanged fire for a fifth day.

“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas in northern Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israeli army posted on Telegram, adding it was working to intercept the threat.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Control Room established in MEA, helpline numbers issues for stranded Indians in Iran A 24×7 Control Room has been established in Ministry of External Affairs in view of theongoing developments in Iran and Israel. The contact details of the control room are as under:

1800118797 (Toll free)

+91-11-23012113

+91-11-23014104

+91-11-23017905

+91-9968291988 (Whatsapp)

situationroom@mea.gov.in

In addition, the Embassy of India in Tehran, Iran has set up a 24×7 emergency helpline with contact details below

For call only :

1. +98 9128109115, +98 9128109109

For WhatsApp:

2. +98 901044557, +98 9015993320, +91 8086871709.

3. Bandar Abbas: +98 9177699036

4. Zahedan: +98 9396356649

cons.tehran@mea.gov.in

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pentagon chief says Trump still aiming for deal with Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran, while a White House aide said separately that Washington was not attacking Iran.

“Of course,” Hegseth said on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” show when asked if Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran.

“We are postured defensively in the region to be strong in pursuit of a peace deal. And we certainly hope that’s what happens here,” Hegseth said.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Europeans urge Iran to resume nuclear talks, avert escalation Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: European foreign ministers told their Iranian counterpart in a call on Monday to return to nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and refrain from escalating conflict with Israel, to which Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran’s priority was to confront Israel for now, according to a French diplomatic source.

Israel launched what it called Operation Rising Lion against Iran’s nuclear facilities in the early hours of Friday, just two days before U.S. and Iranian negotiators were due to resume talks to forge a new deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Macron urges end to strikes against civilians, warns against Iran regime change Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for strikes against civilians in Iran and Israel to end, as he warned against forcing regime change in Tehran.

“If the United States can achieve a ceasefire, that’s a very good thing,” Macron told reporters at a G7 summit in Canada, just as the White House announced President Donald Trump would leave the event early due the escalating crisis in the Middle East.

Macron called on both Israel and Iran to “end” strikes against civilians and warned that aiming to overthrow Tehran’s clerical state would be a “strategic error.”

“All who have thought that by bombing from the outside you can save a country in spite of itself have always been mistaken,” he said.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: White House says US forces remain in ‘defensive posture’ in Middle East Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US forces in the Middle East remain in a “defensive posture, and that has not changed,” the White House said Monday as Israel and Iran traded heavy strikes for a fourth day.

“We will defend American interests,” White House spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer added in a post on social media.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates:Oil prices rise as Iran-Israel conflict fans supply worries Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Oil prices climbed over 2% on Tuesday as Iran-Israel tension intensified and U.S. President Donald Trump urged “everyone” to evacuate Tehran, increasing the prospect of deepening unrest in the region and disruption to oil supply.

The Brent crude futures contract was up $1.17, or 1.6%, at $74.4 a barrel as at 0005 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.34, or 1.87%, at $73.11 – both having risen more than 2% earlier in the trading session.

Both contracts settled more than 1% lower on Monday on hope of easing geopolitical tension after media reports of Iran seeking an end to hostilities.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: China tells citizens in Israel to leave ‘as soon as possible’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: China’s embassy in Israel on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave the country “as soon as possible”, after Israel and Iran traded heavy strikes.

“The Chinese mission in Israel reminds Chinese nationals to leave the country as soon as possible via land border crossings, on the precondition that they can guarantee their personal safety,” the embassy said in a statement on WeChat.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump says all of Tehran should evacuate ‘immediately’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: U.S. President Donald Trump urged all of Iran’s capital to evacuate “immediately,” saying in a social media post that Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

Israel on Monday had warned about 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead of airstrikes. Israeli forces then struck Iran’s state-run television station during a live broadcast. Israel has been hitting Iran with airstrikes and drones throughout the day, while Iran fired a pre-dawn wave of missiles at Israel that killed at least eight people.

The tit-for-tat strikes began when Israel attacked Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, and the fighting has raised fears of a wider, more dangerous regional war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Monday that the strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back “years” and said he is in touch daily with Trump.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Another F35 shot down in Tabriz by Iranian air defence: Iran’s state-run Nour news.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military says it struck Iranian F-14 aircraft at Tehran airport on Monday.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Netanyahu suggests killing Iran’s supreme leader would end conflict

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military instructs the public that it is possible to leave protected areas.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: French, German, British foreign ministers to hold phone call with Iranian foreign minister on Monday evening: European Diplomatic sources.

Iran FM says US could stop Israel attacks with ‘one phone call’

Iranian air defence activated at Isfahan nuclear facilities against ‘hostile target’, says Iranian state media

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran is preparing for the ‘largest and most intense missile attack in history on Israeli soil: Iranian state media.

Iran urges Trump to make Israel halt war; Netanyahu hails ‘path to victory

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump does not intend to sign G7 statement on Israel-Iran conflict- US official.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran state TV resumes live broadcast after Israeli attack

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian state-run television halts live broadcast after Israeli strike

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump at G7: Iranians want to talk about de-escalation. Iran is not winning this war, they should talk before its too late.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran strike Sunday hit Israeli oil refinery, killing three: official

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s state-run news agency says state-run television abruptly stopped a live broadcast after Israeli strike.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US issues ‘do not travel’ alert for Israel

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s state TV says it is being attacked by Israel.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Loud blasts heard in west Tehran: AFP journalist

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s revolutionary guards call on Tel Aviv residents to evacuate as soon as possible: Iranian state media.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Donald Trump has not signed off on Israel-Iran G7 statement, says report

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: German chancellor Merz at G7: Europeans will suggest a communique that Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons, Israel has the right to defend itself.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US military moves a large number of refueling tanker aircraft to Europe to provide options to Trump and Middle-East tensions, Two US officials tell Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US aircraft carrier Nimitz heading from Asia to the Middle East, officials say

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to ask Trump to press Israel to agree to immediate ceasefire: Two Iranian and three regional sources to Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran seeks talks with the US and Israel, sending messages via Arab intermediaries to end hostilities.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian media report sounds of explosion in Western and Eastern Tehran.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military issues evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: An Israeli military spokesperson issued an evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran, according to a post by the spokesperson on X.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s president Pezeshkian to Oman’s Sultan Haitham: If the US doesn’t restrain Israel, Tehran will be forced to respond more severely: IRNA

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says Israel’s attack on a hospital in Western Iran is a ‘war crime’.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Blind radar, blistering speed: How Israeli jets crippled Iran’s air defence in 48 hours, something Russia couldn’t do in 3 years

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Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Within two days of launching strikes on Iran, Israel claimed control of Iranian skies—an achievement Russia has failed to replicate in Ukraine after over three years of war. Israel’s use of stealth, cyber intelligence, and layered air defences, including the Iron Dome and Arrow systems, allowed it to dominate Iran’s weak and outdated network. By eliminating key IRGC commanders and disabling air assets, Israel is executing what Russia had intended to do in Ukraine—swift decapitation, rapid dominance, and precision aerial supremacy.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s El Al Israel airlines says it has extended its flight suspension through June 23rd due to the security situation.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel PM Netanyahu says the Israeli Air Force is in control of the skies over Tehran.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Netanyahu says, we are tell citizens of Tehran to ‘evacuate, and we are taking action. He went on to say that Israel is on its way to achieve two main objective, eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the missile threat.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pakistan shuts border with Iran as Tehran trades strikes with Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday, as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.

“Border facilities in all five districts — Chaghi, Washuk, Panjgur, Kech and Gwadar — have been suspended,” Qadir Bakhsh Pirkani, a senior official in Balochistan province, which borders Iran, told AFP.

Crossing into Iran “has been suspended until further notice”, said Atta ul Munim, an official at one of the crossings in Chaghi district.

However, there was “no ban on trade” activities at the border and Pakistani nationals needing to return to their the country from Iran can cross, he added.

“We’re expecting around 200 Pakistani students coming today,” Atta said.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Putin, Erdogan urged ‘immediate’ end to Israel-Iran conflict in call: Kremlin

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Russia has “zero credibility” as a potential mediator in Israel-Iran conflict, says EU Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The EU on Monday said Russia had “zero credibility” as a potential mediator between Iran and Israel, after US President Donald Trump suggested Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin could play a role.

“There has been a recent Russia-Iran partnership agreement, which signals deepening cooperation across multiple areas, including foreign policy and defence. In light of such, Russia cannot be an objective mediator,” EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni said. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Turkey, Russia agree that conflict must end Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin agree in phone call that Israel-Iran conflict must end and room must be made for diplomacy, Turkish presidency said.

Erdogan tells Putin that it is highly possible Israel will resort to fait accompli in region.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pakistan shuts border with Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, Pakistan shuts border with Iran.

(AFP cited provincial officials)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran accuses Israel of targeting hospital Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran accused Israel of targeting a hospital in the country’s west, condemning it as a “war crime”.

“Farabi Hospital in the city of Kermanshah in western Iran was targeted by the Israeli regime’s aggressive attacks,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that “attacking hospitals alongside attacks on residential areas is a gross violation of international law and a war crime”.

A previous media report said a workshop near the hospital was the target of the Israeli attack. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Tehran’s largest marketplace shut amid ongoing Israeli attack Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, city’s largest and most prominent marketplace, has been shut amid ongoing Israeli attacks.

The main gate of the bazaar was fully shut, with streets largely deserted and most shops across the capital also closed except for a few grocery stores, reported AFP.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Tehran’s voluntary commitments to the NPT is ‘unjustified’, says Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Tehran’s continuation of voluntary commitments to the NPT is ‘unjustified’ when its rights under the treaty are not respected, said Iran’s mission to the UN in Vienna.

(Source: Reuters cited IRNA)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Turkish President offers to be facilitator role in nuclear negotiations Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Turkey’s president Erdogan told the Iranian president that Turkey can play the role of a facilitator in nuclear negotiations.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IDF eliminates 4 senior Iranian intelligence officials, including the Head of the IRGC’s Intelligence Organization

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: France blocks access to 5 Israeli arms stands at Paris Air Show Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: France has blocked access to the stands of five Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air show for displaying “offensive weapons”, according to a French government source.

