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Iran Israel War Highlights | June 21: Iran vows ‘more devastating’ blow if Israel continues assaults
Israel Iran war news highlights : The UN Human Rights Commission has called for Israel and Iran to take steps to de-escalate the conflict between them to prevent another refugee crisis.
- 3:56 AM IST, June 21Trump’s two-week Iran strike pause raises regional tensions
- 3:24 AM IST, June 21Iran vows ‘more devastating’ blow if Israel continues
- 2:51 AM IST, June 21Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launch drone strike on Israel
- 1:50 AM IST, June 21Iranian media says Israel targeting city of Shiraz
- 1:39 AM IST, June 21Tehran claims Israeli strike hit ‘health-related’ Arak reactor
- 1:06 AM IST, June 21Israel military says striking southern Iran's Bandar Abbas
- 12:37 AM IST, June 21Israeli airstrike hits military site in Tehran, Iranian media report
- 11:55 PM IST, June 21Israeli forces hit Iran’s F-14 fighter jets
- 11:51 PM IST, June 21‘Iran will not halt nuclear activity under any circumstances,’ says president
- 11:31 PM IST, June 21Israel claims it thwarted Iranian terror plot targeting its citizens in Cyprus
- 6:05 AM IST, June 21Israel launches fresh attacks on Iran's missile storage, launch pads
Israel Iran war news: Iran and Israel continued to trade air strikes on Saturday, with Israel aiming to damage Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure on the ninth consecutive day of hostilities between the countries. The conflict intensified even as European diplomats convened in Geneva in a fresh bid to revive nuclear negotiations and stem further escalation....Read More
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has also warned the United States to not get involved in the conflict with Israel as it would be “dangerous for everyone.”
Amid the ongoing conflict, Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, said that the military killed a veteran commander in the Quds force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' overseas arm.
Early on Saturday, the navy hit a Hezbollah "infrastructure site" near the southern Lebanese city of Naqoura.
Israeli fighter jets also targeted missile infrastructure in western Iran, the military said, while Tehran launched salvos of missiles at Haifa and Beersheba. At least 19 Israelis were reported wounded, and Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated 657 deaths and over 2,000 injuries in Iran since the conflict began.
In Geneva, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with EU foreign policy chief and ministers from the UK, France, and Germany. Araghchi said Iran would not engage with the US until Israel halts its attacks, but signaled willingness to continue talks with Europe.
US President Donald Trump cast doubt on European mediation efforts, asserting that “Iran doesn’t want to speak to Europe. They want to speak to us.” Trump had on Friday warned Tehran that it has only two weeks to de-escalate or face potential American intervention.
PinnedIran Israel war | June 21 Highlights: Key developments
Israel has vowed a “prolonged campaign” to cripple Iran’s nuclear capacity.
Iran’s foreign minister holds talks in Geneva, but rules out US dialogue for now.
Israel says it struck missile and nuclear-related sites in Tehran and western Iran.
Trump gives Iran two weeks to de-escalate or face possible US strikes.
Iran 's death toll has crossed 400, including civilians, due to Israeli airstrikes since the conflict began.
Iran accuses Israel of bombing five hospitals in recent attacks.
Arab ministers warn of regional energy disruption, call for US pressure.
Iran has vowed to carry out its “most devasting blow” to Israel if Tel Aviv continues its strikes.
