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The Mossad/ CIA got suitcases full of B-grade treasury dollars to offer to traitors inside Iran, within the IRGC.
Its no real loss doc.......these are symbolic hits.
These nuke scientists were all long retired lecturers now.
They've long done their job.
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undefined | The Financial Express
Fresh Israeli strikes on Iran; explosions reported in Tehran
Al Jazeera
Published :
Jun 14, 2025 00:37
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Jun 14, 2025 00:37
Israel has launched fresh airstrikes targeting Iran’s military and nuclear sites, including locations linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran’s Fars News Agency confirmed explosions near the Fordow nuclear facility, located around 32 kilometers northeast of Qom and buried 100 meters underground. Israeli forces said operations continue against Iran’s drone and missile infrastructure.
Reports indicate that over 200 Israeli fighter jets struck more than 100 Iranian sites early Friday, including nuclear plants, ballistic missile factories, air defense systems, and top officials' residences. The attack killed at least 78 people, including 20 senior commanders such as Major General Mohammad Bagheri and IRGC leaders.
In retaliation, Iran launched nearly 100 drones toward Israel, most of which were intercepted. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed severe revenge. Israel claims its air and naval defenses neutralized the threats, including a missile launched from Yemen.
Al Jazeera
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Jun 14, 2025 00:37
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Jun 14, 2025 00:37
Israel has launched fresh airstrikes targeting Iran’s military and nuclear sites, including locations linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran’s Fars News Agency confirmed explosions near the Fordow nuclear facility, located around 32 kilometers northeast of Qom and buried 100 meters underground. Israeli forces said operations continue against Iran’s drone and missile infrastructure.
Reports indicate that over 200 Israeli fighter jets struck more than 100 Iranian sites early Friday, including nuclear plants, ballistic missile factories, air defense systems, and top officials' residences. The attack killed at least 78 people, including 20 senior commanders such as Major General Mohammad Bagheri and IRGC leaders.
In retaliation, Iran launched nearly 100 drones toward Israel, most of which were intercepted. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed severe revenge. Israel claims its air and naval defenses neutralized the threats, including a missile launched from Yemen.
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Turkiye says Israel must halt efforts to ‘destabilise the region’
Israel must immediately abandon its “strategy to destabilise the region”, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says after Israel’s attacks on Iran, adding that nuclear negotiations initiated by Trump were the only way to resolve the conflict. In a post on X after a four
Turkiye says Israel must halt efforts to ‘destabilise the region’
Al Jazeera
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Jun 13, 2025 23:21
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Jun 13, 2025 23:23
Israel must immediately abandon its “strategy to destabilise the region”, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says after Israel’s attacks on Iran, adding that nuclear negotiations initiated by Trump were the only way to resolve the conflict.
In a post on X after a four-hour security meeting with Turkiye’s defence minister and intelligence chief, Fidan said Ankara had been in close contact with the US, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.
He added that Turkiye had taken necessary measures at the highest level against regional security risks
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Jun 13, 2025 23:21
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Jun 13, 2025 23:23
Israel must immediately abandon its “strategy to destabilise the region”, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says after Israel’s attacks on Iran, adding that nuclear negotiations initiated by Trump were the only way to resolve the conflict.
In a post on X after a four-hour security meeting with Turkiye’s defence minister and intelligence chief, Fidan said Ankara had been in close contact with the US, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.
He added that Turkiye had taken necessary measures at the highest level against regional security risks
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Shuddering thoughts. The Orange monster was entertaining for a while, but the prospect of WWIII is not funny, for anyone on the planet....
This Nettoyahoo guy just wants to cling on to power somehow.
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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
Trump tells Reuters it's unclear if Iran still has a nuclear programme
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Jun 13, 2025 22:52
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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.
REUTERS
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Jun 13, 2025 22:52
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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.
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Israel's Netanyahu says Washington knew about Iran attack plans
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out. "I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now? I leave that to Pr
Israel's Netanyahu says Washington knew about Iran attack plans
REUTERS
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Jun 13, 2025 21:46
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Jun 13, 2025 21:46
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, also attended by Argentine President Javier Milei, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Files
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out.
"I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now? I leave that to President (Donald) Trump. He makes his decisions independently," Netanyahu said in a recorded video message.
"I am not going to speak for him (Trump). He does that very convincingly and assertively. He said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, they cannot have enrichment capabilities."
REUTERS
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Jun 13, 2025 21:46
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Jun 13, 2025 21:46
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, also attended by Argentine President Javier Milei, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Files
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out.
"I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now? I leave that to President (Donald) Trump. He makes his decisions independently," Netanyahu said in a recorded video message.
"I am not going to speak for him (Trump). He does that very convincingly and assertively. He said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, they cannot have enrichment capabilities."
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its pretty bad out there
like someone flipped a switch
ind/pak
rus/ukr
isr/strip niggaz
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Gulf countries fear Israel-Iran spillover
Gulf countries on Friday unanimously condemned Israel's strikes on Iran, fearing an escalation that could threaten economic interests and security.
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Gulf countries fear Israel-Iran spillover
AFP Dubai
Published: 13 Jun 2025, 21: 45
Residents check the remains of an Iranian projectile that was headed for Israel, after it fell in Syria's southwestern Daraa province on 13 June 2025. AFP
Gulf countries on Friday unanimously condemned Israel's strikes on Iran, fearing an escalation that could threaten economic interests and security.
"Gulf states are very much caught between a rock and a hard place," Sanam Vakil, director of the Chatham House think-tank's Middle East and North Africa Programme told AFP.
While "they are quietly applauding the further weakening of Iran they face real risks and have to play their cards carefully", she said.
Their close ties to Israel's protector Washington, which maintains military bases in the region, and their proximity to Iran -- and its missiles -- pose risks.
Vakil said that "Saudi diplomats are distancing themselves from Israel and condemning the strikes as a means to stay out of this conflict".
The unfolding situation is playing out against a recent diplomatic rapprochement Riyadh has been building with Tehran ever since China in 2023 brokered an agreement aiming to restore ties.
"This is a notable difference with the situation that prevailed in the region 10 years ago, when Saudi Arabia was sort of inciting the United States to strike Iran, calling it the 'head of the snake'," said Karim Bitar, a lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at Paris's Sciences Po university.
Indeed, as Tehran reeled from Israel's attacks and planned retaliation, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan called his Iranian counterpart and "stressed the importance of dialogue to address disputes".
Stability at risk
"Gulf countries realise that this Israeli attack will jeopardise their economic interests as well as the entire stability" of the region, Bitar said.
That is a major preoccupation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been focusing on economic growth, giga-projects at home and diversification away from oil.
During Donald Trump's first US presidency, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had pushed for a stronger stance against Iran.
Gulf countries supported Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
But Gulf sentiment began to change after the United States failed to provide significant backing following attacks blamed on Tehran, analysts said.
A 2019 attack -- claimed by Yemen's Huthis but blamed by Riyadh and Washington on Tehran -- hit Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq processing plant and Khurais oil field, temporarily halving the kingdom's crude output. Tehran denied involvement.
The UAE too has been targeted by attacks from the Huthis that hit Abu Dhabi in 2022.
