Iran missiles on Israel. Trump considers going to war: 'We know where Khamenei is. Urgent surrender'. Moscow: 'Nuclear risk'

Iran is preparing missiles and other military equipment to attack US bases in the Middle East should the US join Israel's war. The New York Times reports this, citing American sources.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that, upon his return from the G7 summit in Canada, he will preside over a defence council tomorrow dedicated to the Iran-Israel conflict and its implications for French citizens and bases in the region. This is the second defence council convened by France since the start of hostilities last Friday. During a press point on the sidelines of the Kananaskis summit, Macron explained that the meeting will serve to take stock of "the security of our compatriots, the adaptation and evolution of the threat, and possible complementary initiatives to be taken".

Israel's attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities in Iran are illegal and are pushing the world towards a nuclear disaster. This was stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry, quoted by the Tass news agency. "Continued and intensive attacks by Israel against peaceful nuclear facilities in Iran are illegal from the point of view of international law, create unacceptable threats to international security and are pushing the world towards a nuclear disaster, the consequences of which will be felt everywhere, including in Israel," it reads. The ministry went on to stress that Russia "assumes that an agreement between Iran and Israel can only be reached through diplomatic means".

French President Emmanuel Macron warned against any attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime through military intervention, warning that such an option would lead to the total destabilisation of the country. "Any attempt at regime change through war would only bring chaos to Iran," he said during a press point on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. His words come just hours after statements by US President Donald Trump, who threatened Tehran by claiming that the US "knows exactly where the Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei is hiding", while clarifying that "we have no intention of killing him for the time being".

Sixty Israeli Air Force jets launched a 'massive wave of attacks into the heart of Iran' a few hours ago, targeting ballistic missile launchers aimed at Israel. This was stated by Israel Defence Forces spokesman Effie Defrin, quoted by Times of Israel as saying that following the recent Israeli attacks, Iranian forces have retreated towards the centre of Iran. "Now they are trying to launch missiles from Isfahan," he said. "They have withdrawn from western Iran, but we will pursue them." The army reported that the Israeli Air Force had hit 12 Iranian missile storage and launching sites. The IDF released footage showing the identification of Iranian preparations to launch ballistic missiles against Israel, followed by an attack against the site. Another video shows an attack against an Iranian air defence system at one of the affected sites.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has reportedly temporarily transferred some of his executive powers to the Supreme Council of the Guardians of the Revolution (the so-called Pasdaran). At least according to reports by Iran International, a website and TV channel linked to Iranian opposition circles in exile. The decision was reportedly taken because of the difficulties in managing the line of command in real time from the bunker to which Khamenei is reported to have moved with his family. Meanwhile at his side grows, according to various western media sources, the role of his son Mojtaba, indicated as a potential heir.

Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that 'the operations conducted so far have been a warning for deterrence purposes - the punitive operation will be carried out soon'. This was reported by Iranian Press TV. Mousavi also 'strongly urged' residents of Tel Aviv and Haifa to evacuate immediately 'for the sake of their lives'.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said they had launched an attack against Israeli air bases from which, they claimed, jets took off to strike the Islamic Republic. "In the new wave of attacks, a large-scale missile operation was conducted against the air bases of the Zionist regime's army, which are the bases from which the regime's fighter jets take off towards our beloved country," the Guards said in a statement released by state TV.

Donald Trump is seriously considering joining Israel's war and launching an attack against Iran's nuclear facilities, particularly the one at Fordow. Axios reports this, citing some US officials.

At least 2,725 people in Israel have been evacuated from their homes since the recent conflict with Iran began last week. This was reported by the Israeli government press office, quoted by CNN. The death toll in Israel remains at 24 dead, with over 647 injured, at least 10 of them in serious condition.

The US Navy's Aegis system participated in the interception of the latest missiles launched by Iran on Israel. This is reported by Channel 12. In addition to the two Thaad batteries (supplied by the US), which were fully involved in the interception of the missiles along with the Israeli Arrow system, the Navy brought a ship equipped with the Aegis system to the region, which is anchored off the Israeli coast. The system was developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy and serves as an advanced defence system against air and sea threats. It is one of the most advanced systems in the world and is an important component of the strategic defence system of the United States and its allies.

(The IDF reported that the earlier warning of incoming missiles from Iran has ended and the population can leave the protected areas. One ballistic missile was intercepted and another fell outside Israeli territory.

The US is deploying additional fighter jets and military aircraft to the Middle East, strengthening its air force in the region. Reuters reports this on its website citing US military sources.

