World Iran Vs Israel 2025 War Discussion

[Saif]

Trump tells Reuters it's unclear if Iran still has a nuclear programme

President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclear if Iran still has a nuclear programme following Israeli strikes on the country. "Nobody knows. It was a very devastating hit," Trump said. Israel said it had targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missil

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Trump tells Reuters it's unclear if Iran still has a nuclear programme

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Published :
Jun 13, 2025 22:52
Updated :
Jun 13, 2025 22:52

President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclear if Iran still has a nuclear programme following Israeli strikes on the country.

"Nobody knows. It was a very devastating hit," Trump said.

Israel said it had targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

Trump told Reuters the US still has nuclear talks planned with Iran on Sunday but that he was unsure they would take place. He said it was not too late for Iran to make a deal.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet an Iranian delegation in Oman on Sunday, but the Israeli attacks have raised doubts on whether the session will still take place.

Trump had initially worked to delay an Israeli attack to give diplomacy more time. But he said he had given the Iranians 60 days "and today is 61."

"They're not dead," Trump said of the US-Iran talks. "We have a meeting with them on Sunday. Now, I’m not sure if that meeting will take place, but we have a meeting with them on Sunday."

Trump said he was fully aware of Israel's plans for the attack.

The president had convened his top national security advisers at Camp David on Sunday night for what he said were discussions that included Iran and he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday about Iran.

"We knew everything, and I tried to save Iran humiliation and death. I tried to save them very hard because I would have loved to have seen a deal worked out. They can still work out a deal however, it’s not too late," he said.

He said he was not concerned about a regional war breaking out as a result of Israel's strikes.

Asked if the United States would support Israel against Iranian counterattacks, Trump said he supports Israel.

“We’ve been very close to Israel," he said. "We’re their number one ally by far."

"We'll see what happens," he said.​

 

[Saif]

Iran to continue strikes against Israel, US bases, military officials say

Iran's strikes against Israel will continue, with targets set to expand to include US bases in the region in the coming days, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing senior Iranian military officials. "This confrontation will not end with last night's limited actions, and Iran's strik

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Iran to continue strikes against Israel, US bases, military officials say

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Published :
Jun 14, 2025 14:07
Updated :
Jun 14, 2025 14:07

An Israeli police officer walks past damaged vehicles at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 14, 2025. REUTERS

Iran's strikes against Israel will continue, with targets set to expand to include US bases in the region in the coming days, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing senior Iranian military officials.

"This confrontation will not end with last night's limited actions, and Iran's strikes will continue, and this action will be very painful and regrettable for the aggressors," Fars reported, citing senior military officials.

They were quoted saying that the war would "spread in the coming days to all areas occupied by this (Israeli) regime and American bases in the region".

The threat of a wider war comes as Iran and Israel continue targeting each other on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.​

 

[Saif]

Israel says attacks on Iran are 'nothing' compared with what is coming

Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. Israeli Prime Minister Benja

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Israel says attacks on Iran are 'nothing' compared with what is coming

REUTERS
Published :
Jun 14, 2025 22:23
Updated :
Jun 14, 2025 22:24

Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's strikes had set back Iran's nuclear programme possibly by years but rejected international calls for restraint, saying the attack would be intensified.

"We will hit every site and every target of the Ayatollahs' regime, and what they have felt so far is nothing compared with what they will be handed in the coming days," he said in a video message.

In Tehran, Iranian state TV reported that around 60 people, including 20 children, had been killed in an attack on a housing complex, with more strikes reported across the country. Israel said it had attacked more than 150 targets.

In Israel, air raid sirens sent residents into shelters as waves of missiles streaked across the sky and interceptors rose to meet them. At least three people were killed overnight. An Israeli official said Iran had fired around 200 ballistic missiles in four waves.

U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded Israel's strikes and warned of much worse to come unless Iran quickly accepts the sharp downgrading of its nuclear programme that the U.S. has demanded in talks that had been due to resume on Sunday.

But with Israel saying its operation could last weeks, and urging Iran's people to rise up against their Islamic clerical rulers, fears have grown of a regional conflagration dragging in outside powers.

The United States, Israel's main ally, helped shoot down Iranian missiles, two U.S. officials said.

"If (Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn," Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said.

