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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran downs Israeli drone near Fordow nuclear site: Report
Iranian air defences shot down an Israeli drone in the vicinity of the country's Fordow nuclear facility, Iranian media reported on Friday.
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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says working on intercepting missile launched from Yemen
The Israeli military said in a statement on Friday it was working on intercepting a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel, as air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UN nuclear watchdog's board to meet over Israel's Iran strikes, diplomats say
An exceptional meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors will be held on Monday to discuss Israel's strikes on Iran after at least one country on the board requested one at Friday's regular, quarterly session of the body, diplomats said.
Any country on the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can call a meeting under its rules.
Iran, which is not on the board, requested a meeting and its call was supported by board members Russia, China and Venezuela, diplomats said. The diplomats gave differing accounts as to which board member was the first to clearly make the request.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | A loud explosion heard in central city of Isfahan: Iran's Mehr News
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian air defences activated in central Tehran, state media reports
Iranian air defences were activated on Friday evening in central Tehran, where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound and the presidential office are located, Iranian state media reported
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indian students in Tehran seek evacuation amid Iran-Israel escalation
The Indian students studying in Iran have appealed to the government for evacuation following Israeli airstrikes that targeted key military and nuclear sites in Iran, including areas near the capital.
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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Delta Air pauses flights between New York and Tel Aviv due to Middle East tensions
Delta Air Lines said on Friday it has paused flights to Tel Aviv from New York through August 31 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East after Israel launched a huge wave of airstrikes across Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Military campaign can't totally destroy Iran's nuclear programme, Israeli national security adviser says
Iran's nuclear programme cannot be completely destroyed by means of a military campaign, Israel's National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Friday after Israel launched large-scale attacks against its arch-foe.
But the military campaign could "create the conditions for a long-term deal, led by the United States, that will completely thwart the nuclear program", Hanegbi said in comments to Israel's Channel 13 TV. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says missile launched from Yemen fell in Hebron
The Israeli military said on Friday a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel fell to earth inside the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, adding that no interceptors were involved.
The incident occurred amid an ongoing Israeli military campaign targeting nuclear sites in Iran that wiped out that country's entire top echelon of military commanders and also killed nuclear scientists.
Yemen's Houthis, who usually claim responsibility for missiles launched towards Israel from Yemen, are allied to Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's supreme leader Khamenei says Israel will not remain unscathed, Tehran will not go for half measures in its response
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UK foreign minister urges 'calm' in conversation with Iranian counterpart
British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart to urge calm after Israel launched a barrage of strikes against Iran, in what Lammy described as a "unilateral act".
"I spoke to my Iranian counterpart today to urge restraint at this time, and calm. I recognise that this is a moment of grave peril in the Middle East," he told Sky News.
"We are advising against travel to Israel at this time." (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | France's Macron: Iran bears heavy responsibility for destabilising region
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation in the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.
Macron, speaking at a news conference, said he regretted that Iran had not taken up the overtures by the United States to find a diplomatic solution to its nuclear programme and hoped that these talks could resume. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | France would help defend Israel if attacked by Iran, Macron says
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France would take part in the defence of Israel in the event of an Iranian attack on the country.
Speaking at a news conference after Israel launched attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, Macron also ruled out French participation in operations targetting Iran.
He added that France's support for Israel was not unconditional or without limits. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | France's Macron: Iran nuclear programme was close to a critical stage
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that information France had on the Iranian nuclear programme was most concerning, adding that the programme was close to a critical stage.
Macron, speaking at a news conference, said France did not recommend attacking Iran's nuclear sites, saying there was still a "diplomatic route" to resolve the issue. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UN conference on Israel-Palestinian conflict postponed, Macron says
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that a United Nations conference co-hosted between France and Saudi Arabia to work towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians has been postponed after Israel launched a military attack on Iran.
Macron told reporters that the conference, which had been planned for June 17-20, had been postponed for logistical reasons as members of the Palestinian Authority could not travel to New York and that it would be re-scheduled as soon as possible. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Incoming Iran attack halts live transmission of Israeli military briefing, official says
An incoming Iranian attack on central Israel cut short a live televised briefing by Israel's military spokesperson on Friday evening, an Israeli official said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it is working on intercepting launches from Iran
The Israeli military said on Friday that it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, and said it was operating to intercept "the threat". (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US gave regional allies heads up on Israel's planned attack on Iran
The US State Department informed a number of regional allies in the Middle East of Israel's looming strike on Iran hours before the attack took place, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei says Israel started the strikes and initiated a war
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Friday that Israel initiated a war and said it will not be allowed to do "hit and run" attacks without grave consequences.
"The Zionist regime (Israel) will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian nation must be guaranteed that our response will not be half-measured," Khamenei said in a statement. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian media says Iran launched hundreds of missiles towards Israel
Hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel, marking the start of Tehran's response to intensive Israeli strikes, Iranian media reported. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UK's Starmer speaks to Trump about de-escalating Iran-Israel tensions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump emphasizing the importance of de-escalating the Iran-Israel conflict, saying he respected Israel's right to self-defence, The Times editor Steven Swinford said in an X post on Friday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | IAEA says aware of reported attacks on Iran's nuclear sites
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is aware of reports concerning the Isfahan and Fordow nuclear facilities and is seeking information from Iranian authorities regarding any potential impact, the agency said in an X post on Friday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted dozens of targets in Israel
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they carried out attacks against dozens of targets in Israel in retaliation for the latter's biggest attacks ever against Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UK PM Starmer, Trump discuss military action in the escalating Iran-Israel conflict
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to US President Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the military action in the Iran-Israel conflict overnight and agreed on the importance of diplomacy and dialogue, Starmer's spokeswoman said.
Starmer reiterated UK's grave concerns about Iran's nuclear programmes, she added. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US military helped Iranian missiles heading to Israel, officials say
The US military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two US officials said on Friday.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not provide further information, including whether fighter jets or warships carried out the defensive operation. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump, Netanyahu spoke Friday amid Israel-Iran conflict, White House official says
US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Friday amid escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, a White House official said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran fires fewer than 100 missiles at Israel; most intercepted, Israeli military says
Iran fired less than 100 missiles on Israel on Friday, most of which have either been intercepted or fallen short, the Israeli military said.