The stands were blocked off by black tarps for showing “offensive weapons” which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source.

The Israeli government condemned the “scandalous” decision in a statement, calling it a form of “segregation” against Israeli companies. (AFP)

US Republican Governor Huckabee Sanders said, “pretty absurd”.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Russia condemns actions that led to conflict Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Russia condemns the actions that have led to such a dangerous escalation.

Source: Reuters

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Russia is in contact with the main parties of Israel-Iran conflict, said Kremlin (Reuters)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Russia is ready with possibilities of Putin’s mediation Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: If necessary, Putin will mediate in Israel-Iran conflict, said Kremlin.

Russia’s previous proposals remain on the table but the outbreak of hostilities has complicated the situation, said Kremlin.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran arrested dozens of alleged spies Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran arrested dozens of alleged saboteurs, ‘spies’ linked to Israel since the start of conflict on Friday, reported Reuters citing state media.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel claims it has achieved “aerial superiority” over Tehran and has control of skies from western Iran to capital, reports AP

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli strike on Iran’s west damages hospital Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian media reported that a hospital in the country’s west suffered serious damage after an Israeli strike in the area.

“Following the Zionist criminal regime’s attack on a nearby workshop in Kermanshah city, Farabi Hospital also suffered serious damage,” the Tasnim news agency reported.

Fars news agency carried a video of the hospital showing shattered glass, collapsed ceilings, and extensive damage in patient rooms.

Official information awaited.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: 8 drones shut down in Western Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian official said that eight advanced drones, including MQ-9 drone, were shut down in western Iran.

Source: Reuters citing Tasnim

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Tens of drones successfully hit Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s ground forces commander Heydari said that tens of drones successfully hit targets in Israel. (Reuters cited IRNA)

There is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran. Residents of Tehran will be forced to pay the price of dictatorship and evacuate their homes from areas where it will be necessary to attack regime targets. – Israeli Defence Minister

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel will continue to push East to hit Iran’s nuclear threat and missile program Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: “Will continue to push East to hit Iran’s nuclear threat and missile program,” said Israeli military spokesperson

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IAEA chief shares 4 buildings attacked in Tehran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IAEA Chief said, “At Isfahan, 4 buildings were damaged in Friday’s attack – the central chemical laboratory, a Uranium conversion plant, Tehran reactor fuel manufacturing plant and UF4 to EU mental processing facility.”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IAEA chief is in touch with inspectors on ground in Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: “I am in touch with the inspectors on the ground; their safety remains our top priority, and all necessary actions are being taken to ensure they are not harmed,” said IAEA Chief Grossi.

“Military escalation delays indispensable work towards a diplomatic solution for the long-term assurance that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon,” added IAEA Chief.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: ‘We have achieved aerial superiority over Iran,’ says Israeli military spokesperson

We have achieved aerial superiority over Iran

Targets included nuclear program HQ located in multi-storey buildings

The agency is will and remain present in Iran. Safeguards inspections in Iran will continue as soon as safety conditions allow, as is required under iran’s NPT safeguards obligations.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military spokesperson issues statement amid Israel-Iran conflict.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: No damage at Iran’s Natanz fuel enrichment plant site, says IAEA Chief Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Grossi confirmed that there has been no damage at Iran’s Natanz fuel enrichment plant site since the Friday attack.

Source: Reuters

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel struck more than 20 targets in Iran overnight Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel struck more than 20 targets in Iran overnight, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: UKMTO receives reports of increasing electronic interference within Gulf waters and strait of Hormuz Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that it received multiple reports of increasing electronic interference within the Gulf waters and Strait of Hormuz.

The levels, intensity inside Gulf have significant impact on vessels’ positional reporting through autmated systems, said UKMTO.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran urges IAEA to condemn Israeli strikes on nuclear sites at urgent meeting

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military killed 4 senior Iranian intelligence officials Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military said that it killed four senior Iranian intelligence officials, including head of IRGC intelligence organization. (Reuters)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Poland ready to assist in citizen evacuation from Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Poland is ready to evacuate citizens from Israel via Jordan, said Polish deputy foreign minister.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran urges European countries to stop Israeli ‘aggression’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran on Monday urged Britain, France and Germany to pressure Israel to stop its deadly attacks on Iran as fighting raged between the two foes for a fourth day.

“Germany, France and England should have very clearly condemned the Zionist regime’s crimes, especially against the Natanz nuclear facility,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that European powers should focus on “stopping the aggression” and holding Israel “accountable”. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for de-escalation Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that the escalation between Israel and Iran is deeply worrying, calls for de-escalation.

“Israel has weaponized food, repeat calls for investigations into deadly attacks near food distribution sites,” added Turk.

Iran’s Parliament is preparing bill to leave Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said that Iran’s parliament is preparing bill to leave Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

‘Tehran remains opposed to weapons of mass destruction,’ said the spokesperson.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran vows quick trials for suspected Israel collaborators Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s CJI Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said, “If someone is arrested for having ties to and collaborating with the Zionist regime, their trial and punishment should be carried out and announced very quickly, in accordance with the law and given the war conditions.”

Reported Reuters quoting Tasnim news agency

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Paris Airshow engaging in dialogue trying to resolve dispute over presence of Israeli companies Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Paris Airshow organizers said that they are engaging in dialogue to try to resolve dispute over presence of Israeli companies.

The organizers had shut down four main Israeli company stands at the event.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s attack on Israel has killed 24 people since Friday Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian missiles have killed at least 24 people in Israel since Friday, Israeli prime minister’s office said in an updated toll following the latest attacks.

This includes 11 deaths recorded since midnight, including four in Petakh Tikva near Tel Aviv, three in Haifa and one in the Bnei Brak suburb of Tel Aviv.

It also includes two bodies retrieved following a previous strike on Bat Yam and one more killed in an unspecified location.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Baghaei calls upon UN Security Council to adopt resolution condemning Israeli attack on Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson calls upon UN Security Council to adopt resolution condemning Israeli attack on Iran. (Reuters)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Yemen-based missile fell before entering Israeli territory Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s military said a missile launched from Yemen on Monday fell before entering Israeli territory, after sirens sounded in several areas of the country. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel identifies a Yemen-based missile, working to intercept Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military said that it has identified a missile launched from Yemen towards Israeli territory.

The military is working to intercept the attack.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: China willing to play a constructive role in helping to de-escalate situation Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: China’s foreign ministry said that China is willing to continue to maintain communication and coordination with all parties concerned in the Israel-Iran conflict.

China is willing to play a constructive role in helping to de-escalate the situation between the two countries, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel intercepted 8 unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran last night Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military announced that Navy’s missile ships intercepted eight unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran last night.

This was the first time when an interception was carried out using the Barak Magen Air Defense System, said Israeli military.

(Source: Reuters)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli currency becomes 2.1% stronger Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s Shekel became 2.1% against U.S. dollar at 3.54 amid Israel-Iran attacks

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran hung Israel’s Mossad agent arrested in 2023 Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s judiciary hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being an agent for Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

“Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offences of ‘corruption on earth’ and ‘moharebeh’ (waging war against God) was hung after going through the full process of criminal procedure,” the judciary’s Mizan Online news website said. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon, said Israeli Defense Minister Israeli Defense Minister warns the citizens of Tehran saying that they will pay the price, and soon.

“The boastful dictator from Tehran has turned into a cowardly murderer, deliberately firing at Israel’s civilian home front in an attempt to deter the (Israeli military) from continuing the offensive that is crippling his capabilities,” Katz wrote on his Telegram channel. “The residents of Tehran will pay the price — and soon.”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pezeshkian urges citizens to unite against Israel, put differences aside Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian President Pezeshkian urged the citizens to put aside differences and unite against Israel as conflict rages between the two arch-foes.

“Every difference, issue, and problem that has existed must be put aside today and we must stand strong against this genocidal criminal aggression with unity and coherence,” Masoud Pezeshkian said, addressing parliament.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran executes 1 person for spying for Israel’s Mossad Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran executed an individual charged with spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, Reuters cited Fars News.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: ‘Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons,’ said Pezeshkian Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian president Pezeshkian says Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons. (AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: ‘We were not seeking war nor initiated it,’ says Iranian President Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s President Pezeshkian said, “We were not seeking war nor initiated it,”

Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.

Reuters cited IRNA

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US Embassy in Israel will remain closed today Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US Embassy in Israel and consulate will officially remain closed today as shelter in place still in effect, reported Reuters citing US Ambassador to Israel.

He also said that some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near Embassy branch in Tel Aviv but no injuries to US personnel.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran strikes Israel with a salvo of missiles, Israeli rescuers report 3 deaths Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran said it “successfully” struck Israel with a salvo of missiles on Monday, as Israeli rescuers reported three deaths and damage to residential buildings in multiple cities.

A new wave of air-to-air missile attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps… enabled missiles to successfully and effectively hit” targets in Israel, the Guards said in a statement quoted by the official IRNA news agency.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran launches a new missile towards Israel

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran vows to hit more ‘vital targets’ in Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran vows more ‘devastating’ operations against Israel’s ‘vital targets’ – AFP

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel attacks Iran’s IRGS Qods Force HQ in Tehran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s military said that it attacked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods headquarters in Tehran.

Source: Reuters)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli rescuers says 3 dead, 74 wounded after Iranian strikes

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Search operations underway in Haifa Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Search and location operations were underway in the northern city of Haifa where around 30 people were wounded, emergency authorities said, as dozens of first responders rushed to the strike zones. Fires were seen burning at a power plant near the port, media reported.

Live video footage also showed several missiles over Tel Aviv and explosions could be heard there and over Jerusalem. Some residential buildings in Tel Aviv had been struck, Reuters witnesses said.