Iran had vowed to avenge Friday's Israeli onslaught, which gutted Iran's nuclear and military leadership and damaged atomic plants and military bases.​

 

[Saif]

Iran reports downing third Israeli jet, two pilots in custody: Tehran Times

Iran's Army has reported shooting down a third Israeli F-35 fighter jet, likely using Iranian-made air defence systems, the Tehran Times reported on Friday, citing national television. The report said the pilot ejected and was captured in western Iran. According to the Tehran Times, three F-35s h

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Iran reports downing third Israeli jet, two pilots in custody: Tehran Times

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Published :
Jun 14, 2025 21:32
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Jun 14, 2025 21:32

Iran's Army has reported shooting down a third Israeli F-35 fighter jet, likely using Iranian-made air defence systems, the Tehran Times reported on Friday, citing national television.

The report said the pilot ejected and was captured in western Iran.

According to the Tehran Times, three F-35s have been downed since Israel began its military campaign on Friday. Of the previous two jets, one pilot was reportedly killed and another captured.

The escalation follows Israeli airstrikes in Tehran that killed around 100 people, including civilians, military personnel, and nuclear scientists, the newspaper said.

It added that nuclear and military sites were also targeted.

Iran has launched five waves of ballistic missile attacks in response, claiming to have struck more than 150 military and intelligence sites in Israeli-held areas. Iranian Kamikaze drone attacks are ongoing, with further Israeli missile strikes expected, according to the report.​

 

[Saif]

Iran missile strikes on Israel kill 3

In a major escalation, Iran launched missile strikes on Israel early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

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Iran missile strikes on Israel kill 3

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Published: 14 Jun 2025, 12: 19

This picture shows a damaged building at a site hit by a missile fired from Iran in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv on 14 June 2025. AFP

In a major escalation, Iran launched missile strikes on Israel early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

The attack came in retaliation for recent Israeli airstrikes that targeted critical components of Iran’s nuclear program and military infrastructure, resulting in the deaths of top scientists and generals.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said the Israeli strikes killed 78 people and wounded over 320.

Israel defended the strikes as a preemptive measure to prevent Iran from nearing nuclear weapons capability—despite assessments from the U.S. and experts that Tehran was not actively pursuing a bomb.

The developments have thrown upcoming nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran into uncertainty, just days ahead of their planned meeting in Oman.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli strikes and said continuing nuclear negotiations with the US no longer made sense. Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Israel had crossed all red lines with what he called a “criminal act.” While he didn’t confirm cancellation of Sunday’s scheduled talks, he noted that Iran’s final decision remained unclear.

Jordan, which had temporarily closed its skies due to the conflict, announced it would reopen airspace to civilian flights Saturday morning. The move suggests Amman sees no immediate risk of continued missile activity, despite earlier Iranian projectiles and Israeli fighter activity passing through its territory.

Casualties in Israel

A woman was confirmed dead in Tel Aviv following a missile strike, and two more were killed in central Israel when a missile hit residential areas. A total of 19 people were wounded in that attack. Another seven were injured, including one moderately, in a second barrage.

UN chief calls for calm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged both Iran and Israel to halt their military actions and return to diplomacy, saying, “Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail.”

Tehran airport blaze

Iran’s Mehrabad International Airport reported a fire, with local media sharing footage of smoke and flames. The cause remains unclear.

Second wave of Iranian strikes

Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles early Saturday. Explosions and sirens were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, with several missiles appearing to strike the ground. Israeli military confirmed the new assault and urged residents to seek shelter.

Iranian air defenses active

Loud explosions and the firing of Iranian air defense systems were heard across central Tehran shortly after midnight, as Israeli attacks reportedly continued. Air raid sirens were also activated in the capital.​

 

[Saif]

Tehran will burn if more missiles fired: Israel

The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about a reality in which they will pay a heavy price.

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Tehran will burn if more missiles fired: Israel

AFPJerusalem
Updated: 14 Jun 2025, 16: 36

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz AFP

Defence Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned that "Tehran will burn" if Iran fired more missiles at Israel, as the arch foes traded fire for a second day.

"The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about a reality in which they -- especially the residents of Tehran -- will pay a heavy price because of the criminal harm to Israeli civilians," Katz was quoted as saying in a statement.

"If (Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles toward the Israeli home front -- Tehran will burn."​

 

[Mainerik]

These fools do not realise that its their nation that is being attacked.

Not just the regime they hate.

Its like me sitting in LA cheering China bombing New Delhi, because somewhere in the bombing BJP leadership will also get taken out.

Iranian Diaspora are foolish. Often called the Indian diaspora, but worse.

 

[Saif]

Iran, Israel trade missile strikes amid escalating tensions

Iran launched a new wave of missiles at Israel on Saturday, wounding several people in residential buildings, while Israel said it was striking Tehran.