"A limited number of buildings were affected, some of them as a result of shrapnel from the interception operations," the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said in a post on X . (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's above-ground enrichment plant at Natanz destroyed, IAEA chief says
The above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Iran's Natanz nuclear site has been destroyed, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council on Friday.
"At present, the Iranian authorities are informing us of attacks on two other facilities, namely the Fordow fuel enrichment plant and at Isfahan," the International Atomic Energy Agency's Grossi told the 15-member council.
"At this moment we do not have enough information beyond indicating that military activity has been taken place around these facilities as well." (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's foreign minister says calls for restraint are 'unjustified'
Calls for restraint from Iran in the face of Israel's attack are unjustified, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told his British counterpart David Lammy in a phone call on Friday.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it attacked and destroyed Iranian air force military bases including bases of Hamadan and Tabriz
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it is prepared to continue operations as long as necessary
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says dozens of targets belonging to Iran’s air defense array destroyed
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Damage to Iranian nuclear sites so far appears limited, experts say
The damage to Iran's nuclear facilities from Israel's initial wave of air strikes early on Friday appeared to be limited, experts who have reviewed commercially available satellite imagery said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US tells security council: Israel advised Iran strikes were necessary for self-defense
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | EU's von der Leyen speaks with Israeli president, urges restraint amid Iran tensions
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday she had spoken with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the escalating situation in the Middle East and urged all sides to show maximum restraint.
"I reiterated Israel's right to defend itself and protect its people," von der Leyen said in a post on X. "At the same time, preserving regional stability is vital." (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US to UN: US will continue to seek diplomatic resolution that ensures Iran will never get nuclear weapon or pose threat to stability in Middle East
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US tells UN: US was informed of Israeli strikes ahead of time, but was not militarily involve
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's UN envoy says 78 people, including senior military officials, killed in strikes, more than 320 injured, most of them civilians
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's UN envoy says US complicit, 'by aiding and enabling these crimes, they share full responsibility for the consequences'
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it intercepted aerial target launched towards Israel's Eilat city
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says two aerial targets that were launched towards Israel's Negev were intercepted
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military: Defense systems operating to intercept missiles launched from Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's Fars News Agency says Iran launched new wave of missiles towards Israel
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Putin tells Netanyahu issues surrounding Iran's nuclear programme must be solved through diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in separate telephone conversations on Friday, told Iran's president that Moscow condemned Israel's actions against Tehran and told Israel's prime minister that questions around Iran's nuclear programme could only be solved through diplomacy.
A Kremlin statement said Putin told Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian that Russia "condemns the actions of Israel taken in violation of the UN Charter" and expressed condolences for those killed. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US gave regional allies heads up on Israel's planned attack on Iran
The US State Department informed a number of regional allies in the Middle East of Israel's looming strike on Iran hours before the attack took place, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
In a diplomatic note sent out Thursday afternoon, the State Department confirmed that the Israeli attack was set to take place late on Thursday. Qatar was among the countries which received the heads up. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | France's Macron says Iran responsible for destabilising region
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation of the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.
After a day of talks with regional and international leaders following Israeli strikes on Iranian military targets, notably its nuclear sites, Macron said Tehran was close to a "critical point" in acquiring a nuclear weapon. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Several explosions heard in Iranian capital Tehran- Iranian media
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Two projectiles hit Iran's Mehrabad airport area- Fars News Agency
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Nuclear talks with US 'meaningless' after Israel attack, says Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran keeps shooting more ballistic missiles
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'We've arrived,' says Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | IAEA confirms internal contamination at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility after Israeli strikes, ANI reports
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Entire Tel Aviv neighbourhood wiped out
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following identification of drones launched from Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military: air force continues to attack targets in Iranian territory
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's strikes against Israel will continue, senior military officials say
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indian Embassy in Iran issues advisory
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indian Embassy in Israel issues helpline numbers
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Two deputy commanders at Iranian armed forces' general staff killed in Israeli attacks, state media reports
CAIRO, June 14 (Reuters) - Two deputy commanders at the Iranian armed forces' general staff were killed in Israeli attacks, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
It was unclear when the two commanders were killed but their deaths were announced on Saturday.
Israel's attacks on Iran since Friday have killed at least 78 people, including senior military officials, in what are Israel's biggest attacks ever against Iran.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran confirms limited damage at its Fordow nuclear site, atomic body says
Iran confirmed that its Fordow nuclear facility sustained limited damage following recent attacks, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Saturday, citing a spokesperson for the country's atomic energy organisation.
"There has been limited damage to some areas at the Fordow enrichment site," state atomic energy agency spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said. "We had already moved a significant part of the equipment and materials out, and there was no extensive damage and there are no contamination concerns."
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Conflict will spread to US bases in the region, Iran's senior military officials say
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Pope Leo appeals for 'reason' amid Israel-Iran airstrikes, calls for dialogue
Pope Leo appealed on Saturday for authorities in Iran and Israel to act with "reason" after recent airstrikes and to pursue dialogue.
He told an audience in St. Peter's Basilica he was following the situation with "great concern."
"In such a delicate moment, I strongly wish to renew an appeal to responsibility and to reason," said the pope. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'Tehran will burn' if it continues firing missiles: Defence Minister Israel Katz
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that "Tehran will burn" if it keeps firing missiles at Israeli civilians.
"The Iranian dictator is taking the citizens of Iran hostage, bringing about a reality in which they, and especially Teheran's residents, will pay a heavy price for the flagrant harm inflicted upon Israel's citizens. If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn," Katz said in a statement. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran says 3 more nuclear scientists killed in Israeli attack, death toll at 9
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian lawmaker says country seriously considering closing Strait of Hormuz
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran media says Israeli drone kills police chief in country's west, reports AFP
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Tehran no longer immune, Israeli jets flying freely: IDF spokesperson
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Netanyahu says have dealt 'real blow' to Iranian nuclear programme
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel's strikes have set Iran's nuclear program back, possibly by years, and that heavier blows were yet to come.
