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Donald Trump says Israel strikes on Iran were "very successful"
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on 13 June, 2025. Photo: MEGHDAD MADADI / TASNIM NEWS / AFP Catch up with what happened overnight on our blog: Israel's military said on Friday (local time) it had begun deploying reservists "to all combat arenas throughout the country" after launching a wave of strikes on military and nuclear sites in Iran. The military said in a statement that it "began to deploy reservists from different units to all combat arenas throughout the country", calling it part of "preparations for defence and offence across all arenas". Earlier an Israeli military official said Israel is prepared to continue striking Iran for days, after launching a sustained attack on "dozens" of Iranian nuclear and military facilities on Friday. Israel's air strikes killed Iran's three most senior military commanders and a number of its top nuclear scientists, and followed days of escalating tensions over Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons technology. A barrage of 100 drones launched by Iran towards Israel in response appeared to have largely been intercepted by Israeli air defences, however the IDF says it is anticipating further retaliatory strikes - possibly with ballistic missiles - over the coming days. Israeli authorities claim it acted out of self-defence, saying Iran is close to building a nuclear weapon. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (local time) that the Iranian people expected the European Union and the broader international community to condemn Israel's "criminal attack". US President Donald Trump said he knew of the plan to attack, and he hopes that Iran will continue negotiations with the US this weekend on curbing its nuclear programme. - ABC/AFP
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Live: Donald Trump says Israel strikes on Iran were "very successful"
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on 13 June, 2025. Photo: MEGHDAD MADADI / TASNIM NEWS / AFP An Israeli military official says Israel is prepared to continue striking Iran for days, after launching a sustained attack on "dozens" of Iranian nuclear and military facilities on Friday. Israel's air strikes killed Iran's three most senior military commanders and a number of its top nuclear scientists, and followed days of escalating tensions over Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons technology. A barrage of 100 drones launched by Iran towards Israel in response appeared to have largely been intercepted by Israeli air defences, however the IDF says it is anticipating further retaliatory strikes - possibly with ballistic missiles - over the coming days. Israeli authorities claim it acted out of self-defence, saying Iran is close to building a nuclear weapon. US President Donald Trump said he was aware of Israel's plans beforehand but has made it clear his country's military was not involved. He's also re-iterated his hopes that Iran will continue negotiations with the US this weekend on curbing its nuclear programme. - ABC/AFP
