Israel confirms that it has agreed to the US proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran, but will “respond forcefully” to any violations of the truce, APA reports citing Times of Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office says in a statement that the premier met with the cabinet, the defense minister, the IDF chief of staff, and the head of the Mossad “to report that Israel had achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more.”
“Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement reads.
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2025-06-23
14:04
Israeli forces carried out a new wave of strikes on Monday targeting a range of military and security sites tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other state security agencies, APA reports citing iranintl.com.
Among the locations hit were the Basij headquarters, the Seyyed al-Shohada base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Tharallah Base in Tehran, the IRGC unit in Alborz province, the Intelligence Protection Command of the IRGC, and the Intelligence Directorate of Iran’s national police, according to reports shared with Iran International.
The Tharallah (Sarallah) Base, a central command unit tasked with managing major security incidents in the capital, was reportedly one of the main targets. It operates under the direct supervision of the IRGC’s top command and plays a key role in suppressing domestic unrest.
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2025-06-22
18:15
This morning, the Israeli Air Force struck four Iranian provinces with 30 fighter jets.
***17:49
Iran’s parliament has approved a measure to shut down the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz in response to recent US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities,
***16:21
No one died as a result of the US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities .
***15:25
Iran has fired medium-range Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles at Israel for the first time .
***13:31
The number of people injured in Iran's missile strikes on Israel this morning has reached 86.
***11.19 am
Four soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike on Khomeini's base in Qom.
***10:09
Iran fires 27 ballistic missiles at Israel, injuring 11.
***09.16
The US has dropped 12 anti-shelter bombs on the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran using six B-2 bombers.
***21 June 2025 | 21:00
The Israeli Air Force has used “Delilah” missiles, capable of striking targets 250 kilometers away, to disable several Iranian air defense systems located in the Isfahan region, APA reports citing the Israel Defense Forces.
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20 June 2025 | 17:56
Iran has launched 15 rocket strikes at northern Israel.
14:38
The Israeli military has announced on the “X” platform that it successfully targeted and neutralized a nuclear reactor located in Iran’s Arak region, APA reports.
"This nuclear reactor in Arak was created for one purpose: to build a nuclear bomb. It has now been neutralized," the post reads.
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11:20
Israel’s defense minister has ordered an increase in strikes on strategic targets in Tehran.
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09:09
As a result of Iran’s missile strikes on Israeli territory, at least 10 people have been injured.
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07:09
The Israeli Air Force is carrying out airstrikes on the Iranian capital Tehran and other parts of the country.
***00:31
Israel carried out “a series of strikes” targeting over 20 military sites in Tehran, including facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program and missile production, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday.
Over the past few hours, 60 Israeli Air Force fighter jets “struck weapons production sites, centrifuge production sites, as well as research and development sites of the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons development project,” the IDF said in a statement. “These sites were designated to allow the Iranian regime to expand the scale and pace of its uranium enrichment purpose of developing nuclear weapons.”
***22:53
In the 12th wave, long-range super-heavy Sejjil missiles were launched, said Iran's IRGC.
***21:19
Israeli sources reported a new wave of attacks from Iran on Wednesday evening.
***17:52
The latest strikes by the Israeli Air Force on Tehran targeted the headquarters of Iran's internal security system, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz shared on his X account, APA reports.
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16:26
New explosions have been reported in Iran, APA reports citing Iranian media.
The blasts occurred on Monday afternoon in the Tehran and Karaj regions.
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13:22
Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes has risen to 585, with at least 1,326 people injured since the attacks started last week.
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12:57
The Israeli army has confirmed that its Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down by Iran.
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11:18
The military conflict between Iran and Israel has raised geopolitical and security risks in the Middle East, and some sovereigns’ credit profiles could be adversely affected if the violence escalates or spreads, Fitch Ratings says, APA-Economics reports.
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09:06
Over 50 jets took part in overnight operations that included strikes on an Iranian centrifuge production site and several weapon-production facilities, the military says.
The centrifuge production site in Tehran was used by Iran to expand the scope and rate of its uranium enrichment for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons, the IDF says.
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03:42
The Israeli Army announced the launch of an offensive operation around Tehran.
***00:42
Israel's airlines said on Tuesday that they had received government permission to start flights to bring back people who had been stranded abroad during the conflict with Iran.
***23:28
Israel's airspace has been closed since Israel and Iran began trading attacks on Friday, stranding tens of thousands whose flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled.