Tehran has launched several waves of attacks on Israel in retaliation for Israel’s pre-emptive strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs that began on Friday.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranians fleeing Tehran, claims NYT Quoting Iranian media, NYT said that the “roads leading out of the Iranian capital were packed Sunday…Residents described long lines forming at gas stations and neighbors with suitcases trying to flag down taxis.”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran finds chinks in Israel’s armour Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s revolutionary guards today said that new wave of missile strike ‘disrupted the enemy’s multilayered defense systems’ by employing ‘new methods’.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Oil prices rise further as Israel-Iran extends into fourth day Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Oil prices extended gains Monday as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day and threatened further attacks, stoking fears of a lengthy conflict that could reignite inflation.

Gold prices also rose back towards a record high thanks to a rush into safe havens, but while most equity markets dropped further into the red the losses were limited on hopes that the conflict does not spread through the Middle East.

Investors were also gearing up for key central bank meetings this week, with a particular eye on the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan, as well as talks with Washington aimed at avoiding Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Several injured in Haifa Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s public broadcaster Kan today said that several persons have been injured in Iran’s missile strike on Haifa and that there is an active fire at the scene.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: EU chief says told Netanyahu ‘negotiated’ solution on Iran best ‘in long term’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone call Sunday that diplomacy was ultimately best on Iran, but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. “Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, without any question. Of course I think a negotiated solution is, in the long term, the best solution,” she said at a press briefing.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli police reports missile fall in coastal area causing damage but no injuries so far ”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Rocket falls in Tel Aviv Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel police says rockets reported to have fallen in Tel Aviv area causing damage. However, so far there are no reported injuries.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel military instructs public it is safe to leave protected shelters, signaling threat from current Iranian missile attack is over

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Loud explosions heard in Jerusalem, says AFP journalist Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Loud explosions rang out in Jerusalem early Monday, an AFP journalist heard. It came shortly after Israel’s army warned of a new missile salvo from Iran and advised the public to take cover until further notice.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel army warns of new missile salvo from Iran

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran confirms deaths of 3 IRGC officials in Israeli strikes Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian state media officially confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ intelligence chief, Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy, Hassan Mohaqiq, were killed in an Israeli strike, The Times of Israel reported.

The Times of Israel, while quoting state media, also said on Monday that a third IRGC intelligence officer, Mohsen Bagheri, was also killed in the strike in Tehran.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran wants to kill US President Trump, says Israeli PM Netanyahu Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (local time) claimed that Iran’s Islamic regime had pinpointed US President Donald Trump as a threat to its nuclear program and actively worked to assassinate him. “They want to kill him. He’s enemy number one,” he said, as quoted by Fox News.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s Supreme leader evacuated to underground bunker Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s Supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was evacuated to an underground bunker in northeastern Tehran hours after Israel began its strikes on Friday.

Khamenei is together with all of his family at the shelter in Lavizan. He sought shelter in the bunker when Iran launched its attacks on Israel in April 2024 and October, too.

Additionally, Israel did not assassinate Khamenei on the first night of the operation to give him a final chance to completely ditch his uranium enrichment program, The Times of Israel reported, citing its sources.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: War enters fourth day Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel unleashed a new wave of attacks against Iran on Monday, targeting missile sites after Tehran carried out deadly overnight strikes and both sides threatened more devastation.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US Embassy in Baghdad warns Americans against travelling to Iraq Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The US Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday (local time) issued a security alert for American citizens in Iraq due to increased potential for foreign terrorist organisation-inspired violence or attacks against US businesses and locations frequented by its citizens.

The embassy urged US citizens to avoid travel to Iraq for any reason.

“We urge all U.S. citizens in Iraq to avoid locations frequented by foreigners and any large gatherings or crowds. We will continue to assess the situation and provide additional information as needed,” the statement said.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Air defence systems activated in southwest Iran: local media

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s armed forces warn Israeli’s to leave the vicinity of ‘vital areas’ in video statement: State TV.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Britain’s Starmer, UAE President discuss Iran-Israel conflict Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday and discussed the “grave situation” in the Iran-Israel conflict, according to a Downing Street statement. “The Prime Minister reiterated that his priority is diplomacy and dialogue, in order to de-escalate as quickly as possible,” it said.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military: Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel ‘got’ Iran intelligence chief, Netanyahu says on Fox

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Netanyahu says regime change in Iran could be result of Israel’s attacks Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Regime change in Iran could be a result of Israel’s military attacks on the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Sunday, saying Israel would do whatever is necessary to remove the “existential threat” posed by Tehran.

Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” with a surprise attack on Friday morning that wiped out the top echelon of Iran’s military command and damaged its nuclear sites, and says the campaign will continue to escalate in coming days. Iran has vowed to “open the gates of hell” in retaliation.

Israel’s military has said the current goal of the campaign is not a change in regime, but the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Asked by Fox’s Bret Baier on his “Special Report” program if regime change was part of Israel’s military effort, Netanyahu said: “Could certainly be the result because the Iran regime is very weak.”

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military says it has begun a wave of strikes against dozens of surface-to-surface missile targets in Western Iran.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: G7 leaders plan to issue a joint statement on Iran calling for descalation: Senior G7 official.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, said US officials as reported by Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: ‘Urgent action’ needed to prevent Iran-Israel conflict enflaming region: Turkey’s Erdogan

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s strikes have killed at least 406 people in Iran and wounded another 654, according to a human rights group

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: US embassy in Iraq warns of increased potential for violence or attacks targeting Americans Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The U.S. Embassy in Iraq said on Sunday it was aware of an increased potential for violence or attacks against U.S.-owned businesses and locations frequented by Americans.

“We urge all U.S. citizens in Iraq to avoid locations frequented by foreigners and any large gatherings or crowds,” the embassy said in a statement.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran media report Israel attacks on northeastern city of Mashhad

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel military says air force struck Iran’s Mashhad airport

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran media report Israel attacks on eastern city of Mashhad

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Emmanuel Macron hopes Iran-Israeli conflict will ‘calm’ in ‘coming hours’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he hoped for a return to calm “in the coming hours” in the Iran-Israel conflict and called for a resumption of nuclear talks with Iran.

Israel bombed military sites and fuel depots in Iran on Sunday on the third day of a conflict between the two countries, with Tehran retaliating with missile strikes.

“I hope that the coming hours will bring calm and a road forward for discussion, to avoid any escalation of nuclear capabilities, acquisition of nuclear capacities in Iran, and to prevent any unrest in the region,” Macron said while on a visit to Greenland.

The French president reiterated his call for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, despite the ongoing conflict.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel eases air raid warning, allows people to leave shelters Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The Israeli military said citizens could leave shelters after being told to take cover during a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on Sunday.

“Following the situational assessment, the Home Front Command published that it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas across the country”, the military said in a statement.

The army had called on the population to take shelter after detecting missiles launched from Iran, and alert sirens had sounded in parts of the country.

Israel launched an unprecedented attack on the Islamic republic Friday.

Its strikes hit nuclear and military facilities, killed top commanders, nuclear scientists and dozens of civilians, and sought to destroy the country’s defence capabilities.

Iranian missile fire targeting Israel in response killed at least 10 people overnight, according to authorities, pushing the death toll up to 13 since Iran began its retaliatory strikes Friday, with 380 reported injured.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Etihad Airways says flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv cancelled until June 22 Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Etihad Airways has cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv until June 22, it said on Sunday. “This remains a developing situation, and some disruption and delays may be expected in the coming days,” it said in a statement.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump says Iran and Israel will have peace ‘soon’ Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran and Israel will have peace “soon”, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday, adding that there were many unspecified meetings happening and that the two countries should make a deal.

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, killing scores.

“Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal,” Trump said on Truth Social, adding that “we will have PEACE, soon”.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah warns US against intervening in Israel-Iran conflict Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah warned on Sunday it would resume attacks on U.S. troops in the region if the United States intervenes in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

“We are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy’s army in the region,” Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement. “If America intervenes in the war, we will act directly against its interests and bases spread across the region without hesitation.”

Founded in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah is one of the elite Iraqi armed factions closest to Iran. The group, a key pillar of Iran’s network of regional proxy forces, has claimed responsibility for dozens of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. forces in both Iraq and Syria.

Early last year, Kataib Hezbollah announced the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region in response to efforts by the Iraqi government.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: At least 14 nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes on Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: At least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in Israeli attacks since Friday, including in car bombs, two sources in the Gulf said on Sunday.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran state media says ballistic missiles launched from across Iran towards Israel.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran media says at least 128 people killed in Friday-Saturday Israel attacks

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s President Pezeshkian says if Israel’s hostile actions continue, Tehran’s responses will also be ‘more decisive and severe’: IRNA

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran media reports blast in central Tehran

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran says mosques, metro stations, schools to serve as shelters from Israel attacks

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Baghaei says Tehran did not send any message to Israel via a third country.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Netanyahu says Iran will pay ‘very heavy price’ for Israeli civilian deaths Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Iran would pay “a very heavy price” for killing Israeli civilians, as the two foes kept up intense fighting.

“Iran will pay a very heavy price for the premeditated murder of civilians, women and children,” Netanyahu said during a visit to the site of a missile strike on a residential building in the coastal city of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran must ‘never have nuclear weapons’: Merz

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Turkish and Russian ministers discuss Israel-Iran conflict, Turkish source says Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia have discussed the conflict between Israel and Iran in a phone call, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Sunday.

Hakan Fidan told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the only way to resolve the “worrying” conflict and nuclear dispute is diplomacy, the source added.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: UK advises citizens against ‘all travel’ to Israel amid Iran conflict Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Britain’s Foreign Office on Sunday issued updated guidance to citizens advising “against all travel to Israel” following the outbreak of conflict with Iran.

“This is a fast-moving situation that poses significant risks. The situation has the potential to deteriorate further, quickly and without warning,” the Foreign Office guidance added.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Death toll grows as Israel and Iran trade attacks for third day Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: The death toll grew Sunday as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day, with Israel warning that worse is to come. Israel targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran’s nuclear program, while Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses and slammed into buildings deep inside Israel, causing civilian causalities.