Seeking to avert attacks by Iran and its proxies, especially as they host US bases that could become targets in the wake of a broader conflict, Gulf monarchies have pursued a detente.
"The greatest concern in the Gulf now will be to what extent the United States will have to rely on their bases to assist in the defence of Israel," said Middle East analyst Andreas Krieg.
US 'red line'
While Trump's administration has distanced itself from Israel's operation, it has warned Iran not to hit US targets in the Middle East.
"It has... drawn a firm red line, warning that any attacks on US personnel or military installations will provoke a response," Vakil said.
She added, however, that "for now, Iran is unlikely to target Gulf infrastructure or assets".
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar last month had urged Trump, as he visited the region, to not order US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and to pursue a deal instead, according to the US news outlet Axios.
"The Gulf states had hoped that Trump would show strong leadership and would contain (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's neo-conservative tendencies to escalate," said Krieg.
Negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme had been going on between Washington and Tehran, although with little headway.
Oman had been readying to host a sixth round of talks on Sunday, before Israel's attack threw that into doubt.
For Bitar, the Israeli strikes seemed to be trying to "torpedo" the US-Iran talks.
"What will be the US reaction? Will they maintain their blind and unconditional support for Israel, or will they try to go back to the negotiating table and reach a new deal?" he asked.
AFP Dubai
Published: 13 Jun 2025, 21: 45
Residents check the remains of an Iranian projectile that was headed for Israel, after it fell in Syria's southwestern Daraa province on 13 June 2025. AFP
Gulf countries on Friday unanimously condemned Israel's strikes on Iran, fearing an escalation that could threaten economic interests and security.
"Gulf states are very much caught between a rock and a hard place," Sanam Vakil, director of the Chatham House think-tank's Middle East and North Africa Programme told AFP.
While "they are quietly applauding the further weakening of Iran they face real risks and have to play their cards carefully", she said.
Their close ties to Israel's protector Washington, which maintains military bases in the region, and their proximity to Iran -- and its missiles -- pose risks.
Vakil said that "Saudi diplomats are distancing themselves from Israel and condemning the strikes as a means to stay out of this conflict".
The unfolding situation is playing out against a recent diplomatic rapprochement Riyadh has been building with Tehran ever since China in 2023 brokered an agreement aiming to restore ties.
"This is a notable difference with the situation that prevailed in the region 10 years ago, when Saudi Arabia was sort of inciting the United States to strike Iran, calling it the 'head of the snake'," said Karim Bitar, a lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at Paris's Sciences Po university.
Indeed, as Tehran reeled from Israel's attacks and planned retaliation, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan called his Iranian counterpart and "stressed the importance of dialogue to address disputes".
Stability at risk
"Gulf countries realise that this Israeli attack will jeopardise their economic interests as well as the entire stability" of the region, Bitar said.
That is a major preoccupation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been focusing on economic growth, giga-projects at home and diversification away from oil.
During Donald Trump's first US presidency, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had pushed for a stronger stance against Iran.
Gulf countries supported Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
But Gulf sentiment began to change after the United States failed to provide significant backing following attacks blamed on Tehran, analysts said.
A 2019 attack -- claimed by Yemen's Huthis but blamed by Riyadh and Washington on Tehran -- hit Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq processing plant and Khurais oil field, temporarily halving the kingdom's crude output. Tehran denied involvement.
The UAE too has been targeted by attacks from the Huthis that hit Abu Dhabi in 2022.
Seeking to avert attacks by Iran and its proxies, especially as they host US bases that could become targets in the wake of a broader conflict, Gulf monarchies have pursued a detente.
"The greatest concern in the Gulf now will be to what extent the United States will have to rely on their bases to assist in the defence of Israel," said Middle East analyst Andreas Krieg.
US 'red line'
While Trump's administration has distanced itself from Israel's operation, it has warned Iran not to hit US targets in the Middle East.
"It has... drawn a firm red line, warning that any attacks on US personnel or military installations will provoke a response," Vakil said.
She added, however, that "for now, Iran is unlikely to target Gulf infrastructure or assets".
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar last month had urged Trump, as he visited the region, to not order US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and to pursue a deal instead, according to the US news outlet Axios.
"The Gulf states had hoped that Trump would show strong leadership and would contain (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's neo-conservative tendencies to escalate," said Krieg.
Negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme had been going on between Washington and Tehran, although with little headway.
Oman had been readying to host a sixth round of talks on Sunday, before Israel's attack threw that into doubt.
For Bitar, the Israeli strikes seemed to be trying to "torpedo" the US-Iran talks.
"What will be the US reaction? Will they maintain their blind and unconditional support for Israel, or will they try to go back to the negotiating table and reach a new deal?" he asked.
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Iran fires missiles at Israel
Iran's state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel's biggest ever attacks on Iran
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Iran fires missiles at Israel
Reuters Jerusalem/Dubai/ Washington
Published: 14 Jun 2025, 01: 57
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on 13 June. Reuters
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as sirens sounded on Friday night across Israel following what the country's military spokesman said was the firing of missiles from Iran.
Iran's state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel's biggest ever attacks on Iran, blasting Iran's huge underground nuclear site at Natanz and wiping out its top military commanders.
There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
Israel said the strikes were the start of "Operation Rising Lion". Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of having started the strikes and initiating a war.
US President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Tehran to halt the bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.
As evening fell on Friday, Iranian media reported explosions on the northern and southern outskirts of Tehran and at Fordow, near the holy city of Qom, a second nuclear site which had been spared in the first wave of attacks.
Air defences were activated across Tehran and explosions could be heard in Isfahan.
Israel's military said it was striking Iranian missile and drone launching sites, and had struck another nuclear site in Isfahan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli campaign was aimed at defeating an existential threat from Iran, invoking the failure to halt the Holocaust in World War Two.
Israel's operation "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," he said in a TV address. "Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future."
In a phone interview with Reuters, Trump said it was not clear if Iran's nuclear programme had survived. He said nuclear talks between Tehran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday, were still on the agenda though he was not sure if they would take place.
"We knew everything," Trump said of the Israeli attack plans.
"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," Trump said. "They can still work out a deal, however, it’s not too late."
Earlier, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left."
Israel's National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said military action by itself would not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, but could "create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States" to get rid of it.
Reuters Jerusalem/Dubai/ Washington
Published: 14 Jun 2025, 01: 57
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on 13 June. Reuters
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as sirens sounded on Friday night across Israel following what the country's military spokesman said was the firing of missiles from Iran.
Iran's state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel's biggest ever attacks on Iran, blasting Iran's huge underground nuclear site at Natanz and wiping out its top military commanders.
There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
Israel said the strikes were the start of "Operation Rising Lion". Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of having started the strikes and initiating a war.
US President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Tehran to halt the bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.
As evening fell on Friday, Iranian media reported explosions on the northern and southern outskirts of Tehran and at Fordow, near the holy city of Qom, a second nuclear site which had been spared in the first wave of attacks.
Air defences were activated across Tehran and explosions could be heard in Isfahan.
Israel's military said it was striking Iranian missile and drone launching sites, and had struck another nuclear site in Isfahan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli campaign was aimed at defeating an existential threat from Iran, invoking the failure to halt the Holocaust in World War Two.
