The second week of the Israel-Iran war started with a renewed round of strikes targeting an Iranian nuclear research facility near Isfahan. Talks in Geneva on Friday between European foreign ministers and Iran’s top diplomat failed to produce a breakthrough. U.S. President Donald Trump continued to weigh his country’s military involvement as concerns spiked over potential strikes on Iranian nuclear reactors.

Still, European officials expressed hope for future negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was open to further dialogue but stressed Tehran wasn’t interested in negotiating while Israel continued attacking.

Here is the latest:

Nasrallah’s bodyguard killed in Israeli airstrike on Iran, Hezbollah says

The head of security to the late Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike while in Iran, a Hezbollah official said Saturday.

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Abu Ali Khalil, better known as Abu Ali Jawad, was killed after he went to Iran from neighboring Iraq, the official said.

For many years, Abu Ali was seen behind Nasrallah during most of his public appearances.

After Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstike in a Beirut suburb in September, his bodyguard was put in charge of his tomb in Beirut.

The Hezbollah official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the airstrike that killed Abu Ali occurred earlier Saturday.

Erdogan offers to mediate Iran-US talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for technical and leadership-level talks between Iran and the United States to resolve tensions, during a meeting with Iran’s top diplomat.

A statement from Erdogan office said the Turkish president also told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Istanbul on Saturday that Turkey was ready to take on the role of facilitator.

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Erdogan said that the region cannot tolerate another war and said Israel must be “stopped immediately.”

Araghchi was in Turkey to attend a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Iran acknowledges detaining German bicyclist on suspicion of spying

Iran on Saturday acknowledged for the first time it had detained a German bicyclist on spying allegations, likely an effort by Tehran to pressure Germany amid its war with Israel.

The semiofficial Mehr news agency published footage of the unnamed man’s arrest, without saying when the arrest occurred. However, it described the cyclist as being detained in Markazi province, home to the Arak heavy water reactor.

The German news agency dpa reported the arrest took place last year and that the bicyclist is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, home to Westerners and political prisoners.

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The German Foreign Ministry declined to comment Saturday.

Israeli army says it is now targeting Iranian military infrastructure

The Israeli army said it began striking military infrastructure in southwest Iran.

It was unclear what the targeted sites were.

Shortly after, Iranian state media reported that the sound of large blasts was heard in two cities in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. Air defenses were reported to be activated in both locations.

A large column of smoke had also risen above the port city of Mahshahr, Fars news agency said, while “frightening explosions” were heard in the provincial capital of Ahvaz.

Macron voices deep concern over Iran’s nuclear program

The French president said Saturday this happened during a call with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, who initiated the call.

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“Here again, my position is clear: Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons, and it is up to Iran to provide full guarantees that its intentions are peaceful,” Macron posted on social media, adding that diplomatic efforts should continue to resolve the current crisis.

“To achieve this, we will accelerate the negotiations led by France and its European partners with Iran.”

Macron said he also asked for the release of two French citizens being held in Iran on espionage charges since 2022.

Iranians are left with no internet access again

Internet-access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported on Saturday that the limited internet access that had come back up in Iran has once again “collapsed.”

The group said on X that the disconnect came after “a brief period when residents could exchange messages with the outside world.”

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A nationwide internet shutdown has been in place for several days, isolating Iranians.

Iran cited concerns about Israeli cyberattacks for the shutdown of mobile and web services. But many Iranians and activists see it as another example of state information control and targeted internet shutdowns the Islamic Republic has deployed during periods of protests and unrest.

Internet slowly trickles back in Iran

Iranians on Saturday began to see some internet access restored, giving people the opportunity to call friends and family for the first time in days.

Those in the diaspora posted on social media about connecting to FaceTime or WhatsApp to call relatives they had been worried about.

Government officials had disconnected phone and web services earlier in the week for the more than 90 million people who live in Iran, citing cybersecurity threats from Israel. That left civilians unaware of when and where Israel would strike next and if their family or friends were among the victims.

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Tasnim News Agency, closely affiliated with Iran’s government, quoted the information minister as saying that access to “international” internet should be restored across the country by 8 p.m.

Turkey urges Islamic unity against ‘Israeli problem’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the Middle East is faced with an “Israeli problem” and called on Islamic countries to take a collective stand and show solidarity with Iran.