The region braced for a drawn-out conflict after Israel’s strikes hit nuclear and military facilities, killing several senior generals and top nuclear scientists.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. had “nothing to do with the attack on Iran” and warned Tehran to expect “the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces” if it retaliates against the United States.

Israel, which views a nuclear-armed Iran as an existential threat, launched its attacks after weeks of escalating tensions over Iran’s progressing nuclear program. Iran announced Thursday that it planned to activate a third nuclear enrichment facility shortly after the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran for failing to comply with nonproliferation obligations.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: UK advises citizens against ‘all travel’ to Israel amid Iran conflict

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel military says struck over 80 targets in Tehran overnight

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: French FM comments on Israel Iran conflict French Foreign Minister Barrot said that Iran nuclear programme is a threat to the security of Europe and of Israel.

‘The only way to avoid escalation is diplomacy, added Barrot.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s EL AI airlines cancels services to many European cities Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: EL AI Israel Airlines announces cancellation of flights to and from many European cities as well as Tokyo and Moscow until June 23, owing to the Israel-Iran conflict, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel has a large list of targets in Iran still to hit Israel’s military official said that Israel has a large list of targets in Iran still to hit.

Israel still has a large list of targets it plans to hit in Iran, an Israeli military official on Sunday, as both nations continued to exchange missile attacks that started on Friday.

He declined to say how long strikes against Iran would continue, adding the military had attacked around 80 targets in Tehran on Saturday evening.

The targets included two “dual-use” Iranian fuel sites that supported military and nuclear operations, he said.

He said they also targeted the chief of staff of Yemen’s Houthis group overnight.

Source: Reuters

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranians can seek shelter in mosques, schools and metro, says Iran’s govt spokesperson Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran govt spokesperson Mohajerani said that there is no problem with the provision of food, medicine, fuel.

Adding to it, she told Iranians that they can seek shelter in mosques, schools, subway systems and metro.

These facilities will be open at all times from tonight, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told state TV on Sunday.

(Source: Reuters citing state TV)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran arrests 2 members of Israel’s intelligence agency Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran says it has arrested two members of Israel’s intelligence agency, reports Tasnim

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel attacks defence ministry facility in Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel attacked defence ministry facility in country’s centre, reported AFP citing Iran media.

There was no incident at Isfahan refinery, operations continue without disruption – Iran’s oil ministry – Reuters cited state news agency

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa damaged by Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian missile attacks have damaged pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa, said Israel’s oil refineries.

The refining facilities continue to operate but some downstream operations have been shut down

No injuries or casualities reported in Israel’s oil refineries.

Israel’s oil refineries said that they will examine impact of damage on its operations and implications on its financial results.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli Defense Min instructed military to issue evacuation orders in Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli Defense Minister said that he instructed the military to issue evacuation warnings to residents in Tehran near weapons production facilities, reported Reuters citing statement.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel sought to ‘derail’ nuclear talks with attacks, says Iran FM Araghchi Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian Foreign Minister said that Israel sought to ‘derail’ nuclear talks with attacks.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel has ‘crossed a new red line’ by attacking nuclear sites, says Iran FM Abbas Araghchi Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that Israel ‘crossed a new red line’ by attacking nuclear sites.

He also said that next round of nuclear talks with U.S. could have opened way for an agreement, but Israel is againat that.

Araghchi has rejected any nuclear deal that would compromise ‘rights’.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli airspace remains closed for 3rd day in a row Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel says airspace remains closed for third day amid conflicts with Iran.

(Source: AFP)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran FM says has ‘solid proof’ US forces supported Israel in attacks, AFP reports

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel signals possible new strikes, sends warning of evacuation Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s military warns Iranians to evacuate weapons production factories, signalling possible new strikes immediately, reports AP.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran’s top diplomat says that if Israeli attacks stop, ‘our responses will also stop’, reports AP

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel reports 10 deaths overnight from Iran strike Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel police recovered two bodies after Iran strike, overnight toll at 10 deaths, as reported by AFP.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel intercepts 7 drones Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel has intercepted seven drones, stated AFP citing Israel military.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Operations at Tehran’s refiner continue with disruption, says Iran’s SNN Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Amid Istaeli attacks, Iran’s SNN said that Tehran’s refinery is operating without disruptions.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Jordon reopens airspace amid Israel Iran conflict Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Jordon has reopened its airspace after a brief suspension amid Israel-Iran tensions

(Source: Reuters citing state news agency)

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel confirms series of strikes on Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel military said that it completed additiional series of strikes on storage, missile launch infrastructures sites in Western Iran over the past hour, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Yemen targets Israel with ballistic missiles Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Yemen Houthis said that they targeted Israel with several ballistic missiles in the last 24 hours in coordination with Iran, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Trump warns Iran Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Donald Trump warned Iran of any attacks on U.S., stating that full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on the country at levels never seen before.

The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight. If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!! – US President Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Iran says Shahran oil depot targeted in Israeli attack

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israeli military spokesperson says Iran has an arsenal that can cause ‘grave damage’ to Israel

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel’s military says it has targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Israel police say several civilians report explosions in northern Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: There has been no confirmation of damage or casualties yet.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Sirens activated in northern Israel Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: Sirens activated due to ‘hostile aircraft intervention’, Israeli military says.

Iran fired a pair of ballistic missile barrages at Israel early Wednesday, as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that “the battle begins” and called for showing “no mercy” toward Israelis, The Times of Israel reports.

The first salvo, which began to trigger sirens across a large swath of Israel shortly after 12:40 a.m., included some 15 projectiles. The next barrage of approximately 10 rockets began around 40 minutes later and triggered alerts in central Israeli communities and a number of West Bank settlements.

Several minutes before the attacks, the Israel Defense Forces issued alerts warning residents of the missile fire and instructing them to seek shelter. Following each salvo, the IDF informed Israelis it was then safe to leave the bomb shelters.

There were no reports of injuries in the successive attacks, but a fire was sparked at a parking lot in central Israel, damaging numerous cars.

It was not immediately clear if the blaze was the result of a direct impact or caused by falling debris from an interception.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps later claimed to have used hypersonic missiles.

“The 11th wave of the proud Operation Honest Promise 3 using Fattah-1 missiles” was carried out, the IRGC said in a statement carried by state television, claiming that Iranian forces “have gained complete control over the skies of the occupied territories.”

Warning sirens were also activated overnight around the Dead Sea due to a suspected drone infiltration, and shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday morning in numerous northern communities. The IDF said after the latter incident that the air force downed a drone “from the east,” a term the military has previously used to refer to Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Yemen.

The overnight missile launches followed several smaller salvos throughout Tuesday, with the IDF saying it believed the attacks were decreasing in scope as Iran’s capabilities had been degraded by Israeli strikes.

“We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime,” Khamenei wrote on his English-language X account after the second missile barrage early Wednesday. “We will show the Zionists no mercy.”

He issued a similar tweet in Hebrew as well as a Shia-themed post in Farsi stating “the battle begins” and claiming a return to Khaybar, referring to a town whose Jewish inhabitants were conquered by Muslim forces in the 7th century.

The post featured an image of a man holding a sword entering a castle-like gate, with fiery streaks in the sky overhead.

Meanwhile, the IDF issued an evacuation warning Wednesday urging residents of District 18 in Tehran to leave the area, saying that Israel was going to take action in the area targeting military infrastructure.

Shortly afterward, the military announced that the Israeli Air Force had embarked on a new wave of strikes in the Iranian capital, without immediately providing further details.

US President Donald Trump claimed that the States had taken “complete and total control of the skies over Iran.” He further warned Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei saying that “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The long-simmering tensions between Israel and Iran have exploded into open warfare since Friday, June 13, 2025, marking an unprecedented period of direct military confrontation. Israel initiated a major campaign of fighter jet and drone strikes across Iran, targeting nuclear and military sites, including surface-to-surface missile production facilities, detection radar sites, and surface-to-air missile launchers. Reports indicate strikes on residential areas and fuel depots, with Iran’s health ministry reporting at least 224 fatalities and over 1,200 injuries, mostly civilians. Israeli forces have also reportedly killed several top Iranian military commanders and atomic scientists. The IDF claims to have destroyed one-third of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers and achieved “full air superiority over Tehran,” also striking an Iranian refueling aircraft 2,300 km away.

In retaliation, Tehran has launched barrages of missiles and drones, hitting Israeli cities and towns, causing at least 24 deaths and 592 injuries, with a major oil refinery in Haifa among the targets. The IDF confirmed intercepting over 100 Iranian UAVs.

The international community, including China, Turkey, and G7 leaders, has urgently called for de-escalation, but both sides remain defiant. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts the offensive aims to thwart “existential” nuclear and missile threats and has not ruled out targeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggesting it would “end the conflict.” The UN’s IAEA reported physical damage to an above-ground component of Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility but normal external radiation levels, while warning of potential internal contamination. Amidst the crisis, planned nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington were called off.

Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv. (Photo: AP)

Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Amid renewed airstrikes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, a human rights group has said that Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded 1,326 others, Associated Press reported. Israeli authorities and President Trump have claimed that Israel has full control over Iran’s skies. Iran says that it hit a major intelligence center in Tel Aviv with Israeli sources confirming that there have been hits on civilian and military targets. India has relocated students in Iran and diverted flights from Iranian airspace. Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi urged the MEA to evacuate the 120 Indians stranded in Iraq.

What has happened till now: Explosions rocked Iran and missiles struck Israel on the fifth consecutive day of hostilities, with a Mossad office reportedly targeted in Tel Aviv and a high-level assassination carried out in Tehran. The death toll from Israel’s strikes on Iran has climbed to over 220, including at least 70 women and children, according to Iranian officials. More than 20 people have been killed in Iranian attacks on Israel. The United States has now sent two fighter jets into Iran, urging leaders to surrender unconditionally.