"We will hit every site and every target of the Ayatollahs' regime and what they have felt so far is nothing compared with what they will be handed in the coming days," Netanyahu said in a video message.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran president vows 'more severe' response if Israeli strikes persist
Iran province has reported that the Israeli strikes killed 30 military personnel since Friday. The Iranian president vowed 'more severe' response if Israeli strikes persist.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's Ali Shamkhani, top advisor to Supreme Leader dies in hospital day after airstrikes
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Britain moving jets to Middle East to support regional security, PM Starmer says
Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters on Saturday as he was en route to a Group of Seven meeting in Canada.
Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched an air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Sunday's US-Iran nuclear talks cancelled, Oman says
The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.
Albusaidi's statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Public safety guidelines, including closure of schools, to remain in effect until 20:00 local time Sunday june 15: Israeli military
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | French President Macron says he asked Iran's president to resume nuclear talks
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he asked the Iranian President in a phone call to resume nuclear talks.
"The issue of Iran's nuclear capacity is serious: it must be settled through negotiation. I thus invited President Pezeshkian to return rapidly to the negotiating table to reach an agreement, the only possible path to defuse the situation," Macron said in a post on social network X . (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran still has an arsenal that can cause grave damage to Israel: Israel military spokesperson
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | At this hour, we are striking Iran: Israel military spokesperson
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Forces continue their operations in Gaza at this very moment: Israel military spokesperson
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | We will continue to attack and destroy Iranian surface-to-surface missile sites: Israel military spokesperson
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian media says air defenses activated in Tehran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's official irinn news agency reports Iranian air defenses activated in several cities including Tabriz and Isfahan
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's Fars news agency reports Iranian air defenses activated in Bandar Abbas
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's state TV says 'heavy and destructive' attacks by Iran against Israel expected within hours
Iran's state TV said on Saturday that "heavy and destructive" attacks by Iran against Israel were expected within the coming hours, as the Israeli military continues to strike several targets across Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iraq urges US to prevent Israeli aircraft from using Iraqi airspace to strike Iran
Iraq on Saturday called on the United States to prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks against Iran, citing bilateral agreements and international law.
"The Iraqi government urges the United States to uphold its responsibilities under the agreements signed between the two countries and prevent aircraft belonging to the Zionist entity from once again violating Iraqi airspace," military spokesman Sabah al-Numan said in a statement. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran says production at world's largest gas field partly suspended after Israeli attack
Iran has partially suspended gas production at the world's biggest gas field after an Israeli strike caused a fire there on Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in what would be the first Israeli strike on Iran's oil and gas sector.
Iran shares the South Pars gas field with Qatar. Striking it would mark a major escalation in the conflict, which had already pushed oil prices up 9% on Friday even though Israel spared Iran's oil and gas on the first day of its attacks. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Turkey's Erdogan holds phone call with US President Donald Trump, Erdogan's office says
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Erdogan tells Trump that turkey sees nuclear negotiations as only way to resolve Iran-Israel dispute
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Erdogan tells Trump that Turkey ready to do its part to prevent an uncontrolled escalation
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump says 'war in Israel-Iran should end'
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday "this war in Israel-Iran should end," with his comments coming in a social media post about his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The call (between Trump and Putin) lasted approximately 1 hour. He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end," Trump said on Truth Social. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says missiles launched from Iran toward Israel
The Israeli military said it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel on Saturday, and systems were operating to intercept them.
"The public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice," the military said in a statement. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Israeli military says it is attacking military targets in Iran's Tehran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's state tv says Iranian missiles and drones have hit military targets in Israel
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military has recently attacked Yemen, attempting to assassinate senior Houthi figure, Israeli media says
The Israeli media said on Saturday that the Israeli military recently attacked Yemen, attempting to assassinate senior Houthi figure.
The Iran-backed Houthis, who control parts of Yemen, have carried out more than 100 attacks on ships plying the Red Sea since November 2023, in solidarity with Palestinians over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | UK foreign minister calls for de-escalation in conversation with Israeli counterpart
British foreign minister David Lammy said on Saturday he had spoken to his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar and expressed concern for civilians in Israel.
"I reiterated the UK's call for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East," Lammy said in a post on social media platform X.
"Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy," he added. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Jordan suspends airspace again until further notice amid Israel-Iran tensions -State news agency
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel police say there has been a fallen explosive device in the north, initial reports indicate several casualties and damage at the scene
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran says Shahran oil depot targeted in Israeli attack
Iran said the Shahran oil depot in Tehran was targeted in an Israeli attack on Saturday but that the "situation was under control".
"The fuel volume in the targeted tank was not high, and the situation is fully under control," Iran's oil ministry's SHANA news agency reported. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Fire erupts after Israeli attack on Tehran oil refinery- State media
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | British PM, Saudi Crown Prince discuss "gravely concerning" Mideast situation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman and discussed the "gravely concerning situation in the Middle East", the prime minister's office said in a statement on Saturday.
The leaders agreed on the need to de-escalate, the statement added.
Starmer also reiterated that the UK is poised to work closely with its allies in the coming days to support a diplomatic resolution, the PM's office said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says sirens activated in northern Israel due to 'hostile aircraft infiltration'
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel: Israeli military
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Completed a large wave of strikes in Tehran on the infrastructure of the Iranian nuclear weapons project and fuel storage facilities: Israeli military
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Air force targeted Iran's organisation of defensive innovation and research (SPND) headquarters in Tehran: Israeli military
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says sirens activated in several areas following launches from Yemen and Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran says it has arrested two members of Israel's intelligence agency, Tasnim reports
Iran said it had arrested two individuals it accused of being members of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad in Alborz province while they were preparing explosives and electronic devices, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran: Report
Fresh blasts were heard on Sunday in Tehran, AFP reported.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Netanyahu says Iran will pay 'very heavy price' for Israeli civilian deaths
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran will pay 'very heavy price' for Israeli civilian deaths, news agency AFP reported on Sunday.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Iran launches fresh strikes on Israel
The Israeli Defence Forces said that a short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel.