“Israel’s ongoing aggression and occupation policies clearly show that there is an Israeli problem in our region that needs to be addressed,” Fidan said in an opening speech at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul on Saturday.

He also warned that Israel’s actions could trigger broader regional instability.

Italians evacuated from Iran arrive in Azerbaijan

The Italian foreign ministry said the 24 Italians are the second group to evacuate via Azerbaijan’s Baku.

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“After about nine hours of travel and a very long wait at the border, the group was welcomed by representatives of the Italian Embassy in Baku, and then moved to the airport of the Azerbaijani capital to wait to return to Italy with the first available flights,” the ministry said.

The group included an Italian doctor and his partner, an Iranian woman, and their 18-month-old child, the ministry said.

Another convoy from Iran could depart from Tehran as early as Monday.

The first group that arrived in Italy via Baku in recent days had 34 Italian nationals.

Italy’s foreign ministry also said it chartered a flight to help evacuate its citizens from Israel via Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday.

Evacuees in Cyprus recall missiles flying overhead

Noah Page says it’s one thing to watch missiles crisscrossing the sky on the news and another to experience it firsthand.

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“You see it on the news, you see everything, but you never really expect it to actually hit you when you’re there,” the Ohio-native told the Associated Press.

“As someone who grew up in Canada, it’s so foreign to me to even think about missiles or a war and you hear about it on the news and it’s just so separate from you,” said Pe’er, a 23-year-old who didn’t want to give her last name. “It sort of felt like fireworks at first until the reality of the situation set in. I need to run or I might end up hurt.”

Page and Pe’er were among an estimated 1,500 other young people from around the world visiting Israel who were evacuated by cruise ship on Saturday to Cyprus, the closest European country to Israel, at around 270 kilometers.

It was the second such trip by the cruise ship bringing people out while ferrying stranded Israelis back to their homeland.

Florida native Alex Rosenblum had been in Israel before in times of war, when the sounds of sirens urging citizens to rush to shelters had become almost routine. But he says this time it was different.

“This situation with Iran has been a lot scarier because there’s a big difference between a rocket and a missile,” he said.

The three young people found safety in underground shelters when digital alerts were sent out.

Iran’s Araghchi says it will be ‘very dangerous’ if US gets involved in war

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said it would be “very, very dangerous for everyone” if the United States becomes actively involved in the war with Israel.

He spoke to reporters in Istanbul on his way home from talks in Geneva.

Araghchi said American military involvement “would be very unfortunate.”

UN refugee agency calls for de-escalation

The UNHCR said Saturday that the intensity of the attacks is already triggering population movements in Israel and Iran: Some from Tehran and other parts of Iran have crossed into neighboring countries while shelling has caused people in Israel to seek shelter elsewhere in the country and, in some cases, abroad.

The agency urged states in the region to respect the right of people to seek safety where needed and to facilitate humanitarian access.

“This region has already endured more than its share of war, loss, and displacement — we cannot allow another refugee crisis to take root,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said. “The time to de-escalate is right now. Once people are forced to flee, there’s no quick way back — and all too often, the consequences last for generations.”

Tehran vows to make Grossi ‘pay’

A senior adviser for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed in a social media post Saturday to make the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency “pay” once the war with Israel is over.

Ali Larijani’s threat comes as IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has become a major target for many Iranian officials who say his conflicting statements about the status of Iran’s nuclear program incited the Israeli surprise attack last week.

A protester holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest to condemn Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, after Friday prayers ceremony in Tehran, on Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named three senior clerics as candidates to succeed him should he be killed, The New York Times reports, citing three Iranian officials familiar with the matter.

In the event a supreme leader dies, Iran’s constitution requires the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body, to pick a successor. The process has only been used once since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when Khamenei himself was elected in 1989.

Khamenei wants to ensure a quick, orderly transition in the event of his death, the Times reported, citing the officials.

After reportedly rejecting an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei, US President Donald Trump stated this week that Iran’s supreme leader is an “easy target.”

“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. “He is an easy target but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out targeting Khamenei either, saying the death of the supreme leader would not “escalate the conflict, it’s going to end the conflict.”

On Thursday, Defense Minister Israel Katz went further, declaring that Khamenei cannot be allowed to “continue to exist” after an Iranian missile struck a hospital in Israel.