G7 Summit pressure: World leaders had gathered in Canada to attend the G7 Summit with a goal to help diffuse the heightened tension and pressure built between Israel and Iran. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Trump told G7 leaders that he is considering the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. “An offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions,” Macron said. German Chancellor Mertz said that combined, the US and Israel have the capacity to wipe out Iran’s nuclear facilities. Now, the G7 nations expressed support to Israel and labeled Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East. Live Updates 10:20 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Russia calls Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites ‘illegal’ Russian foreign ministry has called the Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear site as “illegal” and stressed that diplomacy was the only way forward. The Russian Foreign Ministry called Iran’s nuclear program “peaceful”, reported DW. 10:17 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Israel doing ‘dirty work for us’ in Iran Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has supported Israel in its war against Iran and said that Tel Aviv is doing the “dirty work for all of us”. 10:09 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel unleashes intense airstrikes in Tehran in conflict that has killed nearly 600 across Iran Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s capital early Wednesday in a conflict that a human rights group said had killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others. The Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said it had identified 239 of those killed in Israeli strikes as civilians and 126 as security personnel. The group, which also provided detailed casualty figures during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, crosschecks local reports in the Islamic Republic against a network of sources it has developed in the country. Iran has not been publishing regular death tolls during the conflict and has minimized casualties in the past. Its last update, issued Monday, put the death toll at 224 people killed and 1,277 others wounded. Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign aimed at Iran’s military and nuclear program. Israel asserts it had to launch its airstrike campaign to stop Iran from getting closer to being able to build a nuclear weapon. It came as Iran and the United States had been negotiating over the possibility of a new diplomatic deal over Tehran’s program, though President Donald Trump has said Israel’s campaign came after a 60-day window he set for the talks. – AP 09:52 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli military says it attacked several weapon production sites in Iran The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has stated that they have attacked a centrifuge production site and several weapons production sites on Iran on Tuesday night, Reuters reported. 09:42 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump vs Khamenei on social media amid Israel-Iran conflict As tensions and hostilities rose between Israel and Iran, a social media conflict was up between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Here’s a look at their messages in past 24 hours: Trump claimed “complete and total control of the skies over Iran”. The US president warned Khamenei: “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.” In his final attack on the supreme leader of Iran, Trump posted “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” In a series of posts on X, Khamenei said Iran “will never compromise with Zionists”. “We will show the Zionists no mercy. The battle begins,” added Khamenei. 09:19 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Where have the airstrikes hit in Israel and Iran? The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has said that strikes by Iran have hit the capital city Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa and both are densely populated area of Israel. Meanwhile, Israel has conducted more than 100 airstrikes on Iran’s capital city Tehran, which is home to about 10 million people. 09:13 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages The US military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, bolstering US military forces in the region as the war between Israel and Iran rages, three US officials said. One of the officials said the deployments include F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft. Two of the officials stressed the defensive nature of the deployment of fighter aircraft, which have been used to shoot down drones and projectiles. – Reuters 08:55 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded 1,326 others Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 585 people and wounded 1,326 others, a human rights group has said, Associated Press reported. 08:50 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Air raid sirens sound in northern Israel due to hostile aircraft infiltration, says IDF The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have said that air raid sirens were sounded in northern Israel after a hostile aircraft infiltrated the airspace, Reuters reported. 08:39 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump set to meet Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir on Wednesday US President Donald Trump is all set to meet Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir on Wednesday, amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran. Trump and Munir will have lunch together in the White House and reports suggest the meeting was already scheduled. According to BBC, Pakistan’s General Munir has been in the United States since June 14. The meeting could be significant as Iran and Pakistan share border with each other and there are speculations that Israel, Iran conflict could spill over in the region. 08:22 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump weighing option of deploying US military to target Iranian nuclear sites, reports say As US President Donald Trump returned to Washington after cutting short his G7 Summit trip to Canada and two US officials have said that the president is weighing options and warming up to the idea of using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported. According to the report, Israel is awaiting the response of the White House whether or not President Trump would help Tel Aviv in finishing the job of destroying Iran’s nuclear program. 08:18 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Missiles seen flying across Israeli skies on Tuesday night amid Iran’s offensive As Iran launched missiles at Tel Aviv on Tuesday night, the projectiles could be seen flying and hovering above the skies of Israel’s capital city Tel Aviv on Tuesday night, BBC reported. 08:15 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Air defenses in Tehran repelling projectiles fired by Israel, local media reports Air defenses situated in Iran’s capital Tehran are repelling the projectiles fired upon by Israel, the semi-official Iranian outlet Mehr News Agency reported. The news agency posted a video related to the incident on its X page wherein flashes could be seen in the sky as explosions were heard throughout Tehran, CNN reported. 07:37 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel. In a statement, WhatsApp said it was “concerned these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most.” WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, meaning a service provider in the middle can’t read a message. “We do not track your precise location, we don’t keep logs of who everyone is messaging and we do not track the personal messages people are sending one another,” it added. “We do not provide bulk information to any government.” End-to-end encryption means that messages are scrambled so that only the sender and recipient can see them. If anyone else intercepts the message, all they will see is a garble that can’t be unscrambled without the key. Gregory Falco, an assistant professor of engineering at Cornell University and cybersecurity expert, said it’s been demonstrated that it’s possible to understand metadata about WhatsApp that does not get encrypted. – AP 07:32 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran issues evacuation order for neighbourhoods in Israel’s Tel Aviv The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an evacuation order for the neighbourhoods in Israel’s capital city Tel Aviv, reported Iran’s local media. The development comes after Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it intercepted two drones flying from the east, which led to the red alert sirens in the Dead Sea region of Israel, BBC reported. 07:22 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel strikes Imam Hossein University, linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards In its latest barrage of strikes on Tehran, Israel has attacked Imam Hossein University which is linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in Eastern Tehran, Reuters reported quoting Iran’s local media outlets. 07:04 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel targets Khojir missile production facility in Tehran Israeli military is targeting Khojir missile production facility in Iran’s capital Tehran in its latest strike, Iranian state media has said, as reported by Reuters. The Khojir missile production facility is significant to Iran as it is a ballistic missile-related infrastructure and it was targeted by Israel in October 2024. 06:55 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Oil prices extend rise as Iran-Israel conflict enters sixth day Oil prices ticked up in early trading on Wednesday after ending the previous session up more than 4% on worries that the Iran-Israel conflict could disrupt supplies. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $76.64 a barrel by 0029 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.31%, to $75.07 per barrel. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as the Iran-Israel air war entered a sixth day. The US military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the region to bolster its forces, three officials said on Tuesday. Analysts said the market was largely worried about supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil. Two oil tankers collided near the strait and caught fire on Tuesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations had warned on Monday that electronic interference is affecting ships’ navigation systems. Iran is OPEC’s third-largest producer extracting about 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, but analysts say other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could use their spare capacity to make up for a drop in Iranian output. Markets are also looking ahead to a second day of US Federal Reserve discussions on Wednesday, in which the central bank is expected to leave its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.25%-4.50% range. – Reuters 06:40 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: What did the Iranian state media say regarding launch of Fattah-1 missile at Tel Aviv The semi-official state media Mehr news agency confirmed on X that Iranian military has launched Fattah-1 missile at Tel Aviv on Wednesday. “The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) described the latest phase of the operation as a ‘turning point,’ saying the deployment of first-generation Fattah missiles marked ‘the beginning of the end’ for Israel’s ‘mythical’ missile defence systems,” BBC reported quoting state-owned Press TV. 06:25 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns, ‘The battle begins’ After US President Donald Trump gave stern warning to Iran and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked about eliminating the supreme leader, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned in post on X, “In the name of the noble Haidar, the battle begins.” 06:04 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran has launched Fattah missiles toward Israel, claims Iranian media Iran has launched Fattah missiles toward Israel on early Wednesday, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. According to Iran, Fattah missiles are a “hypersonic” missile that travels at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound (about 3,800 miles per hour, 6,100 kilometers per hour), CNN reported. 05:47 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel issues evacuation warning for Tehran’s District 18 The Israeli military has warned the residents of Tehran’s District 18 to evacuate the area as soon as possible as Israel’s defence forces warned that it could carry out strikes over there. “Your presence in this area will put your life in danger,” the Israeli military post the message on X. 05:38 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: How has the US shifted military jets and ships in the Middle East? The US is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict. Trump’s social media posts saying his patience with Iran was “wearing thin” have raised the possibility of deepening U.S. involvement, perhaps by using its bunker-busting bomb to strike a key Iranian nuclear site built deep underground in the mountains. Israel doesn’t have the massive munition it would take to destroy the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant, or the aircraft needed to deliver it. Only the US does. As America’s national security leaders discuss the next steps, the Pentagon has moved to ensure that its troops and bases in the region are protected. Here’s a look at the US military presence in the Middle East: US aircraft moving to the Middle East In a social media post, Trump warned that “we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.” US officials insisted as of Tuesday that the American military has not taken any offensive actions against Iran, only defensive strikes to take out incoming Iranian missiles to protect Israel. Additional US fighter jets and refueling tankers have been deployed to the region, but officials have declined to provide specific numbers. – AP 05:18 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli military says it is conducting series of strikes in Iran as explosion hits Tehran suburb The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it conducting a series of strikes at Iran on early Wednesday as explosion hit Tehran’s suburb, while flames and smoke were seen rising the Islamic country’s capital city, Reuters reported quoting Nour News. 04:54 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel says it killed a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Iran’s capital Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and US President Donald Trump warned Tehran’s residents to evacuate while demanding that Iran surrender without conditions. Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early to deal with the conflict between Israel and Iran, telling reporters: “I’m not looking at a ceasefire. We’re looking at better than a ceasefire.” When asked to explain, he said the US wanted to see “a real end” to the conflict that could involve Iran “giving up entirely.” He added: “I’m not too much in the mood to negotiate.” Later on social media, he warned Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the US knows where he is hiding and called for Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.” It was not clear whether that was a suggestion for Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. Trump posted that there were no plans to kill Khamenei “at least not for now.” Despite warning that US “patience is wearing thin,” he indicated that diplomatic talks remained an option, and said he could send Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with the Iranians. Iran offered no immediate response to the president’s posts, but the country’s military leaders vowed that Israel would soon see more attacks. “The operations carried out so far have been solely for the purpose of warning and deterrence,” Gen. Abdul Rahim Mousavi, the commander in chief of Iran’s army, said in a video. “The punishment operation will be carried out soon.” Uncertainty roiled the region on the fifth day of Israel’s air campaign aimed at Iran’s military and nuclear program. Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves. – AP 04:36 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: US to shut embassy in Jerusalem till Friday due to security situation The US Embassy in Jerusalem will be shut from Wednesday till Friday due to the security situation in the region and to comply with Israeli guidance, the US State Department said on Tuesday. “Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the US Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,” the State Department said on X. 04:20 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli military says missiles launched from Iran towards Tel Aviv The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that a fresh barrage of missiles were fired upon by Iran towards its capital city Tel Aviv and other central Israel region on Tuesday night. 02:02 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran targets Israeli air bases in retaliatory strikes The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on Israeli air bases, which they claim were used to launch military strikes against Iran. According to the Iranian statement, the strikes are part of a larger operation that will “continue in a successive, complex, multi-layered and gradual manner”. _The Guardian 01:45 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Houthi official vows support for Iran against Israel A senior Houthi official has stated that the group will intervene to support Iran in the event of an escalation with Israel, drawing parallels with their involvement in supporting Gaza. In an interview with Al Jazeera Mubasher TV, the official emphasized the group’s commitment to standing in solidarity with Iran against Israeli aggression.-Reuters 01:18 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Russia says Israeli attacks on Iran are illegal, notes Iran’s commitment to NPT Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced on Tuesday continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran’s nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy. “The continuing intensive attacks by Israel on Iran’s peaceful nuclear sites are illegal in terms of international law and create unacceptable threats to international security and push the world to a nuclear catastrophe…,” the ministry said in a statement posted on Telegram. -Reuters 00:51 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran arrests foreigner for filming ‘sensitive’ areas near nuclear power plant for Israel Iran arrested on Tuesday a foreigner for filming “sensitive” areas near the country’s Bushehr nuclear power plant for Israel, Iranian media reported. The Iranian website eghtesadonline said the unnamed foreigner, whose nationality was not disclosed, resided illegally and filmed the power plant for Israel’s spy agency Mossad. (Reuters) 00:42 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel on high alert: New wave of Iranian missiles identified The Israeli Defense Forces has confirmed a new wave of incoming missiles fired from Iran, prompting sirens to sound in various parts of the country, particularly in the north and Haifa. Citizens have been instructed to seek shelter immediately. According to the Israeli military, defensive systems are actively working to intercept the threat. This development comes amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, with the IDF on high alert to respond to potential attacks.(CNN) 00:35 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: WhatsApp denies Iran’s claims of sharing user data with Israel Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, has responded to Iran’s government urging citizens to delete WhatsApp, denying allegations that the app shares user information with Israel. According to the BBC, a Meta spokesperson expressed concern that these false claims might lead to unnecessary blocking of WhatsApp’s services, stating: “We do not provide bulk information to any government. For over a decade, Meta has provided consistent transparency reports that include the limited circumstances when WhatsApp information has been requested.” The spokesperson emphasized WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption feature, which ensures that only the sender and recipient have access to messages: “All messages you send to family and friends on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted, meaning no one except the sender and recipient has access to those messages.” 00:29 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: ‘We’ll take him at his word’: US State Department on Trump’s Iran comments US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the administration will stand by Trump’s words regarding his desire for a “real end” to the Iran-Israel conflict. When asked to elaborate, Bruce declined to speculate, stating that Trump is the singular guiding force behind US policy decisions moving forward. -BBC 00:17 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Macron suggests Trump’s stance on Iran may have shifted French President Emmanuel Macron believes there may have been a change in US President Donald Trump’s opinion on Iran since yesterday.-Reuters 00:11 (IST) 18 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Erdogan slams Netanyahu: ‘greatest threat’ to Middle East security Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him the “greatest threat” to security in the Middle East, according to CNN. Erdogan made the remarks during a phone call with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, emphasizing the need to end the spiral of violence and addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Erdogan has been a vocal critic of Israel’s actions, labeling it a “terror state” and drawing comparisons between Netanyahu and Hitler. 23:56 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel faces threats on multiple fronts, IDF warns Israel is confronting threats from multiple directions, according to IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin. “While we are working to remove threats from Iran, we are still fighting their proxy, Hamas, in Gaza,” he stated. Defrin emphasized that Hamas continues to hold 53 hostages in brutal conditions and vowed that Israel will not rest until they are safely returned home. (BBC) 23:54 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran’s military chief calls for Haifa and Tel Aviv evacuation Iran’s top military commander, Abdolrahim Mousavi, has warned residents in Haifa and Tel Aviv to evacuate ahead of a potential “punitive operation,” according to CNN. Mousavi stated that previous operations were just a warning and a larger-scale response is imminent. “The operations carried out so far have been a warning for deterrence and a punitive operation will be carried out soon,” Mousavi said in a video statement, referencing the recent killings of Iranian commanders and scientists. 