"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat. Upon receiving an alert, the public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice. Leaving the protected space is only permitted following an explicit directive. Continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command," said the IDF.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | At least 14 nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes on Iran
At least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in Israeli attacks since Friday, including in car bombs, two sources in the Gulf said on Sunday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli strikes in Iran kill at least 406 people, 654 injured
Israeli strikes in Iran have killed at least 406 people and wounded 654 others, a human rights group says, reports AP.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel hits aerial refuelling plane in Iran in 'longest-range strike'
The Israeli military said it struck an aerial refuelling aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran on Sunday, describing it as its longest-range attack since launching operations against Iran last week. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Five killed in Israel strike on residential building in Tehran
Five killed in Israel strike on residential building in Iran capital, news agency AFP reported, quoting state TV.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel says striking 'dozens' of surface-to-surface missiles in west Iran
Israeli military said it has begun a wave of strikes against dozens of surface to surface missile targets in western Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel identifies second hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza last week
The Israeli military on Sunday identified the second of two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week as Aviv Atzili, who was taken captive during Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Last Wednesday, the military said it had recovered two bodies of hostages and identified one of them as Yair Yaakov. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Public safety guidelines, including closure of schools, extended until 20:00 local time June 17: Israeli military
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Britain's Starmer, UAE President discuss Iran-Israel conflict
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday and discussed the "grave situation" in the Iran-Israel conflict, according to a Downing Street statement.
"The Prime Minister reiterated that his priority is diplomacy and dialogue, in order to de-escalate as quickly as possible," it said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's armed forces warn Israelis not to stay or travel near 'vital areas' - state TV
Iran's armed forces told residents of Israel to leave the vicinity of "vital areas" for their safety, in a video statement broadcast by state TV on Sunday evening around the time that Iran sent a new barrage of missiles towards Israel.
"We have a data bank of vital and critical areas in occupied territories (Israel) and call upon you not to let the brutal regime use you as human shields. Do not stay or travel near these critical areas," an armed forces spokesperson said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief killed in Israeli strike on Tehran, Iran news agency says
The intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Kazemi, and his deputy were killed in Israel's attacks on Tehran on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 224 people killed since Israel began its attacks on Iran, Iranian state media says
The death toll of Israel's attacks on Iran since Friday has climbed to 224, of which 90% are civilians, Iran's state media said on Sunday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran rejects ceasefire negotiations while under Israeli attack, official says
Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump says he hopes Israel and Iran can strike ceasefire
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire but said sometimes countries have to fight it out first.
Talking to reporters as he left for the G7 summit in Canada, Trump said the US will continue to support Israel but declined to say if he asked the US ally to pause strikes on Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Fires seen near Haifa port after Tehran strikes
British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday that fires were observed at the power plant in the vicinity of Israel's Haifa port, after Iranian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on port infrastructure amid escalations with Israel.
Ambrey said it observed video footage of the Israeli military intercepting the attack, followed by impacts from two hypersonic missiles.
Haifa port serves as a crucial maritime hub, handling over 30 per cent of Israel's imports. It is owned by Adani Ports, which controls a 70 per cent share.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | PM Modi-led govt ensuring safety of Indians abroad: H D Kumaraswamy
Union Minister for Heavy Industries, H D Kumaraswamy, held a video conference with several Kannadigas currently stranded in Israel due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. During the interaction, he enquired about their well-being and offered reassurance of full support from the Indian government.
"The matter is being actively pursued with the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure the safe and swift return of our people," the Minister said.
Kannadigas who were part of the video conference informed the Minister that they are safe and that officials from the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv are extending all necessary assistance. "We are being well taken care of," many of them said, expressing gratitude for the timely outreach.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran 'wants to kill' Trump, Netanyahu reportedly claims (Reported HT)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran executes man for spying for Israel: Report
Iran has executed a man who was found guilty of spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday, identifying the man as Esmail Fekri.
The execution is the third in recent weeks related to the conducting of espionage on behalf of Israel. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons,' says Iranian president
Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's religious edict against weapons of mass destruction. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Mufti urges Modi govt to ensure safe return of Indian students in Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Missile barrage damages US consulate in Israel
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says concussion of Iranian missile causes minor damage to consulate, no injuries, reports AP.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'Tehran's residents will pay the price soon,' says Israeli defence minister
Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that the residents of Tehran will "pay the price and soon", after Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn, killing at least five people. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel, Iran conflict leads to fuel crisis in Pak’s Balochistan
The Israel-Iran conflict has led to a fuel crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, which shares borders with Iran and Afghanistan.
Since Sunday, a large number of petrol stations, heavily dependent on petrol and diesel smuggled from Iran, started closing across Balochistan, causing panic among people.
Hundreds of vehicle owners who lined up at petrol stations returned home disappointed as these stations, which sell smuggled Iranian fuel products, started closing. (PTI)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Tehran mulls bill to quit Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the Iranian parliament is preparing a bill to leave the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), adding that Tehran remains opposed to developing of weapons of mass destruction. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Poland to evacuate citizens from Israel via Jordan
Poland is ready to start evacuating around 200 of its citizens who were on visits to Israel via Jordan's capital Amman, a deputy foreign minister said on Monday.
"We assume we will be ready in the next few dozen hours, (the evacuation) will concern those who are stuck as tourists and those staying for a short stay," Henryka Moscicka-Dendys told reporters. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel claims 'aerial superiority' over Tehran, control of skies from western Iran to capital
Israel has claimed that it has achieved "aerial superiority" over Tehran and has control of skies from western Iran to capital, news agency AP reported on Monday.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel does not intend to physically harm Tehran residents, defence minister says
Israel has no intention of deliberately harming the residents of Tehran, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said, walking back earlier comments he had made on Monday.
"I wish to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran as the murderous dictator does to the residents of Israel," Katz said in a statement.
"The residents of Tehran will have to pay the price of dictatorship and evacuate their homes from areas where it will be necessary to attack regime targets and security infrastructures in Tehran."
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'We are on the path to victory': Netanyahu
The Israeli Prime Minister said that Israel is on its way to achieve two main objectives-- eliminating nuclear threat and eliminating missile threat. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military issues evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran
An Israeli military spokesperson issued an evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran, according to a post by the spokesperson on X. (Reuters)
Israel strikes military base in western Tehran, Fars news agency says
Israel struck a military base in western Tehran, causing the air defence system to activate, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Iran seeks talks with US and Israel to end hostilities
Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the United States via Arab intermediaries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing officials.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |G7 draft calls on Israel and Iran to de-escalate conflict, avoid compromising regional stability
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |US issues 'do not travel' alert for Israel
Emergency personnel work at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 16, 2025.