Israel's operation "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," he said in a TV address. "Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future."
In a phone interview with Reuters, Trump said it was not clear if Iran's nuclear programme had survived. He said nuclear talks between Tehran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday, were still on the agenda though he was not sure if they would take place.
"We knew everything," Trump said of the Israeli attack plans.
"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," Trump said. "They can still work out a deal, however, it’s not too late."
Earlier, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left."
Israel's National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said military action by itself would not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, but could "create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States" to get rid of it.
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Israel attack ‘declaration of war’, Iran says
Iran called Israel’s wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of “even more brutal” attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme. Israel said its air strikes had killed most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards’...
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Israel attack ‘declaration of war’, Iran says
The strikes would “continue as many days as it takes”, the Israeli premier said, while the military said intelligence showed Iran was approaching the “point of no return” on its nuclear programme.
AFP Tehran
Published: 13 Jun 2025, 17: 59
First-responders gather outside a that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on 13 June 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centres and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists AFP.
Iran called Israel’s wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of “even more brutal” attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme.
Israel said its air strikes had killed most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards’ air force, while hitting about 100 targets including nuclear facilities.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a “bitter and painful” fate over the attacks, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the attack as a “declaration of war”.
The Israeli military said Iran launched around 100 drones, with air defences intercepting them outside Israeli territory, while neighbouring Jordan said it intercepted drones and missiles that violated its airspace.
Trump urged Iran on Friday to “make a deal”, warning that there will be more “death and destruction” after Israel launched deadly strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
The United States underlined that it was not involved in the Israeli action and warned Iran not to attack its personnel or interests, but Tehran said Washington would be “responsible for consequences”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel struck at the “heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme”, taking aim at nuclear scientists and the main uranium enrichment facility in Natanz.
The strikes would “continue as many days as it takes”, the Israeli premier said, while the military said intelligence showed Iran was approaching the “point of no return” on its nuclear programme.
The strikes killed Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri, and the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, Iranian media reported.
Khamenei swiftly appointed new commanders to replace those killed, while state media said a senior adviser to the supreme leader had himself been wounded.
“The senior chain of command of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had assembled in an underground command centre to prepare for an attack on the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said, adding that its attacks had killed most of them.
Prior to the strikes, Trump said he believed a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme was “fairly close”, cautioning however that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
Iran confirmed the Guards aerospace commander had been killed, along with “a group of brave and dedicated fighters”.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the “precise targeting of senior commanders... sends a strong and clear message: those who work toward Israel’s destruction will be eliminated”.
AFP images showed a gaping hole in the side of a Tehran residential building that appeared to have sustained a targeted and localised strike.
State media said civilians, including women and children, were killed, while an emergency services official said 95 people had been wounded.
Tasnim news agency said six nuclear scientists were among the dead.
‘Scathing response’
Tehran’s streets were deserted except for queues at petrol stations, a familiar sight in times of crisis.
“How much longer are we going to live in fear?” asked Ahmad Moadi, a 62-year-old retiree.
“As an Iranian, I believe there must be an overwhelming response, a scathing response.”
Air traffic was halted at Tehran’s main gateway, Imam Khomeini International Airport, while Iraq, Jordan and Syria closed their airspace.
Israel declared a state of emergency, and hours later, the Jordanian military said its aircraft and air defence systems intercepted “a number of missiles and drones that entered Jordanian airspace”.
There are “no limits in responding to this crime”, Iran’s armed forces said, accusing Israel of crossing “all red lines”.
Oil prices surged while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump’s warning of a “massive conflict” in the region.
Trump had also said the United States was drawing down staff in the Middle East, after Iran had threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict broke out.
Prior to the strikes, Trump said he believed a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme was “fairly close”, cautioning however that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
The US leader did not disclose the details of a conversation with Netanyahu on Monday, but said: “I don’t want them going in, because I think it would blow it.”
Trump quickly added: “Might help it actually, but it also could blow it.”
‘Within reach’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not to respond to Israeli strikes by hitting US bases, saying Washington was not involved.
With the violence raising questions on whether a sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran would still take place on Sunday in Oman, Trump said Washington is still “hoping to get back to the negotiating table”.
Confirming Natanz had been among Israel’s targets, the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said it was “closely monitoring” the situation as the Israeli military said it hit the underground uranium enrichment centrifuges at the site.
“Most of the damage is on the surface level,” said the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation’s spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, adding that there had been “no casualties” at the facility.
‘Extremist’
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat, and Netanyahu has vowed less restraint since the unprecedented 7 October 2023 attack by Tehran-backed Hamas, which triggered the war in Gaza.
Since the Hamas attack, Iran and Israel have traded direct attacks for the first time.
The United States and other Western governments have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, an ambition it has consistently denied.
Israel again called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Thursday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, slammed the resolution as “extremist”, while Tehran said it would launch a new enrichment facility in a secure location.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set by a largely moribund 2015 agreement with major powers, but still short of the 90 per cent threshold needed for a nuclear warhead.
The strikes would “continue as many days as it takes”, the Israeli premier said, while the military said intelligence showed Iran was approaching the “point of no return” on its nuclear programme.
AFP Tehran
Published: 13 Jun 2025, 17: 59
First-responders gather outside a that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on 13 June 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centres and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists AFP.
Iran called Israel’s wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of “even more brutal” attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme.
Israel said its air strikes had killed most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards’ air force, while hitting about 100 targets including nuclear facilities.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a “bitter and painful” fate over the attacks, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the attack as a “declaration of war”.
The Israeli military said Iran launched around 100 drones, with air defences intercepting them outside Israeli territory, while neighbouring Jordan said it intercepted drones and missiles that violated its airspace.
Trump urged Iran on Friday to “make a deal”, warning that there will be more “death and destruction” after Israel launched deadly strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
The United States underlined that it was not involved in the Israeli action and warned Iran not to attack its personnel or interests, but Tehran said Washington would be “responsible for consequences”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel struck at the “heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme”, taking aim at nuclear scientists and the main uranium enrichment facility in Natanz.
The strikes would “continue as many days as it takes”, the Israeli premier said, while the military said intelligence showed Iran was approaching the “point of no return” on its nuclear programme.
The strikes killed Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri, and the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, Iranian media reported.
Khamenei swiftly appointed new commanders to replace those killed, while state media said a senior adviser to the supreme leader had himself been wounded.
“The senior chain of command of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had assembled in an underground command centre to prepare for an attack on the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said, adding that its attacks had killed most of them.
Prior to the strikes, Trump said he believed a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme was “fairly close”, cautioning however that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
Iran confirmed the Guards aerospace commander had been killed, along with “a group of brave and dedicated fighters”.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the “precise targeting of senior commanders... sends a strong and clear message: those who work toward Israel’s destruction will be eliminated”.
AFP images showed a gaping hole in the side of a Tehran residential building that appeared to have sustained a targeted and localised strike.
State media said civilians, including women and children, were killed, while an emergency services official said 95 people had been wounded.
Tasnim news agency said six nuclear scientists were among the dead.
‘Scathing response’
Tehran’s streets were deserted except for queues at petrol stations, a familiar sight in times of crisis.