23:43 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Egypt and UAE urge caution amid Israel-Iran conflict Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are calling for caution as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. According to reports, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed warned that uncalculated and reckless steps could lead to a wider regional conflict. Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged for a ceasefire during phone calls with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, emphasizing the need for diplomacy to prevent further escalation.-The Guardian 23:29 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump shifts stance on Iran: Military action possible US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering military action against Iranian nuclear facilities, marking a significant shift in his approach. According to CNN, Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts and is now open to using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear sites, unless Iran makes substantial concessions. Trump emphasized his objective is a “real end” to the conflict, not just a temporary ceasefire. This development comes amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, with the US positioning military assets in the region. 23:21 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: UK deploys RAF fighter jets to Middle East amid Iran-Israel tensions The United Kingdom has deployed Royal Air Force fighter jets to the Middle East to protect its presence in Cyprus and Oman from potential Iranian threats, according to UK Defense Secretary John Healey. The primary goal of this deployment is to reinforce de-escalation and security in the region, while also potentially supporting allies. (The Guardian) 23:16 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iranian state media reports ‘continuous and intense’ explosions West of Tehran Multiple explosions have been heard west of Tehran, according to Iranian state media IRNA. (Reuters) 23:11 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran warns citizens to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram amid Israeli threats The Iranian regime has advised its citizens to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram, and other location-based apps, citing Israel’s alleged use of mobile phone tracking to target individuals in the country. According to a security report cited by Iran’s state-run news agency IRIB, these apps pose a significant risk in the current circumstances, especially after recent targeted assassinations, including those of scientists. Citizens are urged to switch off their mobile phones when changing locations and avoid taking them to sensitive areas, as reported by CNN. 22:59 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump holds emergency meeting with national security team in Situation Room US President Donald Trump has convened a meeting with his national security team in the White House Situation Room to discuss the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump returned to Washington early from the G7 summit in Canada to address the situation, weighing potential US involvement. The Situation Room meeting comes after Israel requested a “defensive posture” from the US, and over 30 US aerial refueling tankers have been deployed to the region to potentially support Israeli operations, according to CNN citing a White House official. 22:56 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Pentagon extends deployment of air assets in Middle East Pentagon is moving more fighter jets to the Middle East and extending the deployment of air assets already in the region, according to a report by Reuters. 22:46 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Pakistan recalls families of diplomats, some non-essential staff from Iran Pakistan has recalled families of diplomats and some non-essential staff from Iran amid escalating tensions in the region, an official said Tuesday. “The staff members identified as non-essential have been instructed to return to Pakistan along with their families,” the Foreign Ministry official said, adding that arrangements have been made to facilitate the safe return of the staff. However, the official said that Pakistan Embassy in Tehran and its Consulates will continue to remain functional. Earlier, a total of 78 Pakistanis, including 47 students, returned to Pakistan through the Taftan border on Tuesday, raising the total number of repatriated citizens to 1,200. – PTI 22:45 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran’s army commander calls for evacutation According to Israeli Mehr News Agency, Iran’s senior army commander has called on Israelis to immediately evacuate the cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv. 22:31 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: More than 2,700 people have been evacuated from their homes in Israel, government says At least 2,725 people in Israel have been evacuated from their homes since the latest conflict with Iran began last week, according to Israel’s Government Press Office (GPO). 22:15 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: We know where Khamenei is hiding Trump posted on Truth Social, “We know exactly where the so-called “Supreme Leader” is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” 21:59 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: India diverts more flights as airspace disruption continues DGCA asks airlines to adopt alternative flight routing strategies to minimise disruptions due to Iranian airspace closure 21:58 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages The US military is sending additional fighter jets to the Middle East and extending the deployment of others, ramping up its presence as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, three US officials said. One official confirmed the deployments include F-16s, F-22s, and F-35s. Two officials emphasised the move is defensive, with the aircraft being used primarily to intercept drones and incoming projectiles. -with inputs from Reuters 21:46 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: ‘We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran’ – Trump Trump wrote on Truth Social, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured “stuff.” Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA.” 21:19 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iranian military says it struck Israeli military intelligence center in Tel Aviv Iran’s military said it struck an Israeli military intelligence center in Tel Aviv with a guided missile overnight. “The Zionist regime’s intelligence center was hit in its core, by a guided missile, despite the enemy’s heavy layers of defense, which the Americans are helping with,” said Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for Iran’s defense ministry. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps called the strike “an effective operation, despite the presence of highly advanced defense systems,” claiming the “center is currently burning.” Videos verified by CNN and circulating on social media appear to show four incoming missiles landing near interceptor fire and a military facility in central Israel. “There have been hits on civilian targets, there have been hits on military targets,” an Israeli military official said Tuesday, describing the latest Iranian barrage. 20:53 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: German Chancellor said that Israel and the US could destroy Iran’s nuclear program if Tehran doesn’t back down German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that the complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear weapons programme could be on the agenda if Tehran does not back down and return to the negotiating table. “The Israeli army is obviously unable to accomplish that. It lacks the necessary weapons. But the Americans have them,” said Merz in an interview with broadcaster ZDF on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada. – Reuters 20:43 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Owaisi urges MEA to evacuate Indian students in Iraq Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday urged the External Affairs Ministry’s intervention to evacuate around 120 Indians stranded in Iraq following the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran. Owaisi said the Indians, Shia Muslims, were on a pilgrimage and have been unable to come back due to stoppage of flights from Iraq, which is Iran’s neighbour, according to sources. The Hyderabad MP made the request to the MEA officials during the meeting of the parliamentary committee on external affairs. – PTI 20:35 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran launched several missiles toward Israel, IDF said, as air raid sirens briefly sounded across country Air raid sirens rang out across large parts of Israel at around 7:30 p.m. IST (5 p.m. local time), after Iran launched another wave of attacks. “Iran is attacking again,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a brief statement on X. In a follow-up message, the military said several missiles had been fired from Iran in the past hour, and that “most of them were intercepted.” Roughly an hour later, Israel’s Home Front Command gave the all-clear, allowing citizens to leave their bomb shelters. 19:46 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Over 600 people have fled to Azerbaijan from Iran, source says More than 600 people of 17 nationalities have fled into Azerbaijan from Iran in the five days since the start of the air war between Israel and Iran, an Azerbaijani source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. The source said they included citizens of Russia, the United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, China, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. -Reuters 19:03 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: IAEA confirms Iranian strikes had ‘direct impact’ on Israeli nuclear facilities The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it believes Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz enrichment site have had “direct impacts” on the facility’s underground centrifuge halls. This marks the first time the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has assessed damage from the strikes in the underground parts of Natanz, which is the main enrichment facility of Iran’s nuclear programme. “Based on continued analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz,” the agency said. – Reuters 19:01 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel to operate rescue flights for citizens stranded overseas Israeli carrier, EL AL, says it expects to operate rescue flights on Wednesday for citizens stranded in Larnaca (Cyprus), Athens, Rome, and Milan. 18:58 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: News anchor celebrated for her resilliance A large banner featuring Iranian state TV presenter Sahar Emami has been raised in Tehran’s Veliasr Square, after she was targeted live on air during an Israeli strike. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that the image shows Emami with her finger raised in defiance, alongside a verse from the Persian poet Ferdowsi praising the bravery of women “on the battlefield.” 18:50 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Chinese leader says Beijing is ‘deeply concerned’ Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is “deeply concerned” by the “sudden escalation” of tensions in the Middle East following Israel’s military strikes on Iran, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. In his first public remarks on the conflict since it began on Friday, Xi reaffirmed China’s opposition to “any acts that infringe on the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity” of other nations. “Military conflict is not a solution, and rising regional tensions do not serve the common interests of the international community,” he said during a joint appearance with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. 18:36 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Qatar gas supply steady Qatar said on Tuesday that gas production at the South Pars field remains stable and supply is continuing as normal, despite an Israeli strike on Saturday that prompted Iran to partially halt its operations, Reuters reports. Qatar, the world’s third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas after the US and Australia, shares the South Pars field with Iran. Iran suspended part of its production after the strike triggered a fire at the site. 18:36 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: ‘Basically everyone I know has left the city’ As Israel’s assault on Iran entered its fifth day, a growing number of residents have been fleeing the capital, Tehran, and heading toward the northern Caspian Sea province of Mazandaran in search of safety. One evacuee told CNN it took over 14 hours to reach Shomal, a normally three-hour drive to the popular holiday region. “Everyone left Tehran — basically everyone I know has left the city,” the person said. “People in Shomal have opened their doors, taking in those arriving from Tehran.” “They bombed my house, my street yesterday,” the evacuee added. “All the windows turned to powder. The lobby of the building is gone.” 18:00 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Diplomacy is the best tactic according to the EU The European Union reiterated that diplomacy remains the best way to address Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, following emergency talks among its 27 foreign ministers on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. “We all agreed on the urgent need for de-escalation,” said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas after the video call. “Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and diplomacy is the solution to prevent this. The EU will play its part.” Europe has so far remained largely on the sidelines as tensions have flared between the two regional adversaries following Israel’s initial strikes on Iran. 17:23 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel has Iran’s military leadership on the run, military official says Israel struck dozens of sites tied to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs overnight and has Iran’s military leadership “on the run,” a senior Israeli military official said Tuesday. Speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the official confirmed that while Israel had not yet targeted Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, it remained a possibility. He said precautions were being taken to avoid triggering a nuclear disaster. According to the official, Iran has so far launched around 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel, aiming at both civilian and military targets. A sharp overnight decline in missile launches, he said, indicated that Israel had successfully disrupted Iran’s strike capabilities. 17:15 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump wants a lasting resolution to the conflict Trump said he was seeking a lasting resolution to the conflict between Israel and Iran—not just a temporary halt in fighting. “I’m not looking for a ceasefire,” he told reporters after returning from the G7 summit. “We’re looking at better than a ceasefire.” 16:56 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump raises probability of Iran having a nuclear weapon According to the Associated Press, Trump rejected congressional testimony from US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, who informed lawmakers on March 25, 2025, that US intelligence agencies assessed Iran was not actively developing a nuclear weapon. Trump stated, “I don’t care what she said, I think they were very close to having it.” 16:52 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iranian foreign minister says country is committed to diplomacy but focus is on deterrence for now Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a joint call with the foreign ministers of France, Britain, Germany, and the EU, emphasised that while Tehran remains open to diplomacy, its current priority is “effective and deterrent confrontation” against aggression, according to a foreign ministry statement. In a separate conversation with Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Araghchi criticised certain European countries for their pro-Israel stance, per IRNA. He reiterated Iran’s commitment to diplomacy, stating it has “never left the negotiating table.” The UK, France, and Germany have urged de-escalation but expressed support for Israel’s right to self-defence and voiced serious concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. 16:44 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Cyberattack ‘disrupts’ Iranian state-owned bank Sepah Bank, a major state-owned Iranian bank, experienced a cyberattack that disrupted its online services, as reported by the Fars news agency. The bank anticipates resolving the issue within hours. An Israel-linked hacking group, Predatory Sparrow (known as Gonjeshke Darande in Persian), claimed responsibility, asserting it “destroyed” the bank’s data. 16:41 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran claims to have struck Mossad operations Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a centre of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. In a statement on state TV, the Guards said they “struck the military intelligence centre of the Zionist regime’s army, Aman, and the Zionist regime’s terrorist operations planning centre, the Mossad, in Tel Aviv”, adding it was “currently on fire”. There has been no Israeli confirmation of the same. 16:38 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli defence minister threatens Ayatollah Khamenei Israeli defence minister Israel Katz warns that Khamenei could face a similar fate to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein stating, “remember what happened to the dictator in the neighbouring country of Iran who took this path against Israel.” 16:36 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran has fired 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs According to an Israeli military official, Iran has so far fired 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs towards Israel 16:19 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israel’s attacks on Iran are ‘threat to people everywhere’, Jordan’s king says Israel’s attacks on Iran have broadened its conflicts in the region to a level that poses a global threat, Jordan’s King Abdullah said in a speech in European Parliament on Tuesday. “With Israel’s expansion of its offensive to include Iran, there is no telling where the boundaries of this battleground will end,” the Jordanian monarch said. “And that is a threat to people everywhere. Ultimately, this conflict must end,” he added. – Reuters 16:00 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump denies reaching out to Iran for peace talks In a post on his Truth Social platform, US President Donald Trump announced that he has not reached out to Iran about ceasefire talks “in any way, shape, or form”. Trump further added that Iran should have signed a deal that he put forward during the most recent talks over Iran’s nuclear programme. “This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS! If they want to talk, they know how to reach me. They should have taken the deal that was on the table – Would have saved a lot of lives!!!,” he wrote. 14:29 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Residential buildings, hospitals, research centers, civilian public infrastructures targeted in Israel’s attack on Iran Residential buildings, hospitals, research centers and civilian public infrastructures were targeted in Israel’s military attacks on Iran, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran said in a press release on Tuesday. “Contrary to the claims of Zionist regime, they deliberately target residential buildings, hospitals, research centers and civilian public infrastructures,” it stated. Referring to the Israeli forces as “Zionist,” the statement further read: “The Expansionist Zionist regime is the main cause of instability and war in West Asia region. This regime permanently invades its neighbors and violates their sovereignty and territorial integrity. Iran’s military doctrine is defensive in nature and has employed various means to deter Zionist regime from threatening the security of Iran and the whole region.” Press release by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran: pic.twitter.com/yNcnt2IjML — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 17, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 14:26 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: 224 civilians killed; 1,257 injured so far amid Israel’s military attacks on Iran, says Iran Embassy in New Delhi The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi on Tuesday revealed that about 224 of civilian citizens including women and children had died, and 1,257 others were injured so far in Israel’s military attacks on Iran. Referring to the attacks by Israel as “blatant acts of aggression,” the Embassy wrote: “On 13th June 2025, the occupying and rogue Zionist regime flagrantly violated the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Iran by waging military attacks against several locations including residential areas, killing innocent women and children. As a result of these brutal military attacks, which is the clear violation of all international principles and regulations, 224 of civilian citizens including women and children have been martyred and 1257 others injured so far.” “The Zionist regime’s unlawful military attacks on Iran, constitute a flagrant violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and are blatant acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran. In accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, Iran reserves its legitimate and legal rights to respond properly and timely to these aggressions,” the release stated.