Citing the officials, the Times reported that top officials in Iran are making preparations for a wide range of outcomes if the war intensifies while Trump considers whether to intervene, adding that the regime’s chain of command has been hit hard in Israeli strikes but appears to be functioning.

The second week of the Israel-Iran war started with a renewed round of strikes despite talks between European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat.

Friday’s talks, which aimed at de-escalating the fighting between the two adversaries, lasted for four hours in Geneva, but failed to produce a breakthrough. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump continued to weigh his country’s military involvement and concerns spiked over potential strikes on nuclear reactors.

Still, European officials expressed hope for future negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was open to further dialogue but stressed Tehran wasn’t interested in negotiating with the U.S. while Israel continued attacking.

Here is the latest:

UN refugee agency calls for de-escalation

The UNHCR said Saturday that the intensity of the attacks is already triggering population movements in Israel and Iran: Some from Tehran and other parts of Iran have crossed into neighboring countries while shelling has caused people in Israel to seek shelter elsewhere in the country and, in some cases, abroad.

The agency urged states in the region to respect the right of people to seek safety where needed and to facilitate humanitarian access.

“This region has already endured more than its share of war, loss, and displacement — we cannot allow another refugee crisis to take root,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said. “The time to de-escalate is right now. Once people are forced to flee, there’s no quick way back — and all too often, the consequences last for generations.”

Tehran vows to make Grossi ‘pay’

A senior adviser for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed in a social media post Saturday to make the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency “pay” once the war with Israel is over.

Ali Larijani’s threat comes as IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has become a major target for many Iranian officials who say his conflicting statements about the status of Iran’s nuclear program incited the Israeli surprise attack last week.

Grossi told the United Nations’ Security Council Friday that while Iran has the material to build a nuclear bomb, it appears they have no plans to do so.

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The 2nd week of the Israel–Iran warfare started pinch a renewed information of strikes targeting an Iranian atomic investigation installation adjacent Isfahan.

Talks successful Geneva connected Friday betwixt European overseas ministers and Iran’s apical diplomat grounded to nutrient a breakthrough. U.S. President Donald Trump continued to measurement his country’s subject involvement arsenic concerns spiked complete imaginable strikes connected Iranian atomic reactors.

Still, European officials expressed dream for early negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was unfastened to further speech but stressed Tehran wasn’t willing successful negotiating while Israel continued attacking.

Iranians are near pinch nary net entree again

Internet-access defense group NetBlocks.org reported connected Saturday that the constricted net entree that had travel backmost up successful Iran has erstwhile again “collapsed.”

The group said connected X that the disconnect came aft “a little play erstwhile residents could exchange messages pinch the extracurricular world.”

⚠️ Update: Internet connectivity has again collapsed successful #Iran pursuing a little play erstwhile residents could speech messages pinch the extracurricular world; Iran’s nation-scale net shutdown remains successful effect, limiting entree to accusation arsenic the conflict pinch Israel continues pic.twitter.com/rtRvktC8Wg — NetBlocks (@netblocks) June 21, 2025

A nationwide net shutdown has been successful spot for respective days, isolating Iranians.

Iran cited concerns about Israeli cyberattacks for the shutdown of mobile and web services. But galore Iranians and activists spot it arsenic different illustration of authorities accusation power and targeted net shutdowns the Islamic Republic has deployed during periods of protests and unrest.

Internet slow trickles backmost successful Iran

Iranians connected Saturday began to spot immoderate net entree restored, giving group the opportunity to telephone friends and family for the first clip successful days.

Those successful the diaspora posted connected societal media about connecting to FaceTime aliases WhatsApp to telephone relatives they had been worried about.

Government officials had disconnected telephone and web services earlier successful the week for the much than 90 cardinal group who unrecorded successful Iran, citing cybersecurity threats from Israel. That near civilians unaware of erstwhile and wherever Israel would onslaught adjacent and if their family aliases friends were among the victims.

Tasnim News Agency, intimately affiliated pinch Iran’s government, quoted the accusation curate arsenic saying that entree to “international” net should beryllium restored crossed the state by 8 p.m.

Turkey urges Islamic unity against ‘Israeli problem’

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the Middle East is faced pinch an “Israeli problem” and called connected Islamic countries to return a corporate guidelines and show solidarity pinch Iran.

