Charred earth and shattered cities: 25 photos that capture the horror of Israel-Iran war

Updated On Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Israel and Iran intensified their missile strikes on each other hours causing widespread damage after the United States attacked Tehran's key nuclear sites.

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A rescuer evacuates a dog from an impacted site after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

A rescuer evacuates a dog from an impacted site after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(Reuters)

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Rescue workers and firefighters survey the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Rescue workers and firefighters survey the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday.(AP)

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Rescue personnel evacuate a resident from under a building at an impacted site after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Rescue personnel evacuate a resident from under a building at an impacted site after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(Reuters)

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Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

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A protester with a US dollar note taped over her mouth participates in a demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians in Gaza, and against the actions of Israel and the United States in Sydney on June 22, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

A protester with a US dollar note taped over her mouth participates in a demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians in Gaza, and against the actions of Israel and the United States in Sydney on June 22, 2025.(AFP)

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Protesters in support of Iran and Palestinians in Gaza hold flags and placards during a demonstration against the actions of Israel and the United States in Sydney on June 22, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Protesters in support of Iran and Palestinians in Gaza hold flags and placards during a demonstration against the actions of Israel and the United States in Sydney on June 22, 2025.(AFP)

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Israeli first responders evacuate an injured woman following an Iranian strike on a residential building in the Ramat Aviv area in Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025. At least 16 people were hurt and at least one impact was reported in central Israel after Iran launched two waves of missiles at the country following the US bombing of its nuclear sites, rescue services and reports said.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Israeli first responders evacuate an injured woman following an Iranian strike on a residential building in the Ramat Aviv area in Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025. At least 16 people were hurt and at least one impact was reported in central Israel after Iran launched two waves of missiles at the country following the US bombing of its nuclear sites, rescue services and reports said.(AFP)

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Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP)

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An Israeli flag is hung outside a damaged apartment two days after it was struck by a missile launched from Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

An Israeli flag is hung outside a damaged apartment two days after it was struck by a missile launched from Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Debris is scattered over a bed inside a damaged apartment a day after of an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel.(AP Photo/Leo Correa) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Debris is scattered over a bed inside a damaged apartment a day after of an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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People evacuate after a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

People evacuate after a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

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President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as seen on a television monitor in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the US military struck three sites in Iran.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as seen on a television monitor in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the US military struck three sites in Iran.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump in the Situation Room, Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the White House in Washington as US bomb key nuclear sites in Iran. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

President Donald Trump in the Situation Room, Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the White House in Washington as US bomb key nuclear sites in Iran.

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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025.(Reuters)

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An Iraqi woman walks past a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during march in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad to protest against Israel's strikes on Iran.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

An Iraqi woman walks past a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during march in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad to protest against Israel's strikes on Iran.(AFP)

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A rescue worker evacuates two children from the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

A rescue worker evacuates two children from the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP)

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People sit outside pitched tents as they take shelter at a bus station in Tel Aviv on June 21, 2025 amidst fears of an Iranian missile attack.(Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

People sit outside pitched tents as they take shelter at a bus station in Tel Aviv on June 21, 2025 amidst fears of an Iranian missile attack.(Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

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US President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), from the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

US President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), from the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran.(AFP)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot.(Jack Guez/AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot.(Jack Guez/AFP)

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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025. (REUTERS)

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First responders gather at an impact site following Iran's strike on Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Haifa, Israel, June 22, 2025.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

First responders gather at an impact site following Iran's strike on Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Haifa, Israel, June 22, 2025.(REUTERS)

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Israeli first responders enter a building that was hit by an Iranian strike in Haifa, amid the ongoing fire exchange between Israel and Iran.(Fadel Senna/AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Israeli first responders enter a building that was hit by an Iranian strike in Haifa, amid the ongoing fire exchange between Israel and Iran.(Fadel Senna/AFP)

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This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Iranian nuclear facility at Arak in central Iran, after an Israeli strike.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Iranian nuclear facility at Arak in central Iran, after an Israeli strike.(AFP)

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Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Firemen and rescue workers survey the site where a missile launched from Iran struck in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.(AP)

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Rescuers evacuate people from a flat after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Rescuers evacuate people from a flat after a missile attack from Iran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict in Tel Aviv, Israel June 22, 2025.(REUTERS)

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Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 22, 2025 12:12 PM IST

Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel are seen from Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta(REUTERS)

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