At least 86 wounded as Iran launches two missile barrages at Israel after US strikes – The Times of Israel
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French President Emmanuel Macron will hold an emergency security cabinet meeting today. He has discussed the conflict with several Arab leaders, including those of Saudi Arabia and Oman. He will speak further with European and regional leaders during the day.
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold an emergency security cabinet meeting today to discuss the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran following the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities early this morning, the French presidency announced.
Macron, who has discussed the conflict with several Arab leaders, including those of Saudi Arabia and Oman, will speak further with European and regional leaders during the day, the French presidency said, according to a report by The Times of Israel.
France distanced itself from the US strikes and urged “all parties to exercise restraint,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote in a post on X.
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Flights from London to Dubai and Doha have been cancelled. It comes after a British Airways flight was diverted to Zurich. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner changed its course, landing in Switzerland.
It comes after a British Airways (BA) flight from London Heathrow to Dubai was diverted to Zurich on Saturday night.
The BA109 flight departed from the UK at 9.53pm on Saturday and reached Saudi Arabia before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner changed its course, landing in Switzerland, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
All of the airline’s flights to Dubai and Doha that were scheduled to depart from Heathrow on Sunday have been cancelled, including return flights, the company said.
Israel announced on Sunday that it had closed its airspace to both inbound and outbound flights in the wake of the US attacks.
The US struck three nuclear sites in Iran overnight prompting Tehran to launch a retaliatory ballistic missile barrage against Israel.
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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said Sunday that despite a surprise attack on Iranian nuclear sites, America “does not seek war” He said that a choice to move a number of B-2 bombers from their base in Missouri earlier Saturday was meant to be a decoy to throw
Hegseth said that a choice to move a number of B-2 bombers from their base in Missouri earlier Saturday was meant to be a decoy to throw off Iranians.
He added that the US used other methods of deception as well, deploying fighters to protect the B-2 bombers that dropped 14 bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s most powerful nuclear site, AP reported.
He said that all of these tactics helped the US drop the bombs without tipping off Iran’s fighter jets or its air missile systems.
Breaking: 86 Wounded As Iran Launches 2 Major Retaliatory Strikes on Israel After US Attack
Iran, on Sunday, in response to US strikes on its nuclear facilities, launched a barrage of missiles into Israel. At least 27 ballistic missiles were launched into the Jewish State in two waves, striking 10 different locations on Sunday morning. 86 Israeli citizens were injured in the bombing wave, including two children who were being treated at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv and a man in his 30s who was moderately wounded from shrapnel. President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” Legit.ng reported that the US attacked happened in three nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in Iran, and that his country’s planes are no longer in Iranian airspace.
Iran’s latest attack in the Jewish state has left 86 citizens wounded including two children who were being treated at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv
Legit.ng reported that President Trump confirmed that US strikes destroyed three Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran warned against grave consequences
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An attack on Sunday, June 22, confirmed that Iran injured at least 86 Israeli citizens in a furious barrage of missiles launched into the Jewish State after the United States attacked the country’s three nuclear sites on Saturday, June 21.
Tension escalated as Iran responded to US strikes by launching major attack in Israel on Sunday. Photo credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP, Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Iran responds to US attacks, launches strike in Israel
The Times of Israel confirmed this development in its publication on Sunday.
The Times of Israel reported that satellite images taken after the American attack, analyzed by The Associated Press, showed damage to the entryways to the Fordo facility, which is dug deep into a mountain, while light gray smoke lingers in the air.
New York Times reported that at least 27 ballistic missiles were launched into the Jewish State in two waves, striking 10 different locations on Sunday morning, Israel’s Defense Force confirmed.
According to The Times of Israel and Israel’s health ministry, 86 Israeli citizens were injured in the bombing wave, including two children who were being treated at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv and a man in his 30s who was moderately wounded from shrapnel.
Iran warned US of grave consequences after Trump ordered attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities. Photo credit: Ron Sachs/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Trumps speaks as US strikes hit 3 Iran’s nuclear sites
Legit.ng reported that the US attacked happened in three nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in Iran, and that his country’s planes are no longer in Iranian airspace.
Reacting, President Donald Trump on Sunday, in a post on social media platform X, confirmed that Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated”.
Iran speaks out as US attacks country
Reacting to the development, Abbas Araqchi, the foreign minister of Iran, has warned that strikes by the United States (US) will have ‘everlasting consequences’.
“In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people.”
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Trump to decide US stance on Iran
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the White House earlier announced that US President Donald Trump will decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will become involved in the Israel-Iran conflict.
White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, 19 June. The announcement comes as Israel’s Defence Minister reaffirmed that one of the country’s war objectives is the “elimination” of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iranian Missile Strikes Leave At Least 86 Injured In Israel After US Bombing Of Iranian Nuclear Sites
Iranian state TV broadcast footage of what it claimed were live images of a “new salvo of Iranian missiles fired on the occupied territories” Sirens blared across central and northern Israel, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nes Ziona and the Rishon Lezion area. Israeli military confirmed the launches and said it was actively working to intercept the threats.
Sirens blared across central and northern Israel, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nes Ziona and the Rishon Lezion area, as dozens of Iranian missiles reportedly hit multiple targets.
The Israeli military confirmed the launches and said it was actively working to intercept the threats.
According to AFP, around 30 missiles were fired from Iran, with Ben Gurion International Airport among the sites targeted.
Iranian state TV broadcast footage of what it claimed were live images of a “new salvo of Iranian missiles fired on the occupied territories”.
The Times of Israel reported that the Israel Health Ministry has confirmed that a total of 86 individuals have been admitted to hospitals following the recent wave of Iranian missile attacks.
Among them, two are reported to be in moderate condition, 77 are in stable condition, 4 are being treated for acute anxiety, and three others are currently under medical assessment, with their condition yet to be determined.
The attacks came in response to a powerful US military strike earlier on Sunday.
President Donald Trump confirmed the use of GBU-57 “bunker-buster” bombs targeting Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan nuclear facilities.
The airstrikes were reportedly carried out by B-2 stealth bombers, supported by a barrage of Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from US submarines.
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