“How much longer are we going to live in fear?” asked Ahmad Moadi, a 62-year-old retiree.
“As an Iranian, I believe there must be an overwhelming response, a scathing response.”
Air traffic was halted at Tehran’s main gateway, Imam Khomeini International Airport, while Iraq, Jordan and Syria closed their airspace.
Israel declared a state of emergency, and hours later, the Jordanian military said its aircraft and air defence systems intercepted “a number of missiles and drones that entered Jordanian airspace”.
There are “no limits in responding to this crime”, Iran’s armed forces said, accusing Israel of crossing “all red lines”.
Oil prices surged while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump’s warning of a “massive conflict” in the region.
Trump had also said the United States was drawing down staff in the Middle East, after Iran had threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict broke out.
Prior to the strikes, Trump said he believed a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme was “fairly close”, cautioning however that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
The US leader did not disclose the details of a conversation with Netanyahu on Monday, but said: “I don’t want them going in, because I think it would blow it.”
Trump quickly added: “Might help it actually, but it also could blow it.”
‘Within reach’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not to respond to Israeli strikes by hitting US bases, saying Washington was not involved.
With the violence raising questions on whether a sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran would still take place on Sunday in Oman, Trump said Washington is still “hoping to get back to the negotiating table”.
Confirming Natanz had been among Israel’s targets, the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said it was “closely monitoring” the situation as the Israeli military said it hit the underground uranium enrichment centrifuges at the site.
“Most of the damage is on the surface level,” said the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation’s spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, adding that there had been “no casualties” at the facility.
‘Extremist’
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat, and Netanyahu has vowed less restraint since the unprecedented 7 October 2023 attack by Tehran-backed Hamas, which triggered the war in Gaza.
Since the Hamas attack, Iran and Israel have traded direct attacks for the first time.
The United States and other Western governments have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, an ambition it has consistently denied.
Israel again called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Thursday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, slammed the resolution as “extremist”, while Tehran said it would launch a new enrichment facility in a secure location.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set by a largely moribund 2015 agreement with major powers, but still short of the 90 per cent threshold needed for a nuclear warhead.
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Israel says intercepted most drones launched from Iran
The Israeli Air Force continues to operate to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran toward the State of Israel.
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Israel says intercepted most drones launched from Iran
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Published: 13 Jun 2025, 17: 53
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Israel's military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said on Friday that Israel intercepted "most" drones launched from Iran in response to air strikes on military and nuclear sites.
"Earlier, we alerted about a large-scale drone launch targeting our territory. Most of the targets were intercepted", Defrin said during a press briefing after the army said Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israel.
"The Israeli Air Force continues to operate to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," the military said in a statement shortly before Defrin's briefing.
In its largest military action against Iran to date, Israel's wave of strikes hit about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and military command centres, and killed senior figures, among them the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists.
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Published: 13 Jun 2025, 17: 53
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Israel's military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said on Friday that Israel intercepted "most" drones launched from Iran in response to air strikes on military and nuclear sites.
"Earlier, we alerted about a large-scale drone launch targeting our territory. Most of the targets were intercepted", Defrin said during a press briefing after the army said Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israel.
"The Israeli Air Force continues to operate to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," the military said in a statement shortly before Defrin's briefing.
In its largest military action against Iran to date, Israel's wave of strikes hit about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and military command centres, and killed senior figures, among them the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists.
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Tehran vows vengeance
Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
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Tehran vows vengeance
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Updated: 13 Jun 2025, 12: 25
This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on 13 June, 2025 reportedly shows a building in Tehran hit in an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital early in the morning. AFP
Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a "bitter and painful" fate over the attack, which also killed a senior Guards commander according to Iranian media.
Iran had launched 100 drones in response towards Israel whose defences were working to intercept, the Israeli military said.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News he had advance notice of the Israeli strikes which Israel's military said involved 200 fighter jets. Trump also stressed that Tehran "cannot have a nuclear bomb".
The United States also underlined that it was not involved in the Israeli action and warned Tehran not to attack its personnel or interests.
But Tehran said the United States would be "responsible for consequences" as Israel's operation "cannot have been carried out without the coordination and permission of the United States".
Israel's operation struck at the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme", taking aim at the atomic facility in Natanz and nuclear scientists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The operation against Iran will "continue as many days as it takes," Netanyahu said, adding in a later video statement that the initial strikes were "very successful".
IRGC chief Salami, ex-national security chief killed in Israeli strikes: Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards leader Hossein Salami and armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri were killed in the Israeli operation, said Iranian media.
Iranian state media said residential buildings in Tehran were hit as well, killing a number of civilians including women and children.
Air traffic was halted at Tehran's main international airport Imam Khomeini, while neighbouring Iraq has also closed its airspace and suspended all flights at all airports, state media reported.
Israel declared a state of emergency, likewise closing its airspace, with Defence Minister Israel Katz anticipating retaliatory action from Tehran.
"Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," Katz said.
An Israeli military official added that the Israeli army believed that Iran had the ability to strike Israel "any minute".
'Might blow' deal
Oil prices surged 12 per cent while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump's warning of a "massive conflict" in the region.
Trump had also said the United States was drawing down staff in the Middle East, after Iran threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out.
Trump said he believed a "pretty good" deal on Iran's nuclear programme was "fairly close", but said that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
The US leader did not disclose the details of a conversation on Monday with Netanyahu, but said: "I don't want them going in, because I think it would blow it."
Trump quickly added: "Might help it actually, but it also could blow it."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not respond to Israeli strikes by hitting US bases, saying Washington was not involved.
"Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel," Rubio said in a statement.
Prior to Friday's attack, Iran had threatened to hit US bases in the Middle East if conflict were to erupt.
"All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of them in the host countries," Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said this week.
With the violence raising questions on whether a sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran will still take place on Sunday in Oman, Trump said however that Washington is still "hoping to get back to the negotiating table".
Confirming Natanz among targets, the UN's nuclear watchdog said it was "closely monitoring" the situation.
"The agency is in contact with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are also in contact with our inspectors in the country," International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said.
'Extremist'
Israel, which counts on US military and diplomatic support, sees Iran as an existential threat.
Netanyahu has vowed less restraint since the unprecedented 7 October, 2023 attack on Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas, which triggered the massive Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Since the Hamas attack, Iran and Israel have traded direct attacks for the first time.
The United States and other Western countries, along with Israel, have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, which it has repeatedly denied.
Israel again called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Wednesday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran's nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, slammed the resolution as "extremist" and blamed Israeli influence.
In response, Iran said it would launch a new enrichment centre in a secure location.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set in the 2015 deal and close, though still short, of the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear warhead.
AFP Tehran
Updated: 13 Jun 2025, 12: 25
This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on 13 June, 2025 reportedly shows a building in Tehran hit in an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital early in the morning. AFP
Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a "bitter and painful" fate over the attack, which also killed a senior Guards commander according to Iranian media.
Iran had launched 100 drones in response towards Israel whose defences were working to intercept, the Israeli military said.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News he had advance notice of the Israeli strikes which Israel's military said involved 200 fighter jets. Trump also stressed that Tehran "cannot have a nuclear bomb".