14:05 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Flights with evacuees from Israel arrive in Slovakia and Czech Republic Flights carrying evacuees from Israel arrived in Slovakia and the Czech Republic amid the war between Iran and Israel, authorities said on Tuesday, making these countries among the first to get their citizens out of the Middle East, news agency Reuters reported. Slovak authorities said that the first evacuation flight with 73 people, including 25 Slovak tourists and five family members of Slovak diplomats working in Tel Aviv, had arrived in the capital Bratislava late on Monday. Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said Slovakia had also helped bring citizens of other countries to Europe, including 15 Poles, 14 Czechs, nine Austrians, two Slovenians and one citizen each of Estonia, Spain and Malaysia, as per the report. “Our partners are contacting us and we are preparing another flight on Tuesday, which should include citizens of the Slovak Republic, as well as citizens of the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, and France,” Reuters quoted Blanar as saying. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Slovakia had helped evacuate seven Hungarians. Meanwhile, Czech Defence Minister Jana Cernochova said that a flight with 66 people evacuated from Israel had landed near Prague. Poland said on Monday that it was organising the evacuation of around 200 of its citizens from Israel via Jordan. (Reuters) 14:03 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Spanish foreign minister calls for weapons embargo on Israel Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Tuesday for a weapons embargo on Israel while the war in Gaza lasts and urged the resumption of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, news agency Reuters reported. “We are the largest trade partner of Israel in the world, the European Union,” he said on Bloomberg TV. “We must impose, for our European partners, an arms embargo, not to sell weapons to Israel as long as this war continues.” He said he wanted the EU to act as it did after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to try to achieve peace, as per the Reuters report. The minister regretted there were no signs of de-escalation between Israel and Iran and called for a resumption of dialogue with Iran on its nuclear programme. (Reuters) 13:40 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Egypt, Jordan, others call for halting Israel-Iran conflict Twenty countries denounced in a joint statement the escalating tensions in the Middle East caused by what they term Israel’s aggression against Iran and called for diplomacy and dialogue to restore stability in the region, news agency AP reported. “There’s an imperative need to halt Israeli hostilities against Iran, which come during a time of increasing tension in the Middle East, and to work towards de-escalation, to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and restoration of calm,” read the statement. Foreign ministers of Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, and Mauritania rejected finding resolution through military campaigns. Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates also condemned the escalation. They also highlighted the importance of clearing the region of nuclear and mass destruction weapons and called for refraining from targeting nuclear facilities and protecting maritime navigation in international waters. (AP) 13:36 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Shops closed, lines for gas in Iran’s capital Downtown Tehran appeared to be starting to empty out early Tuesday, with many shops closed, news agency AP reported. The city’s ancient Grand Bazaar was also closed, something that has only happened in the past during anti-government demonstrations or at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as per the report. On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper. Many appeared to be heading to the Caspian Sea area. Long queues also could be seen at gas stations in Tehran. Authorities within Iran’s government continued to insist everything was under control and did not offer any guidance for the public on what to do, AP report noted. (AP) 13:11 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Attacks against Israel to intensify in next hours, says senior Iranian army commander Senior Iranian Army Commander on Tuesday said that attacks against Israel will intensify in the next hours, news agency Reuters reported quoting the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). A new wave of hundreds of drones will hit Israel, the senior commander told IRNA. (Reuters) 13:06 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: ‘No sign of de-escalation between Israel, Iran’, says Spain’s Foreign Minister Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno on Tuesday stated that he sees “no sign” of de-escalation in conflict between Israel and Iran, news agency Reuters reported. “I see no sign of de-escalation in conflict between Israel and Iran,” Albares said. He also suggested that the European Union must impose a weapon embargo on Israel “as long as this war lasts.” (Reuters) 12:59 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Embassies, consulates working to ensure safety of citizens in Iran, Israel, says China’s Foreign Ministry The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that embassies and consulates are working with relevant departments to ensure the safety of its citizens in Iran and Israel amid the brewing conflict, news agency Reuters reported. “Some Chinese nationals have been evacuated to neighbouring countries. Embassies and consulates are working with relevant departments to ensure the safety of its citizens in Iran and Israel, and quickly organise evacuations,” the Ministry said, according to Reuters. The Ministry also called on all parties, “especially those with ‘special influence on Israel side to shoulder their due responsibilities and take immediate measures to cool down the tension.” China will continue to strengthen their communication with relevant parties, it stated. (Reuters) 12:52 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates | Trump says he wants Iran to give up entirely on nukes: Report United States President Donald Trump Tuesday said he wanted a “real end” to the nuclear problem with Iran, with Iran “giving up entirely” on nuclear weapons, news agency Reuters reported quoting the comments posted by a CBS News reporter on social media platform X. Trump made the comments during his midnight departure from Canada, where he attended the Group of Seven nations summit on Monday, the CBS News reporter said early on Tuesday. Trump predicted that Israel would not be slowing its attacks on Iran. “You’re going to find out over the next two days. You’re going to find out. Nobody’s slowed up so far,” the CBS journalist quoted Trump as saying on Air Force One. Trump said “I may”, on the prospect of sending US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to meet with Iran. However, he added that “it depends what happens when I get back”, according to the CBS reporter. Washington has said Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran. (Reuters) 12:32 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Iran’s wartime chief of staff killed in strikes, says Israeli military Amid fresh wave of airstrike between the two countries, Israel’s military said it had killed Ali Shadmani, identified as Iran’s wartime chief of staff and one of the most senior military commander, news agency Reuters reported. For the second time in 5 days— the IDF has eliminated Iran’s War-Time Chief of Staff, the regime’s top military commander.

