LIVE: Israel-Iran attacks continue; Trump demands unconditional surrender
Explosions rock Tel Aviv and Tehran as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages on for a sixth straight day.US President Donald Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender', saying, 'We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.' The US also deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East, reports say.The death toll from Israel's attacks on Iran has risen to more than 240, including 70 women and children. More than 24 people have been killed in Iranian attacks on Israel.In Gaza, Israeli forces have killed at least 89 Palestinians, including 70 people seeking food aid in the city of Khan Younis.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 55,432 people and wounded 128,923, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
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Date: 3m ago (00:10 GMT)
Title: Iranians extremely distraught as more explosions are reported in Tehran
Content: We've heard of two major explosions in Tehran over the past hour and another one in the suburb of Karaj, west of the capital.
Air defences have been activated there due to the latest strikes, as well as in the city of Tabriz, northwest of the country, as well as in Bushehr in the south.
What we are also hearing from the Israeli military is that they are issuing again another forced evacuation threat. This time, in the District 18 of Tehran that is known as the Shadegh area. It is a densely-populated area that is home to about 400,000 people, and is located south of the Mehrabad Airport, the domestic airport, which has not been operation since Friday.
This is the second time that Israel issued an evacuation threat highlighting a specific neighbourhood, and it is coming in the middle of the night.
Internet is also down in the country due to a cyber-attack, so it is not clear if most people would get the information that they are supposed to evacuate.
People are extremely distraught and worried. Those who have fled the capital are also facing issues of food supply in the areas where they have fled to. There's lots of concerns and nowhere to go, and they are not able to access information easily.
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Date: 8m ago (00:05 GMT)
Title: WATCH: What could the war between Israel and Iran mean for the global economy?
Content: As attacks escalate between Iran and Israel, fears are growing over the global economic fallout.
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Date: 11m ago (00:02 GMT)
Title: A recap of recent developments
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Date: 13m ago (00:00 GMT)
Title: Welcome to our live coverage
Content: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Stay with us for up-to-the-minute coverage of Israel's attacks on Iran and Iran's retaliatory barrages of missiles.
You can find all our updates from Tuesday, June 17, here.
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