The United States also underlined that it was not involved in the Israeli action and warned Tehran not to attack its personnel or interests.
But Tehran said the United States would be "responsible for consequences" as Israel's operation "cannot have been carried out without the coordination and permission of the United States".
Israel's operation struck at the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme", taking aim at the atomic facility in Natanz and nuclear scientists, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The operation against Iran will "continue as many days as it takes," Netanyahu said, adding in a later video statement that the initial strikes were "very successful".
IRGC chief Salami, ex-national security chief killed in Israeli strikes: Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards leader Hossein Salami and armed forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri were killed in the Israeli operation, said Iranian media.
Iranian state media said residential buildings in Tehran were hit as well, killing a number of civilians including women and children.
Air traffic was halted at Tehran's main international airport Imam Khomeini, while neighbouring Iraq has also closed its airspace and suspended all flights at all airports, state media reported.
Israel declared a state of emergency, likewise closing its airspace, with Defence Minister Israel Katz anticipating retaliatory action from Tehran.
"Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," Katz said.
An Israeli military official added that the Israeli army believed that Iran had the ability to strike Israel "any minute".
'Might blow' deal
Oil prices surged 12 per cent while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump's warning of a "massive conflict" in the region.
Trump had also said the United States was drawing down staff in the Middle East, after Iran threatened to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out.
Trump said he believed a "pretty good" deal on Iran's nuclear programme was "fairly close", but said that an Israeli attack on its arch foe could wreck the chances of an agreement.
The US leader did not disclose the details of a conversation on Monday with Netanyahu, but said: "I don't want them going in, because I think it would blow it."
Trump quickly added: "Might help it actually, but it also could blow it."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran not respond to Israeli strikes by hitting US bases, saying Washington was not involved.
"Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel," Rubio said in a statement.
Prior to Friday's attack, Iran had threatened to hit US bases in the Middle East if conflict were to erupt.
"All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of them in the host countries," Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said this week.
With the violence raising questions on whether a sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran will still take place on Sunday in Oman, Trump said however that Washington is still "hoping to get back to the negotiating table".
Confirming Natanz among targets, the UN's nuclear watchdog said it was "closely monitoring" the situation.
"The agency is in contact with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are also in contact with our inspectors in the country," International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said.
'Extremist'
Israel, which counts on US military and diplomatic support, sees Iran as an existential threat.
Netanyahu has vowed less restraint since the unprecedented 7 October, 2023 attack on Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas, which triggered the massive Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Since the Hamas attack, Iran and Israel have traded direct attacks for the first time.
The United States and other Western countries, along with Israel, have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, which it has repeatedly denied.
Israel again called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Wednesday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran's nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, slammed the resolution as "extremist" and blamed Israeli influence.
In response, Iran said it would launch a new enrichment centre in a secure location.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set in the 2015 deal and close, though still short, of the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear warhead.
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Iran hits back with barrage of missiles as Israel targets nuclear sites
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike Friday, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases.
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Agence France-Presse. Tehran, Iran 14 June, 2025, 04:43
Israeli first responders arrive at a site hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike on June 13, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases. | AFP Photo
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike Friday, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases.
Iran said it had activated its air-defense system Friday night and explosions could be heard Friday night across Tehran, AFP reporters said.
Air raids sirens and explosions rang out across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the airwaves to warn he expected ‘several waves of Iranian attacks’ in response.
Smoke could later be seen billowing above the skyscrapers in downtown Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had attacked dozens of targets in Israel.
Israel's firefighting service said Friday its teams were responding to several "major" incidents resulting from Iranian missile attacks.
They included efforts to rescue people trapped in a high-rise building. Rescuers said 34 people had been wounded, including a woman in critical condition.
Even as the latest strikes started, Iran's ambassador to the UN said Friday that 78 people had been killed and 320 wounded in the first wave of strikes.
Iranians celebrate in the streets of Tehran a missile attack that hit Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025.
Calls for dialogue
US officials said they were helping Israel defend against the missile attacks, even as Washington insisted it had nothing to Israel's strikes on Iran.
US President Donald Trump agreed on a call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer that ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ were needed to calm the crisis, Starmer's office said.
Trump also spoke with Netanyahu Friday, US officials said, without elaborating.
Iran's missile salvo came hours after Israel said its wide-spread air raids had killed several top Iranian generals, including most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards' air force
It had launched several rounds of strikes that hit about 200 targets including nuclear facilities and air bases.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to bring Israel ‘to ruin’ during a televised address.
‘The armed forces of the Islamic republic will inflict heavy blows upon this malevolent enemy,’ Khamenei told the nation.
In Israel, Netanyahu issued a video statement addressed to the Iranian public, calling on them to unite against an ‘evil and oppressive regime.’
But he also warned that more attacks were on the way.
‘In the past 24 hours, we have taken out top military commanders, senior nuclear scientists, the Islamic regime's most significant enrichment facility and a large portion of its ballistic missile arsenal,’ Netanyahu said in the video statement.
Following the first wave of strikes early Friday, Trump urged Iran to ‘make a deal’ on its nuclear programme, warning of ‘even more brutal’ attacks to come.
While stressing that it was not involved in the Israeli attacks, the United States warned Iran not to attack its personnel or interests.
Tehran nevertheless said Washington would be ‘responsible for consequences’.
Security Council meeting
The strikes killed Iran's highest-ranking military officer, armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri, and the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, Iranian media reported.
Khamenei swiftly appointed new commanders to replace those killed, while state media said a senior adviser to the supreme leader had himself been wounded.
‘The senior chain of command of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had assembled in an underground command centre to prepare for an attack on the State of Israel,’ the Israeli military said, adding that its attacks had killed most of them.
Iran confirmed that the Guards aerospace commander had been killed, along with ‘a group of brave and dedicated fighters’.
AFP images showed a gaping hole in the side of a Tehran residential building that appeared to have sustained a targeted strike.
Tasnim news agency said six nuclear scientists were among the dead.
Friday's evening UN Security Council emergency meeting was called by Iran, and supported by Russia and China, a diplomatic source told AFP.
Oil prices surged while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump's warning of a ‘massive conflict’ in the region.
Radiation 'unchanged' in Natanz area
The violence raised questions as to whether Sunday's sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran to seek a deal on Iran's nuclear programme would go ahead in Oman.
Trump said Washington was ‘hoping to get back to the negotiating table’.
Iran confirmed that above-ground sections of the Natanz enrichment plant had been destroyed, but the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said radiation levels outside the site ‘remained unchanged’.
‘Most of the damage is on the surface level,’ said the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi.
Iran said there was only limited damage to the Fordo and Isfahan nuclear sites.
The United States and other Western governments have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, an ambition it has consistently denied.
Netanyahu said Israeli intelligence had concluded that Iran was approaching the ‘point of no return’ on its nuclear programme.
Israel had called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Thursday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set by a largely moribund 2015 agreement with major powers, but still short of the 90 per cent threshold needed for a nuclear warhead.
Agence France-Presse. Tehran, Iran 14 June, 2025, 04:43
Israeli first responders arrive at a site hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike on June 13, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases. | AFP Photo
Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike Friday, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases.
