Iran v Israel LIVE: Killing Iran's Ayatollah ‘not off limits' for Israel as new strikes hit Tehran after night of hell
ISRAEL has said it does not rule out targeting Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as it continues to bomb Iran's nuclear facilites.
It comes as Tel Aviv reportedly carried out fresh strikes on Tehran this moning after the archenemies traded blows in a third consecutive night of devastation.
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Both sides have been fighting after Israel launched "pre-emptive strikes" it said were designed to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Israel has now said Iran's theocratic dictator Khamenei is not "off limits" from targeting as it continues its air bombing in the Islamic republic.
Sources from Tel Aviv told Wall Street Journal that it was not ruling out striking any potential targets to obliterate Iran's nuclear capabilites - including Khamenei.
It comes as at least 15 people have been killed and over 385 injured after Iran launched missiles at Israel last night
Iranian missiles pounded cities, while Tehran was left "burning" after Israel focused attacks on oil fields and military sites.
US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social - and called on both sides to make a deal.
But he also fired a warning to Iran if they were to hit US bases in the region.
He wrote: "We can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!'
At least 70 missiles across two waves targeted Israel's port city of Haifa alongside Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Rehovot.
At least 12 people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed in the overnight blitz. Three people were killed during Iran's attack early yesterday.
Residential buildings were turned to rubble as ballistic missiles tore through the night sky - overwhelming air defence systems such as the Iron Dome.
And while Israeli residents hunkered in bunkers, the country's military continued strikes against Iran.
IDF fighter jets attacked targets in Tehran, including Iran 's Ministry of Defence and nuclear facilities.
Massive fires were also seen raging in Tehran's oil depots after Tel Aviv conducted rounds of airstrikes.
Footage online shows the Shahran oil depot up in flames after a pinpoint strike.
Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said: "Tehran is burning."
The Iranians said 78 people were killed there on the first day of Israel's campaign, and scores more on the second, including children.
Later on in the evening, Iran fired another 50 missiles and drones into central Israel.
The UK Foreign Office has today warned against all travel to Israel amid fears of a broader conflict.
Trump warned Tehran would experience "the full strength" of the US military if it attacks the US bases in the Middle East.
Iran vowed to strike US, UK and French military bases in the region if they step in to try and defend Israel.
Tehran warned it would target military bases and ships located in the region if the countries provided any support to Israel.
Trump said: "If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before."
Israel's allies across the world have in the past helped Tel Aviv shoot down missiles fired from Iran during previous clashes between the two enemy powers.
Iran and Israel sit on the brink of a full-scale war after Tel Aviv accused Tehran of trying to develop a nuclear bomb, launching a massive wave of pre-emptive strikes on Friday.
The IDF killed top military leaders, nuclear scientists and blasted secretive sites believed to be being used by Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
13th Jun 2025, 06:37 By Juliana Cruz Lima
Scenes of destruction in Tehran early on Friday
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200 Israeli jets hit 100 Iranian targets in massive strike
In its ferocious aerial assault, Israel used 200 fighter jets to pound 100 strategic targets across Iran.
So far, 330 munitions have been dropped in the operation, which has focused on eliminating senior Iranian officials and taking out high-value nuclear and missile infrastructure.
Among the targets hit were nuclear facilities, missile bases, and key command centres in what Israel has described as a precision offensive aimed at crippling Iran's military and nuclear capabilities.
13th Jun 2025, 06:30 By Juliana Cruz Lima
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