“Israel’s ongoing aggression and business policies intelligibly show that location is an Israeli problem successful our region that needs to beryllium addressed,” Fidan said successful an opening reside astatine a gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation successful Istanbul connected Saturday.

He besides warned that Israel’s actions could trigger broader location instability.

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Italians evacuated from Iran get successful Azerbaijan

The Italian overseas ministry said the 24 Italians are the 2nd group to evacuate via Azerbaijan’s Baku.

“After about 9 hours of recreation and a very agelong hold astatine the border, the group was welcomed by representatives of the Italian Embassy successful Baku, and past moved to the airdrome of the Azerbaijani superior to hold to return to Italy pinch the first disposable flights,” the ministry said.

The group included an Italian expert and his partner, an Iranian woman, and their 18-month-old child, the ministry said.

Another convoy from Iran could depart from Tehran arsenic early arsenic Monday.

The first group that arrived successful Italy via Baku successful caller days had 34 Italian nationals.

Italy’s overseas ministry besides said it chartered a formation to thief evacuate its citizens from Israel via Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, connected Sunday.

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Evacuees successful Cyprus callback missiles flying overhead

Noah Page says it’s 1 point to watch missiles crisscrossing the entity connected the news and different to acquisition it firsthand.

“You spot it connected the news, you spot everything, but you ne’er really expect it to really deed you erstwhile you’re there,” the Ohio-native told the Associated Press.

“As personification who grew up successful Canada, it’s truthful overseas to maine to moreover deliberation about missiles aliases a warfare and you perceive about it connected the news and it’s conscionable truthful abstracted from you,” said Pe’er, a 23-year-old who didn’t want to springiness her past name. “It benignant of felt for illustration fireworks astatine first until the reality of the business group in. I request to tally aliases I mightiness extremity up hurt.”

Page and Pe’er were among an estimated 1,500 different young group from about the world visiting Israel who were evacuated by cruise vessel connected Saturday to Cyprus, the closest European state to Israel, astatine about 270 kilometers.

It was the 2nd specified travel by the cruise vessel bringing group retired while ferrying stranded Israelis backmost to their homeland.

Florida autochthonal Alex Rosenblum had been successful Israel earlier successful times of war, erstwhile the sounds of sirens urging citizens to unreserved to shelters had go almost routine. But he says this clip it was different.

“This business pinch Iran has been a batch scarier because there’s a large quality betwixt a rocket and a missile,” he said.

The 3 young group recovered information successful underground shelters erstwhile integer alerts were sent out.

Iran’s Araghchi says it will beryllium ‘very dangerous’ if US gets progressive successful warIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said it would beryllium “very, very vulnerable for everyone” if the United States becomes actively progressive successful the warfare pinch Israel. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi listens to speeches arsenic he attends the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting, successful Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 21, 2025. Khalil Hamra / The Associated Press He said to reporters successful Istanbul connected his measurement location from talks successful Geneva.Araghchi said American subject engagement “would beryllium very unfortunate.”

UN exile agency calls for de-escalation

The UNHCR said Saturday that the strength of the attacks is already triggering organization movements successful Israel and Iran: Some from Tehran and different parts of Iran person crossed into neighboring countries while shelling has caused group successful Israel to activity shelter elsewhere successful the state and, successful immoderate cases, abroad.

The agency urged states successful the region to respect the correct of group to activity information wherever needed and to facilitate humanitarian access.

“This region has already endured much than its stock of war, loss, and displacement — we cannot let different exile situation to return root,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said. “The clip to de-escalate is correct now. Once group are forced to flee, there’s nary speedy measurement backmost — and each excessively often, the consequences past for generations.”

Tehran vows to make Grossi ‘pay’

A elder advisor for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed successful a societal media station Saturday to make the caput of the International Atomic Energy Agency “pay” erstwhile the warfare pinch Israel is over.

Ali Larijani’s threat comes arsenic IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has go a awesome target for galore Iranian officials who opportunity his conflicting statements about the position of Iran’s atomic programme incited the Israeli astonishment onslaught past week.

Grossi told the United Nations’ Security Council Friday that while Iran has the worldly to build a atomic bomb, it appears they person nary plans to do so.

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