Israel-Iran Conflict: Dozens Killed On Both Sides, Trump's Big Warning To Tehran
West Asia remained on edge as Israel and Iran continued their military strikes against each other, with the former claiming to have struck the Defence Ministry headquarters in Tehran and a site linked to its nuclear programme.
Israel targeted Iran's energy and nuclear sites. Iran said that Israel struck its Shahran oil depot in Tehran. An oil refinery near the capital city was also attacked by the Israel Defence Forces.
Iran also partially halted production at the South Pars field, the world's largest gas field, after Israel struck the site, causing fire.
'The IDF completed an extensive series of strikes on targets in Tehran related to the Iranian regime's nuclear weapons project. The targets included the Iranian Ministry of Defense headquarters, the headquarters of the SPND nuclear project, and additional targets, which advanced the Iranian regime's efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon and where the Iranian regime hid its nuclear archive," the IDF posted on X.
Air raid sirens rang out across Jerusalem and Tel Aviv after Iran launched another round of attacks on Israeli cities. Reports say at least seven people were killed, including a 10-year-old boy and a woman. In total, at least 10 people died and over 300 were reportedly injured in Israel since Iran began its retaliatory strikes on Saturday night.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that their missiles and drones attacked Israel's energy systems and facilities producing fuel for fighter jets – something Israel has yet not acknowledged. Israel's main international airport and its airspace continued to be shut for a third straight day since the beginning of the fighting.
A planned round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday was called off. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the talks couldn't take place while Iran was under attack.
Israel launched 'Operation Rising Lion' on Friday, while Iran launched a counter-operation codenamed 'Operation True Promise 3'.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran against launching any strikes against the United States, stating that 'full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before". 'The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight. If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict," Trump posted on Truth Social.
Israel said its strikes have killed top Iranian generals as well as senior scientists and experts linked to Iran's nuclear programme. Before the attacks on Sunday, Iran's UN ambassador stated that 78 people had been killed and over 320 injured.
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