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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iran launches fresh wave of missiles as Israel fires back
Iran launched another wave of missiles against Israel in the early hours of Sunday, while Israel's military continued its attacks on locations in the Iranian capital Tehran. The Israeli military said on Telegram that defence systems were in operation to counter the threat. People in the affected areas should seek shelter and only leave once instructed to do so, the military said. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it had carried out an "extensive series of strikes on targets in Tehran." The targets included the Iranian Defence Ministry headquarters, sites associated with Iran's nuclear programme and other targets, the IDF said. The targets related to "the Iranian regime's efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon and where the Iranian regime hid its nuclear archive," the IDF wrote. Iranian media also reported attacks on a fuel depot in Tehran. The online portal SNN reported that an oil depot in the Shahran district in the north-west of the metropolis was hit. Videos on Iranian media showed burning oil tanks and billowing thick smoke. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X: "Tehran is burning." Earlier Katz made a threat that "Tehran would burn" if Israeli civilians were hit by Iranian strikes. Rapid escalation - no end in sight Israel began attacking Iran on Friday morning, aiming for nuclear facilities, leading military figures, top nuclear scientists, defence positions, cities and, according to reports, oil fields. Iran said the air strikes were a declaration of war and fired hundreds of missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation. The latest attacks on Saturday follow fierce mutual threats throughout the day and despite a flurry of diplomacy including from the leaders of Russia and the United States. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier vowed to "attack every location and every target of the Ayatollah regime," referring to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The attacks carried out so far are nothing compared to those that will take place in the coming days, Netanyahu said. Israel wants to ward off both the threat of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in Iran, he added. Casualties reported on both sides Iran's overnight missile strikes reportedly killed at least three people in Israel, while the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, spoke of almost 100 deaths - mostly of civilians - in his country. According to the Iranian Health Ministry, at least 800 people have been treated in hospital in Iran with injuries since the start of the Israeli attacks. Some 230 of these patients have already been discharged. Iranian scientists, military leaders targeted Earlier on Saturday, Iranian officials confirmed the deaths of three more nuclear scientists and another two generals in the Israeli strikes. The dead scientists were names as Ali Bakai Karimi, Mansour Asgari and Said Borji, the Tasnim news agency reported. This brings the number of known fatalities among Iran's nuclear experts to at least nine. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed more than 20 military commanders, including the head of the intelligence department in the Iranian armed forces' general staff, Gholamreza Mehrabi. Iranian state radio had previously reported his death and described him as deputy head of the intelligence department. Steady stream of calls for de-escalation International leaders reiterated their calls for Iran and Israel to de-escalate and return to dialogue. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone for the third time in a month, mainly about the "dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East," the Russian state news agency TASS reported. Trump also said the two talked for an hour and agreed that the fighting between Israel and Iran must end. Iran also warned Western powers Iranian media outlets, meanwhile, reported that Tehran has notified France, Britain and the United States of potential future strikes should they continue supporting Israel's defence efforts. Countries involved in Israel's defence against Iranian attacks would therefore have to expect attacks themselves, according to the Iranian leadership. French President Emmanuel Macron called Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and warned him that French citizens must not be harmed as conflict widens in the region.
NHK
7 hours ago
- Politics
- NHK
Israel-Iran Hostilities continue, prompting cancellation of nuclear talks
Hostilities between Israel and Iran continued into Saturday, raising fears in the Middle East and prompting Iran to cancel nuclear talks with the United States. Israeli forces on Friday attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and other targets that killed military leaders. Iranian media said Israel's strike killed at least 78 people. In retaliation, Iran has begun launching ballistic missiles and drones toward Israel. Israeli media say three people have died and more than 70 others were injured. Israel continued attacking Iran on Saturday. An Israeli military spokesperson said Israel struck Iranian air defense systems, allowing some Israeli aircraft to fly freely over Tehran. Meanwhile, Iranian media reported that Iran launched drones against Israel. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said holding talks with the US was now unjustifiable amid ongoing barbarous Israeli attacks. His comment came as negotiations on Iran's nuclear program were under way between Iran and US President Donald Trump's administration, which backs Israel. The next round of talks was scheduled to take place on Sunday. But the foreign minister of Oman, which has been mediating the talks, confirmed the meeting's cancellation.
Al Arabiya
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iranian media say Israel strikes infrastructure at South Pars gas field, fire erupts
Iranian media on Saturday reported fire breaking out after Israel bombed infrastructure at the South Pars gas field in southern Bushehr province. Developing
LBCI
20 hours ago
- LBCI
Iranian media: Israeli strike targets Hamedan, ammunition depot in Zanjan
Iranian media reported on Saturday that Israeli forces carried out strikes targeting the city of Hamedan and an ammunition depot in Zanjan, Iran.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Live: Sirens heard across Tel Aviv as Iran launches fresh wave of missiles towards Israel
An Israeli first responder evacuates an injured resident from a site hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on 13 June 2025. Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen / AFP The Israeli military says it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, and says it is operating to intercept "the threat". Israel launched a huge wave of airstrikes across Iran , blasting Iran's huge underground nuclear site, wiping out its entire top echelon of military commanders and killing nuclear scientists in the biggest ever direct attack between the foes. Iran said "the gates of hell will open" in retaliation, while Israel said the strikes were only the start of its campaign. US President Donald Trump said it was not too late for Iran to halt the Israeli attacks by reaching a deal to curb its nuclear programme. As evening fell on Friday (local time), Iranian media reported a number of explosions in what appeared to be a second wave of strikes. "Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Friday in a televised address that invoked the failure of the world to prevent the Holocaust in World War Two. Israel's operation "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," he said. "Generations from now, history will record our generation stood its ground, acted in time and secured our common future." Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel had "unleashed its wicked and bloody" hand, and would suffer "a bitter fate". Israel said that Iran had launched around 100 drones towards Israeli territory in retaliation on Friday, but Iran denied this and there were no reports of any drones reaching Israeli targets. - Reuters