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Iran, Israel trade missile strikes amid escalating tensions
Agence France-Presse. Tehran, Iran 15 June, 2025, 04:55

Vehicles jam a highway as a fire blazes nearby in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on June 15, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire on June 14, a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, ‘martyred’ top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. | AFP Photo

Iran launched a new wave of missiles at Israel on Saturday, wounding several people in residential buildings, while Israel said it was striking Tehran.

The fresh attacks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to hit ‘every target of the ayatollah regime’, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned further strikes would draw ‘a more severe and powerful response’.

As calls for de-escalation grew, a new round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Sunday was cancelled, with Iran saying it could not negotiate while under attack from Israel.

Israel's operation, which began early Friday, has targeted Iran's air defences and hit key nuclear and military sites, killing dozens of people including top army commanders and atomic scientists, according to Tehran.

On Saturday night Israel said it was simultaneously working to intercept a new salvo of missiles fired from Iran, while also carrying out strikes on ‘military targets in Tehran’.

Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that an Israeli strike had targeted the country's defence ministry headquarters in Tehran and damaged one of its buildings. The ministry did not comment.

Iran, meanwhile, announced a ‘new wave’ of attacks targeting Israel.

Israel's emergency services said an Iranian missile hit a home in the Haifa region, leaving 14 people injured, including one in critical condition.

Israeli strikes meanwhile hit two fuel depots in Tehran, the Iranian oil ministry said Sunday.

According to the oil ministry, the oil depots at Shahran northwest of Tehran and another reservoir south of the city were hit.

An AFP journalist saw the depot at Shahran on fire.

Every site, every target

Iran's UN ambassador said 78 people were killed and 320 wounded in Friday's first wave of Israeli strikes.

Israel on Saturday said three people were killed and 76 wounded by Iran's drone and missile barrage the night before.

Netanyahu has vowed to keep up Israel's campaign.

‘We will hit every site, every target of the ayatollah regime,’ he said in a video statement, threatening greater action ‘in the coming days’.

He added that the Israeli campaign had dealt a ‘real blow’ to Iran's nuclear programme and maintained it had the "clear support" of US President Donald Trump.

Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed in a phone call on Saturday that the conflict between Iran and Israel ‘should end’.

Pezeshkian said meanwhile that ‘the continuation of the Zionist aggression will be met with a more severe and powerful response from the Iranian armed forces’.

According to a statement from his office, Pezeshkian also condemned Washington's ‘dishonesty’ for supporting Israel while engaged in nuclear talks with Iran -- which mediator Oman said would no longer take place on Sunday.

Western governments have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, which it denies.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, said the Israeli attacks undermined negotiations and were pushing the region into a ‘dangerous cycle of violence’.

Foreign concern

After decades of enmity and conflict by proxy, it is the first time the arch-enemies have traded fire with such intensity, triggering fears of a prolonged conflict that could engulf the Middle East.

Highlighting the unease, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned against a ‘devastating war’ with regional consequences, in a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Ankara said.

Israeli strikes have hit Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant and killed its highest-ranking military officer, Mohammad Bagheri, as well as the head of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami.

The Israeli military said its strikes had killed more than 20 Iranian commanders.

Iranian media reported five Guards killed Saturday in Israeli strikes, while authorities in one northwestern province said 30 military personnel had been killed there since Friday.

Iran's Red Crescent said an ambulance was hit Saturday in Urmia city, killing two.

Iran called on its citizens to unite in the country's defence, while Netanyahu urged them to rise up against against the government.

Iran's Mehr news agency said Tehran had warned Britain, France and the United States it could retaliate if they came to Israel's defence.

Everything was shaking

AFP images from the city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv showed blown-out buildings, destroyed vehicles and streets strewn with debris after Iran's first wave of attacks.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had struck dozens of targets in Israel. One Iranian missile wounded seven Israeli soldiers, the military said.

Firefighters had worked for hours to free people trapped in a Tel Aviv high-rise building on Friday.

Chen Gabizon, a resident, said he ran to an underground shelter after receiving an alert.

‘We just heard a very big explosion, everything was shaking, smoke, dust, everything was all over the place,’ he said.

In Tehran, fire and heavy smoke billowed over Mehrabad airport on Saturday, an AFP journalist said.

The Israeli army said it had struck an underground military facility Saturday in western Iran's Khorramabad that contained surface-to-surface and cruise missiles.

Iranian media also reported a ‘massive explosion’ following an Israeli drone strike on an oil refinery in the southern city of Kangan.

The attacks prompted several countries to temporarily ground air traffic, with Jordan again shutting its airspace late Saturday after it had briefly reopened it.​