Iran said it had activated its air-defense system Friday night and explosions could be heard Friday night across Tehran, AFP reporters said.
Air raids sirens and explosions rang out across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the airwaves to warn he expected ‘several waves of Iranian attacks’ in response.
Smoke could later be seen billowing above the skyscrapers in downtown Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had attacked dozens of targets in Israel.
Israel's firefighting service said Friday its teams were responding to several "major" incidents resulting from Iranian missile attacks.
They included efforts to rescue people trapped in a high-rise building. Rescuers said 34 people had been wounded, including a woman in critical condition.
Even as the latest strikes started, Iran's ambassador to the UN said Friday that 78 people had been killed and 320 wounded in the first wave of strikes.
Iranians celebrate in the streets of Tehran a missile attack that hit Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025.
Calls for dialogue
US officials said they were helping Israel defend against the missile attacks, even as Washington insisted it had nothing to Israel's strikes on Iran.
US President Donald Trump agreed on a call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer that ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ were needed to calm the crisis, Starmer's office said.
Trump also spoke with Netanyahu Friday, US officials said, without elaborating.
Iran's missile salvo came hours after Israel said its wide-spread air raids had killed several top Iranian generals, including most of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards' air force
It had launched several rounds of strikes that hit about 200 targets including nuclear facilities and air bases.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to bring Israel ‘to ruin’ during a televised address.
‘The armed forces of the Islamic republic will inflict heavy blows upon this malevolent enemy,’ Khamenei told the nation.
In Israel, Netanyahu issued a video statement addressed to the Iranian public, calling on them to unite against an ‘evil and oppressive regime.’
But he also warned that more attacks were on the way.
‘In the past 24 hours, we have taken out top military commanders, senior nuclear scientists, the Islamic regime's most significant enrichment facility and a large portion of its ballistic missile arsenal,’ Netanyahu said in the video statement.
Following the first wave of strikes early Friday, Trump urged Iran to ‘make a deal’ on its nuclear programme, warning of ‘even more brutal’ attacks to come.
While stressing that it was not involved in the Israeli attacks, the United States warned Iran not to attack its personnel or interests.
Tehran nevertheless said Washington would be ‘responsible for consequences’.
Security Council meeting
The strikes killed Iran's highest-ranking military officer, armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri, and the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, Iranian media reported.
Khamenei swiftly appointed new commanders to replace those killed, while state media said a senior adviser to the supreme leader had himself been wounded.
‘The senior chain of command of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had assembled in an underground command centre to prepare for an attack on the State of Israel,’ the Israeli military said, adding that its attacks had killed most of them.
Iran confirmed that the Guards aerospace commander had been killed, along with ‘a group of brave and dedicated fighters’.
AFP images showed a gaping hole in the side of a Tehran residential building that appeared to have sustained a targeted strike.
Tasnim news agency said six nuclear scientists were among the dead.
Friday's evening UN Security Council emergency meeting was called by Iran, and supported by Russia and China, a diplomatic source told AFP.
Oil prices surged while stocks sank on the Israeli strikes, which came after Trump's warning of a ‘massive conflict’ in the region.
Radiation 'unchanged' in Natanz area
The violence raised questions as to whether Sunday's sixth round of talks planned between the US and Iran to seek a deal on Iran's nuclear programme would go ahead in Oman.
Trump said Washington was ‘hoping to get back to the negotiating table’.
Iran confirmed that above-ground sections of the Natanz enrichment plant had been destroyed, but the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said radiation levels outside the site ‘remained unchanged’.
‘Most of the damage is on the surface level,’ said the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi.
Iran said there was only limited damage to the Fordo and Isfahan nuclear sites.
The United States and other Western governments have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, an ambition it has consistently denied.
Netanyahu said Israeli intelligence had concluded that Iran was approaching the ‘point of no return’ on its nuclear programme.
Israel had called for global action after the IAEA accused Iran on Thursday of non-compliance with its obligations.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set by a largely moribund 2015 agreement with major powers, but still short of the 90 per cent threshold needed for a nuclear warhead.
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Israel kills six nuclear scientists in Iran: media
At least six nuclear scientists were killed on Friday in Israel’s attacks on Iran, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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Israel kills six nuclear scientists in Iran: media
Agence France-Presse . Tehran 13 June, 2025, 14:53
Rescue teams work outside a heavily damaged building, targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 13, 2025. | AFP photo
At least six nuclear scientists were killed on Friday in Israel’s attacks on Iran, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
Tasnim news agency named the six scientists, including Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, who was the president of the Islamic Azad University of Iran.
Fereydoun Abbasi, a former head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, was also among the scientists killed, it added.
Friday’s strikes hit multiple targets across Iran, including residential buildings in Tehran as well as key nuclear enrichment facility in Iran’s centre.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami and armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri were killed in the Israeli operation.
Agence France-Presse . Tehran 13 June, 2025, 14:53
Rescue teams work outside a heavily damaged building, targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 13, 2025. | AFP photo
At least six nuclear scientists were killed on Friday in Israel’s attacks on Iran, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
Tasnim news agency named the six scientists, including Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, who was the president of the Islamic Azad University of Iran.
Fereydoun Abbasi, a former head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, was also among the scientists killed, it added.
Friday’s strikes hit multiple targets across Iran, including residential buildings in Tehran as well as key nuclear enrichment facility in Iran’s centre.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami and armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri were killed in the Israeli operation.
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Israel strikes on Iran threaten to ignite region: Hezbollah
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah condemned Israel’s wave of strikes on its backer Iran on Friday, warning that they threaten to ‘ignite the region’.
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Israel strikes on Iran threaten to ignite region: Hezbollah
Agence France-Presse . Beirut, Lebanon 13 June, 2025, 22:03
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah condemned Israel’s wave of strikes on its backer Iran on Friday, warning that they threaten to ‘ignite the region’.
‘This enemy adheres to no logic or laws and knows only the language of killing, fire, and destruction,’ Hezbollah said in a statement that condemned the strikes as a ‘brutal’ aggression.
Long seen as the Iran-led axis’s most powerful group, Hezbollah was severely weakened after its latest war with Israel, which ended in a ceasefire agreement in November.
Most of the group’s leaders were killed and much of its military capacity destroyed in a conflict that started when Hezbollah launched attacks in support of its ally Palestinian Hamas in Gaza.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hezbollah was to withdraw from border areas and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem expressed his support for Iran ‘in all the steps and measures it takes to defend itself and for its choices’.
The Lebanese foreign ministry condemned Israel’s attack, and said it was ‘continuing its contacts’ to spare the country from being dragged into any conflict.
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun said Israel’s strikes ‘did not target the Iranian people alone, but also targeted all international efforts being made to maintain stability in the Middle East and neighbouring countries’.
Aoun called on the international community to ‘take effective and swift action to prevent Israel from achieving its goals, which are no longer hidden from anyone’.
Amid the regional developments, Lebanon’s national carrier Middle East Airlines cancelled all flights on Friday to and from Jordan and Iraq.
