Iran-Israel war Highlights | June 22: Israel carries out strikes on military targets in Iran
- Iran Israel war news highlights: Israel is very close to completing its goal of removing the dual threats of Iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear programme, Netanyahu said.
Iran Israel war news highlights: As the Israel-Iran conflict rages on, the United States has now joined in on strikes against Iran and targeted three nuclear sites in the region. Speaking at the White House, Trump called the strikes a "spectacular success" and warned of "greater force" if Iran chooses to retaliate. As per the US president, the nuclear sites of Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow were targeted....Read More
Israel thanked Trump and the US for making the Middle East a "safer place" after its strikes against Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu further stated that Israel was informed in advance of the US' strikes on Iran. In response to the US attack, Iran launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel, which have injured several people across the state.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the conflict has now crossed 400 in Iran, with the Iranian health ministry reporting 430 deaths. Health officials have further stated that over 3,500 people have been injured due to Israeli strikes and attacks in the region. In Israel, authorities have reported at least 24 deaths since the escalation of the conflict last week.
The conflict between Israel and Iran escalated after Israel's military strikes under 'Operation Rising Lion', which targeted Iranian nuclear and military sites. In response, Iran has launched several drone attacks against Israel and continues to do so as the conflict enters its second week.
Iran Israel war | Latest developments here -
- The US has joined Israel's attack on Iran and struck three nuclear sites in Iran. US President Donald Trump confirmed these strikes on Truth Social.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu thanked Trump for his actions against Iran and stated that Israel was in coordination with the US regarding the strikes on Iran.
- Iran has condemned the attack and labelled it as a "grave violation of the UN charter and international law." Tehran has also called for an emergency UNSC meeting regarding the strikes.
- Iranian officials have confirmed the attacks on the Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites. However, they have told state TV that the US strikes caused “little to no damage” as the materials had been evacuated from the sites in advance.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 05:51:17 AM IST
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Key developments -
- The UNSC held an emergency meeting regarding US' strikes against Iran on Sunday. The meeting was called after a request was filed by the Iranian government.
- The US has issued a worldwide caution alert for Americans across the world after tensions escalate due to Operation Midnight Hammer.
- Israel stated it struck fresh military targets in Iran as the conflict between these two nations continue.
- 23 Jun 2025, 05:26:22 AM IST
Iran Israel war LIVE: US issues 'worldwide caution' alert for Americans
Iran Israel war news: US State Department on Sunday posted a ‘Worldwide Caution’ on its travel alert page, citing the conflict between Israel and Iran. This comes a day after the US struck three Iranian nuclear bases. Trump stated that he is not ruling out a regime change in Iran.
In its latest alert, the State Department said: “The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East.”
- 23 Jun 2025, 05:11:29 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Israel army says carried out strikes on military targets in Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The Israeli army said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets, including missile launch and storage sites, on Sunday.
"Approximately 20 (Israeli airforce) fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes using over 30 munitions on military targets in Iran," the Israeli army said in a statement posted to Telegram, according to AFP.
The attacks were carried out on "storage and missile launching infrastructure sites", as well as "military satellites and radar sites", it added.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 04:40:06 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Air defences activated in Tehran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Amid reports of an Israeli strike in Tehran, air defences have been activated in Iran's central Tehran districts, Reuters reports, citing local media reports.
- 23 Jun 2025, 04:09:13 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Oil prices surge
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Oil surged after the US struck Iran’s three main nuclear sites and threatened further attacks, exacerbating a crisis in the Middle East and stoking concerns that energy supplies from the region could be disrupted.
Global benchmark Brent rallied as much as 5.7% to $81.40 a barrel, extending three weeks of gains, according to Bloomberg.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 03:50:20 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: 285 Indian nationals evacuated from Mashhad
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The Indian government successfully evacuated another batch of citizens, carrying 285 Indian nationals from Iran on Sunday as part of Operation Sindhu.
"India's evacuation efforts continue under Operation Sindhu. MoS Pabitra Margherita received 285 Indian nationals evacuated on a special flight from Mashhad that landed in New Delhi at 2330 hrs on 22 June. With this, 1,713 Indian nationals have now been brought home from Iran," MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X.
- 23 Jun 2025, 03:32:23 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Germany urges Iran to 'immediately' resume negotiations with US
Iran Israel war news LIVE: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a swift return to diplomacy after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, AFP reports, citing his spokesman.
Iran must "immediately enter into negotiations with the US and Israel and to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict", Merz said, according to his spokesman Stefan Kornelius.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 03:21:58 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: UN nuclear chief urges halt to Iran strikes to allow inspections
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog called for a return to diplomacy after the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, saying there’s “a window of opportunity” to return to dialogue, reports Bloomberg.
“IAEA inspectors are in Iran, and they must do their job,” he said.
- 23 Jun 2025, 03:04:36 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Two supertankers U-turn in Strait of Hormuz after US strikes
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Two supertankers both capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude U-turned in the Strait of Hormuz after US airstrikes on Iran, reports Bloomberg.
