Missiles, mourning and ruin: 40 shocking photos from the Israel-Iran conflict
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Israel and Iran are exchanging missile strikes, escalating tensions in the tensions. The airstrikes have taken a heavy toll on civilians in both countries.
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A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP)
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Medics with Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service donate blood to prepare for mass casualties in the event of strikes by Iran, in Jerusalem.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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People take shelter during sirens warning of incoming fire at Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service during a blood drive to prepare for mass casualties in the event of strikes by Iran, in Jerusalem.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Demonstrators carry posters of top Iranian commanders killed in Friday's Israeli strikes on Tehran, during the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, which commemorates the Prophet Muhammad naming Ali, revered as the first Shiite imam, as his successor, in Tehran.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Israeli security forces inspect destroyed houses that were struck by a missile fired from Iran, in Rishon Lezion, Israel on Saturday, June 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Missiles illuminate the night sky in central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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People walk along the beachfront promenade in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Iraqi security forces close a bridge leading to the Green Zone where the US embassy is located, during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Israeli locals stay in a shelter of a residential area that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Iranians drive past an anti-Israel poster in Tehran's Enghlab Square on June 14, 2025. Israel's military said that its fighter jets were set to resume striking targets in Tehran, after announcing it had hit air defences in the Iranian capital area overnight, as Israel and Iran trade fire with such intensity for the first time following decades of enmity and conflict by proxy, with fears of a prolonged conflict engulfing the region.(Atta Kenare/AFP)
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Fire and smoke rise from a building, reportedly hit by a missile fired from Iran, in central Tel Aviv. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike in the evening on June 13, after an unprecedented onslaught hammered the Islamic republic's top military brass and targeted its nuclear facilities and bases.(Jack Guez/AFP)
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Locals look at the fire at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, at central Israel June 15, 2025.(Yossi Zeliger/REUTERS)
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Israelis take cover in a public shelter during a missile attack on Israel from Iran, at Haifa, Israel.(REUTERS)
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Rescue and security personnel operate after missiles fired from Iran impacted a residential building in northern Israel, in Tamra, Israel, June 15, 2025.(Itay Cohen/REUTERS)
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A man smokes next to an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, at central Israel June 15, 2025.(Itai Ron/REUTERS)
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People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.(REUTERS)
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People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran.(REUTERS)
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Israeli rescue forces search buildings hit during a ballistic missile attack by Iran, in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.(Bloomberg)
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Israeli flags placed on vehicles destroyed in an overnight a ballistic missile attack by Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Saturday.(Bloomberg)
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Residents take shelter during an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.(Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg)
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Israeli first responders work in a residential area hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli soldiers inspect destroyed buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP)
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Israeli soldiers inspect destroyed buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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An Israeli soldier navigates the rubble of a residential building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv.(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025.(AFP)
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This aerial picture shows damaged buildings at a site hit by a missile fired from Iran in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv.(Jack Guez/AFP)
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Israeli emergency responders inspect a site hit by a missile fired from Iran south of Tel Aviv.(John Wessels/AFP)
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This picture taken from Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, shows rocket trails in the sky late on June 13, 2025, after Iran struck Israel with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic's nuclear and military facilities.(Eyad Baba/AFP)
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Two elderly men help an elderly lady to her seat as they all take cover in a shelter during a siren-call warning of incoming missiles from Iran in the city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.(AFP)
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A fire blazes in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on June 15, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire on June 14, a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, 'martyred' top commanders and killed dozens of civilians.(Atta Kenare/AFP)
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Vehicles jam a highway as a fire blazes nearby in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on June 15, 2025.(Atta Kenare/AFP)
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Israelis move an injured Israeli woman to an ambulance near a building hit by a ballistic missile launched from Iran in Bat Yam, Israel, on Sunday(Bloomberg)
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Israeli rescue forces search a building hit by a ballistic missile launched from Iran in Bat Yam, Israel, on Sunday, June 15, 2025.(Bloomberg)
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Men walk near a damaged vehicle at an impact site following missile attack from Iran, in northern Israel, in Tamra, Israel, June 15, 2025.(REUTERS)
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