***22:10
El Al Airlines, Israel's flag carrier, said it expects to operate flights on Wednesday from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris to bring anyone who had a cancelled El Al ticket to Israel.
***21:18
Donald Trump has just posted a follow up on social media.
He says: "We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding.
"He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.
"But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
***18:14
Israel carried out air strikes on an oil refinery in Isfahan, APA reports citing Iranian media.
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17:45
Israeli military aircraft have carried out airstrikes on a building that houses Iran’s National Radio.
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15:54
Two loud explosions were heard from central and north Tehran on Tuesday, AFP correspondents reported, as the Iranian capital came under Israeli bombardment for a fifth straight day, APA reports citing Barron's.
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14:56
"The Kremlin has called on Israel and Iran to demonstrate maximum restraint to enable a future transition to peaceful settlement," said Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, APA’s Moscow bureau reports.
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14:47
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has stated that it struck the Mossad intelligence agency’s operational planning center in Tel Aviv, the IRGC said in a statement, APA reports.
The statement also reported that Israel’s military intelligence agency, Aman, was struck.
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11:30
Iran launched a missile attack on the building of the Israeli Intelligence (Mossad) in the city of Herzliya.
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11:23
Three people were killed in an Israeli attack on the Iranian city of Kashan this morning.
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11:10
Iran's chief of staff was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
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2025-06-16
21:00
The Israeli military has recorded another missile launch from Iran.
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19:24
Israel has launched a missile strike on the building of Iran’s State Television.
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18:54
Israeli Defense Minister issued an unclear threat following the evacuation notice from the IDF spokesperson to the residents of Tehran's District 3 which is home to Iran's state broadcaster
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18:18
Israel has launched an airstrike on a military garrison located in the western part of Tehran.
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16:42
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck trucks transporting missile launch systems to Tehran.
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14:25
The Israeli Air Force has carried out airstrikes on the Iranian cities of Mashhad and Kermanshah.
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14:06
"Military tensions between Israel and Iran are raising the risk of nuclear radiation leakage," said Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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13:45
The Israeli Air Force has shot down a third drone, while a fourth has been detected, APA reports.
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12:51
Iran has launched some 350 ballistic missiles at Israel since Friday, the vast majority of which were intercepted, according to fresh IDF statistics.
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12:24
A fresh drone alert is sounding in the Golan Heights community of Yonatan, seemingly warning of a second aircraft entering Israeli airspace from the east.
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11:45
A ballistic missile has been launched from Yemen toward Israel. Air raid sirens are expected to sound in southern Israel within minutes.
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11:26
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav confirms that three people in the city were killed in an Iranian missile attack overnight.
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10:45
The number of people killed in Iran’s rocket attack on Israel last night has risen to eight.
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10:01
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage following Iranian airstrikes on Israel.
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09:52
Four people were killed and 87 others injured as a result of Iran’s overnight strikes on Israel.
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09:49
Two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Zanjan province in northwestern Iran.
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08:42
A missile fired by Iran hit a power plant in Haifa, Israel.
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08:12
Three people were killed and 67 were injured in the latest Iranian missile strikes on central Israel.
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06:33
The Iranian Health Ministry said late Sunday that 224 people have been killed since Israel’s attack began Friday.
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04:45
Spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on social media that 1,277 other people were hospitalized. He asserted that more than 90% of the casualties were civilians.
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22:57
Israel has targeted one of the buildings of the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Several Foreign Ministry employees were injured in the attack.
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21:57
The population is leaving the Iranian capital, Tehran, en masse. Iranian-owned Telegram channels are reporting long traffic jams as people leave the capital, and images are circulating showing this.
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Iran has launched a new missile attack on Israel, APA reports citing Fars News Agency.
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17:36
At least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in Israeli attacks since Friday, including in car bombs.
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14:00
Authorities in Iran say Israeli forces attacked a facility affiliated with the country’s defence ministry in the central city of Isfahan, on the third consecutive day of Israeli strikes.
“One of the centres affiliated with the Ministry of Defence in Isfahan was attacked moments ago, but there have been no casualties so far,” deputy provincial governor Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.
“Expert teams are currently examining the possible damage,” he added.
Earlier, Israeli forces also attacked an electronics factory in the city of Shiraz, sending a huge column of black smoke into the sky.
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9:30
Eight people were killed and 200 were injured in Iranian attacks on Israel overnight, Israel's paramedics service said early on Sunday local time.