Credit: Reuters Photo
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran's State TV attacked by Israel
Iran's state-run news agency reported Monday that state-run television abruptly stopped a live broadcast after an Israeli strike.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Trump says Iran should talk about de-escalating 'before it's too late'
Iran wants to talk about de-escalating hostilities with Israel, and should do so immediately "before it's too late," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.
"I'd say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately before it's too late." Trump told reporters at the start of a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Oil prices fell more than $2 per barrel on Monday after reports that Iran is seeking an end to hostilities with Israel, raising the possibility of a truce and easing fears of a disruption to crude supplies from the region. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran State TV resumes live broadcast after Israeli attack (AFP)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it struck Iranian f-14 aircraft at Tehran airport on Monday
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Key Israeli military, intelligence hubs on Iran's list of targets, news agency says
Key Israeli military and intelligence centress including the Ramat David air base near Haifa are on Iran's list of targets for airstrikes, Iran's semi-official Student News Network reported on Monday.
"In the coming hours, a crushing and proportionate response will be given within the framework of legitimate defence," the news agency said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran tells UN strikes on Israel are self-defense
Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure," Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Nations Security Council on Monday.
He wrote in a letter that any cooperation by third countries with Israel's strikes on Iran "makes them complicit in the legal responsibility and consequences of this crisis."
Under Article 51 of the founding United Nations Charter, the 15-member Security Council must immediately be informed of any action that states take in self-defense against armed attack. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it is currently striking surface-to-surface missile infrastructure in western Iran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Three Iranian Red Crescent workers killed in Israeli strike in Tehran, Mehr reports
Three Iranian Red Crescent workers were killed in an Israeli strike during rescue operations in Tehran, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Monday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian air defences thwart attack on South Pars gas field, Iranian news website reports
Iranian Air Defences thwarted an attack on Monday on the Iranian South Pars gas field, the Iranian Fararu news website reported.
Iran shares the South Pars gas field with Qatar. The world's biggest gas field was struck by Israel on Saturday, leading Iran to partially suspend gas production. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel's Haifa-based Bazan group says all refinery facilities shut down after Iranian attack
Israel's Haifa-based Bazan Group said all refinery facilities have been shut down after a power station used to produce steam and electricity were significantly damaged in an attack by Iran, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
The group said the Iranian attack resulted in the death of three company employees.
The refinery is located in Haifa Bay, according to Israeli media. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US deploying more defensive capabilities to Middle East, defense secretary says
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday he had ordered the deployment of additional defensive capabilities to the Middle East, as the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran drives regional tensions higher.
Hegseth did not disclose what military capabilities he sent to the region. But Reuters was the first to report earlier on Monday a deployment of a large number of US military refueling aircraft and the movement of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | France's Macron: US has made offer for Israel-Iran ceasefire
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
"There is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions," Macron told reporters at the G7.
"We have to see now whether the sides will follow." (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Three Iranian Red Crescent workers killed in Israeli strike in Tehran: Reports
Three Iranian Red Crescent workers were killed in an Israeli strike during rescue operations in Tehran, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Monday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump says everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran
President Donald Trump on Monday urged everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran, and reiterated that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States.
"IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" he said in a post on Truth Social. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military instructs public it is safe to leave protected shelters, signalling threat from current Iranian missile attack is over
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump team proposes Iran talks this week on nuclear deal, ceasefire: Report
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US Embassy not in a position at this time to evacuate or directly assist Americans in departing Israel: US Embassy in Jerusalem
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indians in Tehran asked to immediately contact embassy as Iran-Israel conflict intensifies
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says defensive systems are operating to intercept threat
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indian students moved out of Tehran, some facilitated to leave through border with Armenia
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 3 killed, 4 injured in Iran's Kashan following Israeli attack: Report
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran recalls all doctors and nurses from their time off: Report
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it killed Iran's wartime chief of staff
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'Not too much in mood to negotiate with Iran,' says Trump
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel launches fresh attacks on western Iran, air defences activated
The Israeli stated media has reported that Israel is attacking western Iran. The Iranian state media meanwhile, reported that air defences in west Tehran have been activated. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel says at least 10 Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in strikes
Israeli military officials have said that at least 10 Iranian scientists, essential to the country's nuclear programme have been killed in the strikes. Officials also said that Iranian leaders are on the run. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Loud explosions heard in Tehran as conflict enters fifth day
Loud explosions were heard in Iranian capital of Tehran as the conflict between Israel and Iran entered fifth day. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | 'Fate like Saddam Hussein': Israeli Defence Minister warns Khamenei
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday he could suffer a fate "similar to" Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who was toppled and later executed, news agency AFP reported.
A meeting of the Israeli military and security service commanders was held on Tuesday.
"I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launch missiles toward Israeli civilians," Katz was quoted as saying according to a statement from his office.
"He should remember what happened to the dictator in the neighbouring country to Iran who took the same path against Israel."
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | We will continue to degrade Iran's nuclear programme: Israeli Ambassador
"We'll continue to do what is in our capabilities to degrade Iran's nuclear programme," Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar said on Tuesday. He further added that it will be better if both the countries manage to achieve a diplomatic solution.
Asked about the expectations from the US, Azar said Washington and Israel are "completely in sync". He said he felt that the US would "support" Israel's action.
Israel is grateful to the US for its military and political assistance, Azar asserted. (PTI)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says struck 'dozens' of missile sites in western Iran
The Israeli military said on Tuesday its forces struck several locations in western Iran, hitting "dozens" of missile launchers as the arch-foes traded fire for a fifth straight day, news agency AFP reported.
"A short while ago, the Israeli air force completed a series of strikes in western Iran," a military statement said. "As part of the strikes, a number of sites and dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers were struck."
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran media reports widespread internet disruption, says AFP
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages
The US military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, bolstering US military forces in the region as the war between Israel and Iran rages, three US officials said.
One of the officials said the deployments include F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft.
Two of the officials stressed the defensive nature of the deployment of fighter aircraft, which have been used to shoot down drones and projectiles. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Won't kill Khamenei 'for now': Trump
"We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!," the US President wrote on Truth Social.
"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" his follow-up post read.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran Guards say targeted Israeli air bases in fresh attack, urge residents to evacuate Hafia, Tel Aviv
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched on Tuesday an attack targeting Israeli air bases from which they claim fighter jets have taken off to strike the Islamic republic, news agency AFP reported.