The Israeli army estimates that it will achieve its goals against Iran's nuclear programme 'within a week or two'. IDF officials told reporters. The Times of Israel reports.

"We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target, but he is safe there. We have no intention of eliminating him, at least not for now." This was stated by US President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social, calling for no" missiles to be fired at American civilians or soldiers. Our patience is running out."

Israel 'is doing the dirty work for all of us' in Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the G7.

In a somewhat cryptic post on Truth, Donald Trump declares that 'we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran'. "Iran," he writes, "had good air-tracking systems and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it can't compete with the 'stuff' conceived, designed and built in America. No one does it better than the dear old USA'.

Iran announces a new wave of attacks against Israel. This was reported by Iranian state TV.

Donald Trump may decide that 'further action' is needed to stop Iran's enrichment of uranium. "The decision ultimately rests with the president." This was written on X by US Vice President J.D Vance according to whom Trump over the past decade 'has been incredibly consistent in stating that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons'. Moreover, he continued, "in recent months he has encouraged his foreign policy team to reach an agreement with the Iranians to achieve this. And he has repeatedly said that this will happen in one of two ways: the easy way or the other way'.

With the approval of the state, the Israeli airline El Al will operate rescue flights tomorrow from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris, according to the established plan and directives of the Ministry of Transport to bring home Israelis who were unable to return home due to the war. The company pointed out that passengers have already been assigned to flights and will be notified today, stressing that 'the flights are already full'.

"Several explosions have been heard to the east and north of Isfahan and air defences have been activated to counter hostile targets." This was reported this afternoon by the Mehr news agency, in the midst of a military escalation between Iran and Israel.

Isfahan province in central Iran is home to the Natanz uranium enrichment plant.

Alarm sirens resound in central Israel following the launching of ballistic missiles from Iran. This was reported by the Times of Israel. Civilians in the areas where the sirens sound are ordered to enter the bomb shelters and remain there until further notice. The IDF had raised the alarm about five minutes before the sirens sounded.

"Mrs Kaja Kallas, please stop acting as an apologist for the aggressor": this is what the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, wrote on X, commenting on the post in which the head of EU diplomacy affirms that "Iran must never have a nuclear weapon" and that "it is urgent to encourage de-escalation".

"How can he express concern about Iran's peaceful programme, which is subject to the strictest IAEA inspections, and ignore the fact that the Israeli regime possesses a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons! - added Baqaei - Iran has never sought to have nuclear weapons, unlike the aggressor who is the only obstacle to the realisation of a 'nuclear weapon free Middle East' (which Iran has been proposing since 1974)'.

The Israeli Air Force conducted a wave of air strikes against ballistic missile launchers in western Iran, the fighters hit dozens of launch pads. The IDF reported this, adding that air defence systems and radar sites in western Iran were targeted this morning. The army has published views of some of the attacks.

'Iran is not building a nuclear weapon,' US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard declared in March. But for Donald Trump, speaking from Air Force One, 'they were very close'.

Israel justified the raids against Tehran by claiming that its nuclear programme was one step away from a military breakthrough. But according to US intelligence, not only is Iran not actively trying to build the bomb, it would be up to three years away from being able to produce one and deliver it to a target, if it even decided to do so today. President Donald Trump dismissed that assessment: 'I don't care what he said,' referring to Gabbard's words. "I think they were very close," he said, speaking to reporters on Air Force One after leaving the G7 early to focus on the crisis between Iran and Israel.

More than 450 people have been killed in the Israeli raids in Iran, five days after the attack began. The BBC reports this, citing calculations by Human Rights Activists in Iran (Hrana), an Iranian non-governmental organisation committed to human rights. The NGO has reconstructed the identities of at least 224 civilians among the dead and another 188 among the wounded. To these must be added 109 killed and 123 wounded identified as military personnel and a further 119 dead and 335 wounded unidentified. The provisional certified total thus amounts to at least 452 dead and almost 650 wounded.

"Based on ongoing analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday's attacks" on Iran, "the International Atomic Energy Agency has identified further evidence indicating direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz". The IAEA itself reports this on X, adding that there is 'no change to report at Isfahan and Fordow'.

A fire broke out at the Iranian state television headquarters in Tehran, after yesterday an Israeli attack severely damaged one of the buildings and caused three deaths. "The smoke seen in the Iranian radio and television building is due to a fire rekindled by the wind," the TV station said. An Afp journalist nearby saw a column of white smoke.

The Iranian Information Security Authority has banned officials from using devices that connect to the internet, apparently for fear of being tracked or hacked by Israel.