Agence France-Presse . Beirut, Lebanon 13 June, 2025, 22:03
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah condemned Israel’s wave of strikes on its backer Iran on Friday, warning that they threaten to ‘ignite the region’.
‘This enemy adheres to no logic or laws and knows only the language of killing, fire, and destruction,’ Hezbollah said in a statement that condemned the strikes as a ‘brutal’ aggression.
Long seen as the Iran-led axis’s most powerful group, Hezbollah was severely weakened after its latest war with Israel, which ended in a ceasefire agreement in November.
Most of the group’s leaders were killed and much of its military capacity destroyed in a conflict that started when Hezbollah launched attacks in support of its ally Palestinian Hamas in Gaza.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hezbollah was to withdraw from border areas and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem expressed his support for Iran ‘in all the steps and measures it takes to defend itself and for its choices’.
The Lebanese foreign ministry condemned Israel’s attack, and said it was ‘continuing its contacts’ to spare the country from being dragged into any conflict.
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun said Israel’s strikes ‘did not target the Iranian people alone, but also targeted all international efforts being made to maintain stability in the Middle East and neighbouring countries’.
Aoun called on the international community to ‘take effective and swift action to prevent Israel from achieving its goals, which are no longer hidden from anyone’.
Amid the regional developments, Lebanon’s national carrier Middle East Airlines cancelled all flights on Friday to and from Jordan and Iraq.
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Iran strikes back at Israel with missiles over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Iran's Supreme Leader accuses Israel of initiating war, vows painful revenge
Iran strikes back at Israel with missiles over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters
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Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel on Friday night, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the country's two largest cities, following Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy.
Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as authorities urged the public to take shelter. Missiles were seen over Tel Aviv's skyline, with the military saying Iran had fired two salvos.
Israel's military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short. The US military helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, two US officials said.
Israel's Channel 12 said two people were critically injured, eight moderately and 34 slightly from shrapnel.
Several buildings were struck in the attack including an apartment block in a residential neighbourhood in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. Another building in central Tel Aviv was also struck, causing significant damage to multiple floors.
The Israeli strikes on Iran throughout the day and the Iranian retaliation raised fears of a broader regional conflagration, although Iran's allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been decimated by Israel.
Iran's state news agency IRNA said Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel blasted Iran's huge Natanz underground nuclear site and killed its top military commanders. Iran says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes.
Israeli officials said it may be some time before the extent of damage at Natanz was clear. Western countries have long accused Iran of refining uranium there to levels suitable for a bomb rather than civilian use.
The above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz has been destroyed, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council on Friday. He said the UN was still gathering information about Israeli attacks on two other facilities, the Fordow fuel enrichment plant and at Isfahan.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of starting a war. A senior Iranian official said nowhere in Israel would be safe and revenge would be painful.
Iran's UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said 78 people, including senior military officials, were killed in Israel's strikes on Iran and more than 320 people were wounded, most of them civilians.
He accused the US of being complicit in the attacks and said it shared full responsibility for the consequences.
'AS MANY DAYS AS IT TAKES'
Israel's operation "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV address.
"Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future."
Netanyahu, who for decades has raised the alarm about Iran's nuclear programme, said he authorised the assault to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. Israel and its Western allies have said this is Tehran's objective but Iran denies it.
Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon said intelligence had confirmed that within days Iran would have produced enough fissile material for multiple bombs.
Iran has long insisted its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only. The UN nuclear watchdog concluded this week that it was in violation of its obligations under the global non-proliferation treaty.
US President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Tehran to halt the Israeli bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.
Tehran had been engaged in talks with the Trump administration on a deal to curb its nuclear programme to replace one that Trump abandoned in 2018. Tehran rejected the last US offer.
The price of crude LCOc1 leaped on fears of wider retaliatory attacks across the oil-producing region, although there were no reports that oil production or storage was damaged. OPEC said the escalation did not justify any immediate changes to oil supply.
'WE KNEW EVERYTHING,' TRUMP TELLS REUTERS
In a phone interview with Reuters, Trump said nuclear talks between Tehran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday, were still on the agenda though he was not sure if they would take place.
"We knew everything," Trump said of the Israeli attack plans.
"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," Trump said. "They can still work out a deal, however, it's not too late."
Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said military action by itself would not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, but could "create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States" to get rid of it.
Two regional sources said at least 20 Iranian military commanders were killed, a stunning decapitation reminiscent of Israeli attacks that swiftly wiped out the leadership of Lebanon's once-feared Hezbollah militia last year. Iran also said six of its top nuclear scientists had been killed.
Among the generals killed on Friday were the armed forces chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and the Revolutionary Guards chief, Hossein Salami.
Major General Mohammad Pakpour, promoted to replace Salami as Guards commander, vowed retaliation in a letter to the Supreme Leader read on state television: "The gates of hell will open to the child-killing regime."
MOSSAD OPERATED DEEP IN IRAN
An Israeli security source said Mossad commandos had been operating deep inside the Islamic Republic before the attack, and the Israeli spy agency and military had mounted a series of covert operations against Iran's strategic missile array.
Israel also established an attack-drone base near Tehran, the source added. The military said it had bombarded Iran's air defences, destroying "dozens of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers".
Iranians described an atmosphere of fear and anger, with some people hurrying to change money and others seeking a way out of the country to safety.
"People on my street rushed out of their homes in panic. We were all terrified," said Marziyeh, 39, who was awakened by a blast in Natanz.
While some Iranians quietly hoped the attack would lead to changes in Iran's hardline clerical leadership, others vowed to rally behind the authorities.
"I will fight and die for our right to a nuclear programme. Israel and its ally America cannot take it away from us with these attacks," said Ali, a member of the pro-government Basij militia in Qom.
Iran's ability to retaliate with weapons fired by its regional proxies has been sharply degraded over the past year, with the downfall of its ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the decimation of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
Israel said a missile fired from Yemen - whose Houthi militia are Iran-aligned - had landed in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said three Palestinian children were wounded by shrapnel there.
Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as authorities urged the public to take shelter. Missiles were seen over Tel Aviv's skyline, with the military saying Iran had fired two salvos.
Israel's military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short. The US military helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, two US officials said.
Israel's Channel 12 said two people were critically injured, eight moderately and 34 slightly from shrapnel.
Several buildings were struck in the attack including an apartment block in a residential neighbourhood in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. Another building in central Tel Aviv was also struck, causing significant damage to multiple floors.
The Israeli strikes on Iran throughout the day and the Iranian retaliation raised fears of a broader regional conflagration, although Iran's allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been decimated by Israel.
Iran's state news agency IRNA said Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel blasted Iran's huge Natanz underground nuclear site and killed its top military commanders. Iran says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes.
Israeli officials said it may be some time before the extent of damage at Natanz was clear. Western countries have long accused Iran of refining uranium there to levels suitable for a bomb rather than civilian use.
The above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Natanz has been destroyed, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council on Friday. He said the UN was still gathering information about Israeli attacks on two other facilities, the Fordow fuel enrichment plant and at Isfahan.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of starting a war. A senior Iranian official said nowhere in Israel would be safe and revenge would be painful.
Iran's UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said 78 people, including senior military officials, were killed in Israel's strikes on Iran and more than 320 people were wounded, most of them civilians.