Ali Shadmani, Iran’s senior-most military official and Khamenei’s closest military advisor, was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran, following precise… pic.twitter.com/Bq6Z49zeCj — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 17, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 11:57 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran’s nuclear program US President Donald Trump in about eight hours Monday went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his visit to an international summit to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team. He was expected to arrive at the White House early Tuesday at a moment of choosing in his presidency. Israel, with five days of missile strikes, has done considerable damage to Iran and believes it can now deal a permanent blow to Tehran’s nuclear program — particularly if it gets a little more help from Trump. But deepening American involvement, perhaps by providing the Israelis with bunker-busting bombs to penetrate Iranian nuclear sites built deep underground or offering other direct US military support, comes with enormous political risk for Trump. He appears to be gradually building the public case for more direct American involvement. “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign,” Trump posted on social media shortly before the White House announced Trump was cutting short his visit to the Group of Seven summit in the Canadian Rockies. “What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” – AP 11:52 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: At least one hit reported in central Israel as loud boom heard in Tel Aviv amid Iran’s strike Loud booms were heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday as Iran launched fresh wave of missiles at Israel and at least one has reportedly hit central Israel, reports BBC. The explosions were heard in Tel Aviv after air raid sirens and alert went out to residents which asked them to take shelter in protected areas until further notice. The Israel Defense Forces had earlier said that air force was operating to intercept and strike out the necessary threats. 11:39 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli military says it has killed Iran’s armed forces chief of staff The Israeli military has claimed that it has killed Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Ali Shadmani in its barrage of strikes on Tehran. Shadmani was the most senior military commander, reported Reuters. The conflict between Israel and Iran began on Friday when both the warring nations started trading strikes. 11:29 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Indian students in Tehran moved out of city for safety, says External Affairs ministry Indian students in Iran’s capital Tehran have been moved out of the city for safety in light of Iran’s conflict with Israel while others who are “self-sufficient” in terms of transport have been advised to move out too, Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. “Separately, some Indians have been facilitated to leave Iran through the border with Armenia. The Embassy remains continuously in touch with the community with a view to extending all feasible assistance,” the ministry added. Our Statement on the situation in Iran⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/vMiKDM6kvg pic.twitter.com/VZK1UmP5mm — Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 17, 2025 11:23 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli military claims it destroyed dozens of ground-to-ground missile storage, launch facilities of Iran The Israeli military has stated that it destroyed dozens of ground-to-ground missile storage and launch facilities and ground-to-air missile launchers in western part of Iran during Monday night. In a post on X, the Israeli military claimed “Air Force fighter jets completed several waves of strikes last night targeting dozens of military targets of the Iranian regime in western Iran.” 11:19 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: New wave of missiles launched by Iran, alert sounded in Israel A new wave of missiles were launched by Iran on Tuesday morning as Israel Defense Forces said that the strikes were targeted towards the territory of Israel. The Israeli defence systems are working to intercept the Iranian missiles. Advising the residents to take shelter in protected area, IDF said “You must enter the protected areas upon receiving the alert, and remain there until further notice. Exiting the protected area will only be possible after receiving explicit instructions.” 11:07 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump calls Macron ‘publicity seeking’, says he didn’t leave G7 Summit to work on Israel-Iran ceasefire US President Donald Trump, who cut short his trip to Canada where the G7 Summit was underway, has now said that he didn’t leave G7 to work on the Israel-Iran ceasefire, and that French President Emmanuel Macron mistakenly said it as he is seeking publicity. Trump said that Macron had “no idea” why the US president was returning to Washington and the reason is “much bigger” than the ceasefire between Israel and Iran. “Publicity seeking President Emmanuel Macron, of France, mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a “cease fire” between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. 10:53 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Israeli strike on Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB leaves two dead During an Israeli strike at Iran on Monday, the building of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran’s state broadcaster was hit which left a news editor and a employee dead, Iranian state media IRNA reported. Iran’s local media earlier reported that only one staff member of the news organistaion was killed in the attack. As the headquarter of the IRIB was struck during a live broadcast, the blast could be heard and studio lights went off as debris fell over the studio. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting started broadcasting hours after the attack, BBC reported. 10:40 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: Trump flies out of Canada as Israel-Iran tension derails his G7 Summit US President Donald Trump cut short his G7 Summit being held in Canada and has left for Washington due to the prevailing situation between Israel and Iran. Trump left a day early and reportedly asked the National Security Council to be ready and convene in the Situation Room in the White House. A White House aide has earlier clarified that the United States is not joining the Israeli offensive against Iran, and that American forces are maintaining their defensive posture. 10:33 (IST) 17 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran News LIVE Updates: US embassy in Jerusalem says not in a position to ‘evacuate or assist’ Americans The United States embassy in Jerusalem has said that it is not in a position to “evacuate or directly assist” Americans who are departing Israel. The embassy, which was shut on Monday, said it will remain closed on Tuesday as well. The embassy in Jerusalem further added that all US government employees and their family members should continue to remain in the protected shelters which are already in place and near their residences until any further notice.

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