"In the new wave of attacks, a large-scale missile operation was carried out against the air bases of the Zionist regime's army, which are the bases from which the regime's fighter jets take off towards our beloved country," state TV reported the Guards as saying.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian armed forces urge residents to evacuate Hafia, Tel Aviv (Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Indian Embassy in Israel suggests those looking for exit to avail land border crossings
With national emergency in Israel still in place and the airspace closed, the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday asked for those Indians looking to leave the country to look at availing land border crossing options.
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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran 'very close' to nuclear warhead: Trump contradicts spy chief
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repudiated Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's assessment that Iran has not been building a nuclear weapon, publicly contradicting his spy chief for the first time during his second term.
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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | US State Dept has established Middle East task force amid Israel-Iran war
The US State Department has established a Middle East task force to help coordinate support for US citizens, diplomatic missions and personnel amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday.
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Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Explosion heard in Tel Aviv after IDF warning of missile barrage from Tehran
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Explosion seen in Tehran suburb as hostilities continue
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Israeli strikes on Iran have killed 585 people and wounded 1,326 others, AP reports citing a human rights group
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran claims to fire hypersonic missiles at Israel, reports AFP
Hours after United States President Donald Trump demanded 'unconditional surrender' from Iran, the Islamic Republic has claimed to fire hypersonic missiles at Israel, reports AFP.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel due to 'a hostile aircraft infiltration'
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel army strikes centrifuge facility in Tehran
The Israeli Defence Forces said that it struck a centrifuge production site and weapons manufacturing sites in Iran.
IDF took out a statement, "As part of the broad effort to operate against Iran’s nuclear weapons development project, the IAF struck a facility used to manufacture centrifuges in Tehran that was designed to enable the Iranian regime to expand the scale and speed of its uranium enrichment to develop nuclear weapons."
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Iran's police forces say they intercepted 14 drones, identified drone-producing workshops and drone-carrying vehicles in different provinces- ILNA
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel is running low on defensive missile interceptors, WSJ reports
Israel is running low on defensive "Arrow" missile interceptors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed US official, raising concerns about the country's ability to counter long-range ballistic missiles from Iran.
(Reuters)
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Beijing says almost 800 Chinese citizens evacuated from Iran, reports AFP
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel military shoots down 7 more drones
IDF took out a statement saying, "Following the sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration that sounded between 9:57 and 10:17 in the southern Golan Heights, seven UAVs that were launched toward Israel from Iran were intercepted by the IAF, prior to crossing into Israeli territory.
Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE |Iranian ambassador to UN in Geneva: Iran will be proportionate in carrying out any attacks on Israel, in accordance with international law
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | If we come to conclusion that US is directly involved in attacks on Iran, we will start responding to US: Iranian ambassador to UN
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iranian envoy to UN: 'Any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region', reports AP
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran supreme leader Khamenei televised message to be aired shortly -ISNA
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Turkey's Erdogan says Iran defending itself against Israeli attacks is natural, legitimate
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military says it attacked 40 Iranian missile infrastructures, storage sites, and military operatives on Wednesday
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel made a huge mistake and will be punished for that, says Iran's Khamenei in televised message
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Should know that Iran will not surrender and any us strike will have serious irreparable consequences: Khamenei
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Khamenei referring to Trump's threats says those who know Iran's history know that Iranians do not answer well to language of threat
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Khamenei says Iran will not accept an imposed peace or war
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Putin reiterates readiness to mediate between Iran and Israel
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israel strikes military targets in Tehran amid Khamenei's warning to US
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Told Netanyahu to keep going, Trump says amid escalating tensions
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran issues evacuation warning for residents of Haifa
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Trump won't say if US will strike Iran, but says it's 'late to be talking'
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran does not negotiate under duress, shall not accept peace under duress: Iran mission to UN
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Iran to temporarily impose restrictions on internet access
Israel-Iran tensions LIVE | Israeli military instructs residents to leave protected areas, signalling threat from Iranian attack over
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | First flight carrying over 100 Indian students, evacuated to Armenia from war-torn Iran, lands in Delhi
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Students celebrate returning to India from war-torn Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | US moves some military assets in Middle East vulnerable to Iranian attack, officials say
The US military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two US officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
The officials, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the move was a part of planning to protect US forces. They declined to say how many aircraft or ships had been moved and where they would be going.
One of the officials said US naval vessels had been moved from a port in Bahrain, where the military's 5th fleet is located, while aircraft that were not in hardened shelters had been moved from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
(Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Regime change in Tehran? Putin says Iran is consolidating around its leaders
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | European ministers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva, source says
- The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters.
The ministers will first meet with the European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at Germany's permanent mission in Geneva before holding a joint meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, the source said.
The European initiative comes amid fears of a spiralling conflict in the Middle East after Israel launched wide-ranging military strikes on its arch-enemy Iran last week and Iran sent waves of missiles at Israeli targets in response.
President Donald Trump has declined to say whether the United States will join its ally Israel's military campaign, fuelling concerns that the crisis could intensify.
(Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Putin says he does not want to discuss the possible Israeli-U.S. killing of Iran's supreme leader
Putin says Iran is consolidating around leadership; Russia has conveyed its ideas about ending the fighting; Iran has a right to peaceful nuclear power, Putin says.
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Blasts reported over Tel Aviv, Jerusalem after Iran launches missiles
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran's Arak heavy water reactor; medical building in Israel reportedly hit
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | 'Will extract full price from tyrants': Netanyahu vows after medical building hit
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iraq's Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani warns against targeting of Iran's leadership
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | U.S. embassy in Qatar temporarily limits airbase access for its personnel
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran says 'all options on table' if US intervenes; China urges Israel to stop fighting
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE |China's Xi urges diplomacy in Israel-Iran conflict in call with Russia's Putin, Xinhua says
China's President Xi Jinping urged more diplomatic efforts to deescalate the conflict between Israel and Iran in a call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
(Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE |Israel's defence minister says Iran's supreme leader 'cannot continue to exist' after latest Iranian missile attack, reports AP
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran foreign ministry spokesperson criticises UN nuclear watchdog chief
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei criticised U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday and accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of being a partner to an "unjust war of aggression" initiated by Israel.