The Coswisdom Lake and South Loyalty both entered the waterway and abruptly changed course, according to vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The two empty freighters then sailed south, away from the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 02:49:09 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US 'decided to destroy diplomacy' with strikes on nuclear sites
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Speaking at the emergency meeting of United Nations Security Council, Iran's UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, says that the US “decided to destroy diplomacy” with its strikes on the country's nuclear program.
He said that the Iranian military will decide the "timing, nature and scale of Iran’s proportionate response.”
“We will take all measures necessary,” he told the meeting.
- 23 Jun 2025, 02:36:44 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Donald Trump on ‘regime change’ in Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump on ‘regime change’ in Iran: “ It's not politically correct to use the ‘regime change’, but if the current Iranian regime is unable to make Iran great again, why wouldn't there be a regime change?”
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- 23 Jun 2025, 02:19:42 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Three killed after Israeli strike hit ambulance in Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: At least three people were killed after an ambulance was hit in an Israeli strike in central Iran, AFP reported, citing local media reports.
"The ambulance... was en route to transfer a patient when it was severely damaged by a drone strike," ISNA news agency reported quoting Hamidreza Mohammadi Fesharaki, the governor of Najafabad county in the central Isfahan province.
"All occupants of the ambulance - including the driver, the patient, and the patient's companion - were martyred."
- 23 Jun 2025, 02:09:18 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: France holds emergency security meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron presided over an emergency security meeting in Paris on Sunday evening, according to the Associated Press.
″We are living through a grave time for the stability and security for the Middle East, and for our own security,″ Macron said.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 01:38:25 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Explosions heard in Tehran, Kermanshah
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Explosions are being heard in Alborz province near Tehran and in the western city of Kermanshah, Reuters reports, citing Iranian news agencies.
- 23 Jun 2025, 01:13:28 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: UN chief warns of cycle of retaliation after US bombs Iran
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned against yet "another cycle of destruction" and retaliation following the US strikes against Iran, which he said marked a "perilous turn" in the region.
"I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East," the secretary-general told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. "The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction. And yet, we now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation."
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- 23 Jun 2025, 12:56:51 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran's foreign minister arrives in Moscow
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports, citing an Iranian media report.
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:45:32 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Netanyahu says Israel has 'moved closer to goals' in Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has "moved closer" to its goals in Iran after US President Donald Trump ordered overnight bombing raids on Iran's nuclear sites, reports AFP.
"We have achieved a great deal, and thanks to President Trump, we have moved closer to our goals," Netanyahu said in a televised press conference, adding that “when they have been reached, the operation will finish.”
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- 23 Jun 2025, 12:42:23 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Damage at Iran's Fordow site unclear, says IAEA
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The extent of damage to the Fordow uranium enrichment facility – built deep inside a mountain in central Iran – was not immediately possible to assess in view of its underground location and the penetrating nature of the bombs used, says the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“It is clear that Fordow was also directly impacted, but the degree of damage inside the uranium enrichment halls can’t be determined with certainty,” the agency's director general Grossi says.
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:40:12 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Israeli military says that it is striking Tehran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Israeli military says that it is striking Tehran, western Iran.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 12:29:09 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US warns Iran against closing Strait of Hormuz
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reacted to reports claiming that the Iranian parliament has approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, saying that it would be an “economic suicide”.
"If they do that, it will be another terrible mistake. It's economic suicide for them if they do it. And we retain options to deal with that, but other countries should be looking at that as well. It would hurt other countries' economies a lot worse than ours," he says.
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:23:00 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran's atomic energy agency claims nuclear sites quickly being rebuilt
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran's atomic energy agency claims that nuclear sites are quickly being rebuilt and that activity will continue there with “greater power”, Reuters reports, citing Iranian media.
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- 23 Jun 2025, 12:09:47 AM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US orders more diplomatic staff to leave Iraq, Lebanon
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The United States has ordered staff from its diplomatic missions in Iraq and Lebanon to leave the countries, reports AFP.
More diplomatic personnel left Iraq on Saturday and Sunday as part of ongoing efforts to "streamline operations", a US official tells the news agency.
- 22 Jun 2025, 11:35:26 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Khamenei's advisor on US bases used to strike Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Advisor to Iran's Khamenei says that US bases used to strike Iran are 'legitimate' targets, reports AFP.
"Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces," said Ali Akbar Velayati in a message carried by the official IRNA news agency.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 11:20:00 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: IAEA chief calls 'emergency meeting'
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced an "emergency meeting" at the organisation's headquarters in Vienna for Monday after the US struck Iranian nuclear sites, reports AFP.
"In light of the urgent situation in Iran, I am convening an emergency meeting of the @IAEAorg Board of Governors for tomorrow," Rafael Grossi wrote on X.
- 22 Jun 2025, 10:58:49 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Prepared to continue strikes as long as necessary, says Israel
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir said that the country continues to "increase the rate of our strikes in accordance with the operational plan", adding that Israel is prepared to continue "for as long as necessary".