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06:32
Iran's latest missile attack on Israel has killed 3 people and injured 125.
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05:58
The latest Iranian missile attack has damaged Israel's renowned scientific research center, the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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04:42
The Israeli Air Force has carried out large-scale airstrikes on a number of targets in Tehran.
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04:23
The missile attacks on Israel were reportedly launched not only from Iran but also from Yemen.
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02:41
Israel reportedly attacked the headquarters of the Iranian Defense Ministry in Tehran.
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02:23
One person was killed and 13 others were injured in an Iranian missile attack in northern Israel.
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01:23
A large fire was reported at an oil depot west of the Iranian capital, Tehran, following the Israeli strike.
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01:16
Iran fires rockets at Haifa oil refinery in response to Israeli attacks.
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01:10
New Iranian missile attack on Israel begins
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00:29
The Israeli military says it has targeted Iran's Defense Ministry headquarters.
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23:05
Khosro Hassani, deputy intelligence chief of the IRGC Aerospace Force, has been killed in the Israeli airstrikes, according to Iranian media outlets.
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22:40
Iran's air defense systems are intercepting Israeli missile strikes in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Tehran, Hormuzgan, and Khuzestan.
***
22:03
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the "utmost restraint to avoid escalation" in a call with Iran's President Massoud Pezeshkian, he said in a message on social media.
The "serious" issue of Iran's nuclear enrichment "must be resolved through negotiation", he added "I therefore invited President Pezeshkian to return rapidly to the negotiating table to reach an agreement, the only possible way to defuse the situation."
***21:05
Some air defense systems of the US deployed in Ukraine, have been transferred to Middle East.
*** 19:50
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said that the talks between Iran and the United States scheduled for June 15 will not take place.
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19:50
The Croatian consul in Israel and his wife were injured in Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv.
***
Israel has struck world's largest natural gas field, South Pars.
***
Erdogan Discusses Iran-Israel Conflict with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Erdogan said that "Israel is the biggest threat to the stability and security of the region, this has been proven once again by the attack on Iran, and that Israel must be deterred in order to reduce tensions."
***
19:13
IRGC members Hamid Tomari, Akbar Azizi, and Amir Khani were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Zanjan.
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18:19
The IDF announced that they had neutralized more than 20 high-ranking commanders of the Iranian Armed Forces.
The head of Iran's Intelligence Service, Gholam Reza Marhabi, the commander of a military unit specializing in the use of surface-to-surface missiles, Mohammad Bagheri, the commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and other high-ranking Iranian military personnel were killed.
***
17:33
Iran is seriously considering closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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16:36
Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Bagai stated that negotiations with the US are baseless until the Israeli attack stops.
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16:10
Seven Israeli soldiers were injured when a missile fired from Iran hit central Israel last night.
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15:48
Iranian military claims to have shot down Israeli F-35 fighter jet.
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15:30
Deaths and injuries in Hamadan
The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on the city of Asadabad in Iran's Hamadan province has reached 5, with 7 others injured.
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15:19
Israel has announced the closure of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv until further notice.
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14:24
Five people accused of cooperation with Israel have been arrested in the Iranian city of Yazd.
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14:09
New appointment in the IRGC
Majid Mousavi has been appointed head of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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14:00
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that Israel's actions against Iran may result in more serious threats for itself.
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13:58
Israel's warning
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warns Iran’s leader, Ali Khamenei, that if missiles continue to be fired at Israel, “Tehran will burn.”
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13:55
Russian Foreign Ministry expresses gratitude to Azerbaijan
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for providing passage of citizens of the Russian Federation from the Azerbaijani-Iranian border to Baku, accommodation in a hotel and assistance in their return to Russia.
It was noted that the issue of rescuing Russian citizens there has become urgent due to the aggravation of the situation as a result of Israel's military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the closure of airspace in most countries of the region and the cancellation of flights.
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13:35
Since last night, Iran has fired 200 ballistic missiles at Israel.
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13:17
Iran has warned Britain, France and the US that if these countries help Israel in any way, their bases in the Middle East will be the next targets of attacks.
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13:03
The Russian embassy in Azerbaijan thanked Azerbaijan for its assistance in the evacuation of Russian citizens from Iran by land.
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12:48
New explosions have occurred in Tabriz.
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12:42
Iranian Foreign Ministry: No decision has been made yet on holding nuclear talks with the US
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12:41
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the country's Air Force is again ready to strike targets in Iran.
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