In a post on X, Baghaei responded to an interview with CNN in which Grossi said there was no evidence of a systematic Iranian effort to develop nuclear weapons.
"This is too late, Mr. Grossi," Baghaei wrote, adding that an IAEA resolution declaring Iran in breach of its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty had been used as a pretext for Israel to strike Iran.
(Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Attacks like one on Soroka Hospital is why we cannot allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons: IDF
BG Effie Defrin, Israel Defence Force's spokesperson took out a statement regarding a ballistic missile hitting Soroka Hospital, "Early this morning, an Iranian ballistic missile directly hit the Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva.
"This hospital serves over one million Israelis, including Bedouins, Jews, Christians and Arabs alike.
"Iran targeting civilian centers with ballistic missiles is no surprise for us.
"They have been openly declaring their desire to destroy the State of Israel for decades now.
"These aren’t just words. Over the past six days, Iran has launched over 450 ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs.
"This is exactly why we cannot — and will not — allow this regime to obtain nuclear weapons or expand its missile arsenal.
"And so we continue our operations, striking Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, missile launchers and military sites.
"Iran targets civilians; we target an existential threat that endangers global security. And we will prevail. Thank you very much."
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli military official: Israel hit Natanz, Isfahan and Arak nuclear sites in Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | 'Continue this behavior with strength': Khamenei
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "The very fact that the Zionist regime’s American friends have entered the scene and are saying such things is a sign of that regime’s weakness and inability.
"I would like to tell our dear nation that if the enemy senses that you fear them, they won’t let go of you. Continue the very behavior that you have had up to this day; continue this behavior with strength.
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | IDF strikes several launch sites in Western Iran
According to a statement by IDF, "In the last few days, Israeli Air Force aircraft identified several attempts by Iranian regime security personnel to rehabilitate missile launch and storage sites after they had been struck by the IDF."
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran launches missiles at Israel
IDF said, " A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel."
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | This is the difference between a functioning democracy and murders: Netanyahu
According to Ynet news, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Soroka hospital and said, "They fire at hospitals where people are unable to escape danger.
"This is the difference between a functioning democracy that adheres to the law and these murders"
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran diplomat says Bushehr nuclear plant not hit, Israeli claims 'psychological warfare'
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel will continue to hunt down Iran’s senior military command: IDF intel chief
According to Ynetnews.com, IDF Military Intelligence Directorate chief said on Thursday that Israel will continue to hunt down Iran’s senior military command.
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Australia shuts down Tehran embassy as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
Australia said on Friday it had suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran, citing "a deteriorating security environment" as Israel hit Iran's nuclear facilities again, and the week-old air war showed no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side.
Israel launched a sweeping aerial campaign against Iran last Friday, calling it a preemptive strike to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran has denied any such plans and retaliated by launching counterstrikes on Israel. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | UK's Lammy to meet European counterparts in Geneva to hold nuclear talks with Iran
British foreign minister David Lammy will head to Geneva on Friday for nuclear talks with Iran and European counterparts, racing to press for a diplomatic solution over Tehran’s nuclear programme, his office said on Thursday.
Israel and Iran have been in a spiralling air war since last week after Israel launched military strikes on Iran, which retaliated with waves of missiles. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel says Iran fired cluster bomb-bearing missile
Iran launched a missile at Israel on Thursday that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military and its Washington embassy said, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Grenade thrown at Norway's ambassador residence in Tel Aviv, says Israeli foreign minister
A grenade was thrown at the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel on Thursday evening in Tel Aviv, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said, causing no injury.
"I spoke a short time ago with the Norwegian ambassador to Israel, Per Egil Selvaag, in whose yard a grenade was thrown this evening," Saar said on X.
"I strongly condemn this serious and dangerous crime," he added. The Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. In Oslo, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said an explosion occurred at the residence. "No staff with the embassy was injured during the incident," it said in an emailed statement, which did not say what caused the explosion. Israeli police said in a statement "light property damage was sustained" and that it had opened an investigation. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday identified Isfahan, home to one of Iran's biggest nuclear facilities, as the location of a uranium enrichment plant that Iran said it would soon open in retaliation for a diplomatic push against it.
The day before Israel launched its military strikes against Iranian targets including nuclear facilities last Friday, Iran announced it had built a new uranium enrichment facility, which it would soon equip and bring online. Tehran did not provide details such as the plant's location.
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy
Israel and Iran's air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential US involvement would be made within two weeks. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli military says it completed a series of overnight strikes in the heart of Iran's Tehran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Fire erupts near Microsoft office in Israel's Beer Sheva: Report
Several fires were burning in a street in Israel's southern city of Beer Sheva, close to a tech park that houses a Microsoft office, CNN reported on Friday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel says it struck dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site
The Israeli military said on Friday it carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including an attack on the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which it said is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic: Report
Potential use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States in Iran would be a catastrophic development, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday.
Peskov was commenting on what he called speculative media reports about that possibility. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | 'I suggest to the Lebanese proxy to be careful and understand that Israel has lost patience with 'terrorists' who threaten it': Israel defense minister
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | 'Hezbollah secretary-general is not learning a lesson from his predecessors' Israel defense minister
Israel defense minister said that Hezbollah secretary-general is not learning a lesson from his predecessors and is threatening to act against Israel in accordance with the Iranian dictator's orders. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | IAEA says key buildings damaged at Iran's Khondab site
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Slovakia temporarily closing embassy in Tehran, evacuating staff
Slovakia's foreign ministry said on Friday it would temporarily close its embassy in Tehran and was fully evacuating staff from Iran due to the ongoing military escalation. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli defence minister warns Hezbollah against joining conflict with Iran
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Lebanon's Hezbollah to exercise caution on Friday, saying Israel's patience with "terrorists" who threaten it had worn thin.
The head of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, said on Thursday that the Lebanese group would act as it saw fit in the face of what he called "brutal Israeli-American aggression" against Iran.