He accused the US of being complicit in the attacks and said it shared full responsibility for the consequences.
'AS MANY DAYS AS IT TAKES'
Israel's operation "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV address.
"Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future."
Netanyahu, who for decades has raised the alarm about Iran's nuclear programme, said he authorised the assault to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. Israel and its Western allies have said this is Tehran's objective but Iran denies it.
Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon said intelligence had confirmed that within days Iran would have produced enough fissile material for multiple bombs.
Iran has long insisted its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only. The UN nuclear watchdog concluded this week that it was in violation of its obligations under the global non-proliferation treaty.
US President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Tehran to halt the Israeli bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.
Tehran had been engaged in talks with the Trump administration on a deal to curb its nuclear programme to replace one that Trump abandoned in 2018. Tehran rejected the last US offer.
The price of crude LCOc1 leaped on fears of wider retaliatory attacks across the oil-producing region, although there were no reports that oil production or storage was damaged. OPEC said the escalation did not justify any immediate changes to oil supply.
'WE KNEW EVERYTHING,' TRUMP TELLS REUTERS
In a phone interview with Reuters, Trump said nuclear talks between Tehran and the United States, scheduled for Sunday, were still on the agenda though he was not sure if they would take place.
"We knew everything," Trump said of the Israeli attack plans.
"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," Trump said. "They can still work out a deal, however, it's not too late."
Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said military action by itself would not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, but could "create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States" to get rid of it.
Two regional sources said at least 20 Iranian military commanders were killed, a stunning decapitation reminiscent of Israeli attacks that swiftly wiped out the leadership of Lebanon's once-feared Hezbollah militia last year. Iran also said six of its top nuclear scientists had been killed.
Among the generals killed on Friday were the armed forces chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and the Revolutionary Guards chief, Hossein Salami.
Major General Mohammad Pakpour, promoted to replace Salami as Guards commander, vowed retaliation in a letter to the Supreme Leader read on state television: "The gates of hell will open to the child-killing regime."
MOSSAD OPERATED DEEP IN IRAN
An Israeli security source said Mossad commandos had been operating deep inside the Islamic Republic before the attack, and the Israeli spy agency and military had mounted a series of covert operations against Iran's strategic missile array.
Israel also established an attack-drone base near Tehran, the source added. The military said it had bombarded Iran's air defences, destroying "dozens of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers".
Iranians described an atmosphere of fear and anger, with some people hurrying to change money and others seeking a way out of the country to safety.
"People on my street rushed out of their homes in panic. We were all terrified," said Marziyeh, 39, who was awakened by a blast in Natanz.
While some Iranians quietly hoped the attack would lead to changes in Iran's hardline clerical leadership, others vowed to rally behind the authorities.
"I will fight and die for our right to a nuclear programme. Israel and its ally America cannot take it away from us with these attacks," said Ali, a member of the pro-government Basij militia in Qom.
Iran's ability to retaliate with weapons fired by its regional proxies has been sharply degraded over the past year, with the downfall of its ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the decimation of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
Israel said a missile fired from Yemen - whose Houthi militia are Iran-aligned - had landed in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent said three Palestinian children were wounded by shrapnel there.
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Iran launches new wave of missile attacks on Israel: state TV
Air raid sirens heard in Jerusalem
Iran launches new wave of missile attacks on Israel: state TV
Air raid sirens heard in Jerusalem
A missile launched from Iran is seen from Jerusalem, June 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Ammar Awad
Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Saturday after numerous sites had been struck across the Islamic republic, state media said.
"A new round of Iranian missile attacks on the Zionist regime begins from Tehran and Kermanshah", a city in western Iran, state TV reported.
The Israeli army on Saturday called on Israelis to take shelter after detecting new missile launches from Iran toward Israel.
"Sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the state of Israel," the military said in a statement.
"At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat," it said, instructing citizens to seek shelter as AFP journalists heard numerous explosions in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Air raid sirens heard in Jerusalem
A missile launched from Iran is seen from Jerusalem, June 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Ammar Awad
Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Saturday after numerous sites had been struck across the Islamic republic, state media said.
"A new round of Iranian missile attacks on the Zionist regime begins from Tehran and Kermanshah", a city in western Iran, state TV reported.
The Israeli army on Saturday called on Israelis to take shelter after detecting new missile launches from Iran toward Israel.
"Sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the state of Israel," the military said in a statement.
"At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat," it said, instructing citizens to seek shelter as AFP journalists heard numerous explosions in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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'We knew everything,' Trump tells Reuters about Israel's strikes on Iran
After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming - and still saw room for an accord
'We knew everything,' Trump tells Reuters about Israel's strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. Photo: AFP
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After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming - and still saw room for an accord.
"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," Trump said.
"They can still work out a deal, however, it's not too late," he added.
Trump had repeatedly pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay an Israeli attack to give diplomacy more time, though the president himself had threatened to bomb the Gulf nation if nuclear talks failed.
Trump's shifting stance around the Israeli strikes, which he called "excellent" and "very successful" in a series of media interviews on Friday, offered one of the most striking examples yet of how he conducts high-stakes negotiations through both frank public rhetoric and behind-the-scenes maneuvers.
The US president offered support for Israel's decision to launch a series of devastating raids in Iran, showing a willingness to embrace the use of military force to set back Tehran's nuclear program. In contrast, some allies stressed the need for restraint.
Asked if the US would support Israel against Iranian counterattacks, Trump said he supported Israel. He said he was not concerned about a regional war breaking out as a result of Israel's strikes but did not elaborate.
"We've been very close to Israel. We're their number one ally by far," Trump told Reuters, adding, "We'll see what happens."
Later on Friday, two US officials said the US military had helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed toward Israel.
TALKS IN DOUBT
Still uncertain is whether Trump's attempt to reach an agreement with Iran to halt uranium enrichment is still viable, with a sixth round of talks still scheduled for Sunday in Oman but now in doubt after the attacks.
In negotiations with Iran, Trump sought to persuade the Iranians to give up uranium enrichment and was awaiting a counter-proposal from Iran. Tehran had balked at giving up enrichment, seemingly leaving little room for an agreement.
"They seek enrichment. We can't have enrichment," Trump told reporters on Monday.
As the week wore on, Trump sounded increasingly resigned to the prospect that Israel would strike and hinted that he knew more than he was willing to talk about publicly.
"I don't want to say it's imminent, but it looks like something that could very well happen. Look, it's very simple, not complicated. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Other than that, I want them to be successful," he told reporters on Thursday before the raids began.
Speaking to Reuters on Friday, Trump said he had given the Iranians 60 days to come to an agreement and that the time had expired with no deal.
"We knew just about everything," he said. "We knew enough that we gave Iran 60 days to make a deal and today is 61, right? So, you know, we knew everything."
Trump said it was unclear if Iran still has a nuclear program 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 said the US still has nuclear talks planned with Iran on Sunday but he was unsure they would take place. US special envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet an Iranian delegation in Oman.
"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."
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 Netanyahu on Monday about Iran.
A White House official said Trump spoke with Netanyahu again on Friday. Trump also held talks about the attacks with his National Security Council in the White House Situation Room. No details of the discussions were immediately available.