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- 22 Jun 2025, 10:57:05 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Still have targets to strike, says Israeli military
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that Israel's campaign against Iran is still underway, adding that they still "have targets to strike and objective to complete".
- 22 Jun 2025, 10:47:02 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: 9 Iranian soldiers killed in Israeli strikes on military sites
According to state news agency reports, seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards and two soldiers were killed in Israeli strikes on two military sites in Iran's Yazd city on Sunday.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 10:32:15 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran calls for UNSC's condemnation of US strikes
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi called for the condemnation of the US strikes on Iran by the UN Security Council, reports state media.
- 22 Jun 2025, 10:31:59 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: UK, France, Germany issue statement on Iran
The UK, France and Germany issued a statement on Iran and called upon Tehran to engage in negotiations leading to agreement that addresses all concerns associated with the nuclear programme.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 10:10:00 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: E3 leaders urge Iran not to take any further action, says UK PM's office
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said that the E3 leaders urge Iran not to take any further action that could destabilise the region.
- 22 Jun 2025, 10:07:35 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US must receive response to aggression, says Iran president
Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the United States "must receive response to their aggression" following the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 09:57:05 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Legitimate to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, says Germany
The German foreign minister said that 'it is legitimate' to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
- 22 Jun 2025, 09:56:08 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Enriched materials intact, says Iran
Shamkhani, adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that the country's enriched materials "remain intact" following the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 09:55:05 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Game is not over, says Iran supreme leader's advisor
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's adviser Shamkhani said that even if the complete destruction of Iran's nuclear sites is assumed, "the game is not over".
- 22 Jun 2025, 09:50:44 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Europeans will help possible talks between US, Iran
The German foreign minister said that the Europeans will help with possible talks between Iran and the US.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 09:49:46 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Persons injured in US attacks did not have radiation contamination, says Iran
The Iranian health ministry said that none of the persons injured in the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, who were sent to medical centres, had radiation contamination.
- 22 Jun 2025, 09:36:25 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran crossed red lines on nuke programme, says Germany
The German foreign minister said that Iran has crossed red lines on its nuclear programme, urging Tehran to negotiate on the matter.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 09:21:45 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US willing to negotiate on Iran nuclear energy programme, says Rubio
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that Washington is willing to negotiate on Iran's nuclear 'energy' programme.
- 22 Jun 2025, 08:57:06 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US B-2 bombers flew undetected for 18 hours to strike Iran
Iran Israel war news LIVE: The United States launched Operation Midnight Hammer on Saturday with a coordinated strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, the Pentagon confirmed. Seven B-2 stealth bombers took off from a base in Missouri and flew east undetected for nearly 18 hours, maintaining radio silence and refuelling mid-air. As the bombers neared Iranian airspace, a U.S. submarine fired more than two dozen Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles. US fighter jets were also deployed ahead of the bombers to act as decoys, sweeping the airspace for any Iranian fighter aircraft or missile threats.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 08:45:54 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Ukraine says US, Israeli strikes on Iran 'justified'
Ukraine has said that the US and Israeli strikes on Iran are "justified", adding that they send "clear signal".
- 22 Jun 2025, 08:41:21 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: No planned military operations right now, says US
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that there are no planned military operations against Iran right now.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 08:41:14 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Rubio says no one will know for days whether Iran moved its nuclear materials
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that "no one will know for days" whether Iran had moved some of its nuclear materials prior to the American strikes, CBS reported.
- 22 Jun 2025, 08:23:13 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: UNSC to hold emergency meeting today
The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting on Iran conflict on Sunday.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 07:59:20 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran foreign minister holds calls with UK counterpart
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that he held a phone call with his British counterpart David Lammy, wherein the two exchanged views on the US strikes on Iran.
- 22 Jun 2025, 07:58:17 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US encourages Chinese to Iran on Strait of Hormuz
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that Washington encourages Chinese to call Iran over Strait of Hormuz.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 07:57:19 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US says Iran has sufficient highly enriched uranium to make 9-10 bombs
Iran has highly enriched uranium in sufficient quantities to make at least nine or ten bombs, said US State Secretary Marco Rubio.
- 22 Jun 2025, 07:56:08 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran has everything it needs to make nuke weapon, says US
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that Iran has everything it needs to make a nuclear weapon.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 07:55:14 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Need to return to negotiating table ASAP, says IAEA chief
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told CNN that Iran needs to return to negotiating table as soon as possible, adding that inspectors also need to be able to return to Iran's nuclear sites and assess the facilities.
- 22 Jun 2025, 07:53:51 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: 'Heightened threat environment' advisory in US, says report
Following the US strikes on Iran, a warning of 'heightened threat environment' has been issued for the United States, reported CBS News, citing a bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System.
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- 22 Jun 2025, 07:48:58 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: Iran not going to play Trump, says Marco Rubio
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that "Iran is not going to play" President Donald Trump.
- 22 Jun 2025, 07:47:18 PM IST
Iran Israel war news LIVE: US prepared to talk to Iran, says Marco Rubio
US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that Washington is 'prepared to talk to Iran'.
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