In other statements, the group has made no explicit pledge to join the fighting and a Hezbollah official told Reuters last week that the group did not intend to initiate attacks against Israel. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran not prepared for talks with anyone while Israeli attacks continues - foreign minister Araqchi tells state TV
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | After our resistance against Israel, i think countries will distance themselves from this 'aggression', Araqchi says
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran's air defenses activated in Tehran, Iran's Mehr news agency says
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Five Iranian hospitals suffered damages, patients affected in the past week after Israeli strikes close-by, head of Iran's emergency services tells state TV
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant is 'normal', Russian official says
The head of Russia's nuclear energy corporation, Alexei Likhachev, said on Friday that Russian specialists were still working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran and that the situation there was normal and under control.
Likhachev said he hoped Russia's warnings to Israel not to attack the site had been received by the Israeli leadership.
Russia, which has close ties with Iran, has warned strongly against US military intervention on the side of Israel. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Will not hold talks with US as it is a partner to Israeli crime against Iran: Foreign Minister Araqchi
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran has always sought peace and tranquility, but now only way to end imposed war is to unconditionally stop 'the enemy's aggression': President Pezeshkian
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran has to provide a definitive guarantee to end the adventures of "Zionist terrorists" forever: President Pezeshkian
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | German minister promises more talks if Iran 'serious' on nuclear assurances
Germany together with its European partners is open to further discussions with Iran if there is a serious willingness from Tehran to provide assurances on its nuclear and missile programmes, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel says it hit dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site
The Israeli military said on Friday it carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research that it said is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran talks with E3 in Geneva will focus solely on nuclear, regional issues: Foreign Minister
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Tehran's ballistic missile programme is non-negotiable: Iran's Araqchi
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli drone strikes residential building in Tehran, Iranian news site says
An Israeli drone struck an apartment in a residential building in Tehran's central Gisha district on Friday, the Iranian news website Asriran reported on Friday, as the war between Iran and Israel raged on for an eighth day. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli energy minister says energy sector is functioning flawlessly, there is no shortage of fuel
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran is neither beholden to the east nor dependent on the west, but is willing to engage rationally with both sides: Iranian diplomat
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran has shown that it is willing to pursue a wise, balanced and pragmatic policy in its dealings with Europe: Iranian Diplomat
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Qatar warns that Israeli strikes on Iran put energy stability at risk
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli defence minister orders intensified attacks on Iran government targets
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he had instructed the military to intensify attacks on "symbols of the regime" in the Iranian capital Tehran, aiming to destabilise it.
"We must strike at all the symbols of the regime and the mechanisms of oppression of the population, such as the Basij (militia), and the regime's power base, such as the Revolutionary Guard," Katz said in a statement. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Nuclear scientist killed in Tehran strike, Israeli media report
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel claims attacking military infrastructure in Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Several explosions heard over Tel Aviv: Report
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Yet to fulfill our goals in Iran so continuing our operation: Israel's Ambassador to UN
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem, explosions heard
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iran begins missiles strikes on Israel
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | If it's going to be just another round of talks, that's something we cannot accept: Israel's UN Ambassador on Geneva talks
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel strikes military infrastructure in southwestern Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israel slams UN rights council for giving floor to Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Britain to withdraw UK staff from embassy in Iran
Britain said on Friday it was temporarily withdrawing UK staff from its embassy in Iran due to the ongoing security situation there.
"We have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely," Britain said on its travel advice website page for Iran.
Israel and Iran have been in conflict since last week after Israel launched military strikes on Iran, which retaliated with waves of missiles. (Reuters)
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Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Trump presides over national security meeting on Iran
US President Donald Trump presided over a national security meeting about Iran with top aides at the White House on Friday, a US official said.
The official also said US special envoy Steve Witkoff is in regular contact with the Iranians, both directly and indirectly, with Qatar acting as an intermediator. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs
Researchers at Israel's prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science have been scrambling to save their experiments after an Iranian missile destroyed a building containing dozens of cutting-edge laboratories.
The missile struck the institute's campus at Rehovot, on the southern periphery of Tel Aviv, in the early hours of Sunday, damaging multiple buildings and prompting researchers to clamber into the ruins to save samples even as fire raged.
No one was hurt as the campus was empty overnight, but one part of a building collapsed, while in the remaining part the walls were blown out, exposing a tangle of twisted metal, blasted debris and blackened cement.
"We did our best to save as much of the samples as we could from the labs, from the buildings, while we were fighting the fire," physicist Roee Ozeri, Weizmann's vice president for development and communications, said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Ireland to relocate Tehran embassy staff, says foreign minister
Ireland will temporarily relocate embassy personnel from Tehran, the Irish foreign minister said on Friday.
"In light of the deteriorating situation, following consultation with my officials and in close consultation and coordination with EU partners, I have decided to temporarily relocate our personnel from Tehran," Simon Harris said in a statement.
Arrangements had been made for the embassy to continue its operations from Dublin, he said.
Earlier on Friday, Britain said it was temporarily withdrawing British staff from its embassy in Iran. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Iraq says 50 Israeli warplanes planes violated its airspace
Iraq's representative to the United Nations said 50 Israeli warplanes planes violated Iraqi airspace shortly before a UN meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict on Friday.
Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi, charge d'affaires of Iraq's UN mission, told the UN Security Council the aircraft came from the Syrian-Jordanian border areas.
"Twenty airplanes started, followed by 30 airplanes heading to the south of Iraq, and they flew over Basra, Najaf and Karbala cities," he said.
"These violations are violations of international law and the UN Charter," he said, adding: "They also constitute a threat to the sacred sites and regions which might cause strong popular reactions, considering the importance of these holy sites for our peoples." (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Tel Aviv tells UN Security Council "we will not stop" Iran attacks
Iran said it would continue to defend itself against Israel during a UN Security Council session on Friday, while Israel's UN ambassador vowed that his country would not stop its attacks until Iran's nuclear threat is dismantled.
"We will not stop," Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said. "Not until Iran's nuclear threat is dismantled, not until its war machine is disarmed, not until our people and yours are safe."
Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani urged the Security Council to take action.
"Israel apparently declared that it will continue this strike for as many days as it takes. We are alarmed by credible report that the United States... may be joining this war," he said. (Reuters)
Israel-Iran Conflict LIVE | Trump may support Israel-Iran truce 'depending on circumstances'
Trump and the White House say he will decide in the next two weeks whether the US will get involved in the Israel-Iran war. Trump has kept the world guessing on his plans, veering from proposing a swift diplomatic solution to suggesting Washington might join the fighting on Israel's side.