According to the state-linked Fars news agency, Iranian officials and their bodyguards have been told that they are not allowed to use any equipment that connects to the public internet or telecommunications networks.

"We have neutralised the Iranian regime's main military emergency headquarters," the ;;head of the IDF Directorate of Operations Oded Basiuk told reporters. The attack forced the remaining members of the Iranian military leadership to flee. Basiuk stated that the Idf is "ready and willing to continue to eliminate the leaders of terrorism in Iran one by one".

Iran condemned, through the mouthpiece of Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, the conclusions on the G7's war with Israel, which it accused of 'ignoring the shameless and illegal aggression' of the Jewish state, as well as the 'civilian casualties and damage to public infrastructure' caused by its attacks. Baghaei then urged all permanent members of the Security Council to fulfil "their moral and legal duties". "Israel has unleashed an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran in violation of the UN Charter and norms on the protection of nuclear facilities," he concluded on his X profile.

The situation in the Iran-Israel confrontation "is alarming" and is heading towards a "galloping escalation". This was said by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's statements on the possibility of killing Iranian Guide Ali Khamenei and those of US President Donald Trump who called on Iranian citizens to leave Tehran. "The level of unpredictability is absolute," the spokesman, quoted by Tass, stressed, appealing to the parties for "maximum restraint" and stating that Israel is reluctant to accept a negotiated solution.

"Now that the negotiations between Iran and the US on the nuclear programme have stalled the European Union has a role to play, we agree that there is only one diplomatic solution to the problem". This was said by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at the end of the foreign affairs council via teleconference dedicated to the Middle East, pointing out that she is in contact "with Iran, Israel and regional partners", who are concerned about "an extension" of the conflict. "Russia and Vladimir Putin cannot be a mediator, they cannot talk about peace given what is happening in Ukraine," he stressed.

"With the expansion of the Israeli offensive to include Iran, there is no telling where the borders of this battlefield will end. This is a threat to people all over the world, this conflict must end. And the only viable solution is one based on a just peace, international law and mutual recognition'. This was said by the King of Jordan speaking to the European Parliament. "The road to peace has already been travelled. It can be travelled again, if we have the courage to choose it and the will to walk it together," he concluded, gathering a standing ovation from the House.

The Iranian authorities have extended the closure of the country's airspace until two o'clock in the morning on 18 June local time (00.30 in Italy): this was announced by the Ministry of Transport in Tehran.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, could have ''a fate similar to that of Saddam Hussein'', the former Iraqi president deposed in 2003, sentenced to death for crimes against humanity and hanged on 30 December 2006. That was the assessment Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made this morning when meeting with the IDF leadership, his office said in a note. "I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launch missiles at Israeli civilians. He would do well to remember the fate of the dictator of neighbouring Iraq who chose the same path against the State of Israel," Katz said referring to Saddam Hussein.

Hackers from a group calling itself Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility in the last few minutes for the cyber-attack that crippled the operations of Bank Sepah, one of Iran's oldest public banks. This was reported by Iran International, a site close to Iranian opposition circles abroad, crediting the bank in question with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Iranian ballistic missiles allegedly hit the Mossad headquarters in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. This was reported by the Iranian media, according to which missiles fired by the Pasdaran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guardians, also reached the logistics centre of the Intelligence Directorate in Glilot. There is currently no confirmation from the Israeli side.

China accuses Donald Trump of "pouring gasoline" on the Iran-Israel conflict, after the US president warned Tehran residents to "immediately evacuate" the city. "Fueling the fire, pouring gasoline, making threats and increasing pressure will not help promote de-escalation of the situation, but will only intensify and widen the conflict," Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun commented when asked to comment on Trump's statements at the daily briefing.

US President Donald Trump ''does not expect Israel to relax its battle against Iran'' and seek a ceasefire. Rather Israel, as well as the United States, are seeking a ''real end'' to the Iranian nuclear issue, namely that Iran ''completely give up'' its nuclear weapons. This was reported by Cbs News. What will happen ''you will find out in the next couple of days. You will find out. Nobody has slowed down so far'' the attacks, Trump told the broadcaster.

Iran claimed to have destroyed 'strategic targets' in Israel last night using drones. "Various types of attack drones, equipped with precise destruction and targeting capabilities, destroyed strategic positions of the Zionist regime in Tel Aviv and Haifa," in northern Israel, said General Kioumars Heidari, commander of the army's ground forces, quoted by state television.

Israeli attacks today resulted in the death of three citizens of Kashan. This was reported by the deputy governor of Isfahan province to the Mehr news agency.

Akbar Salehi, deputy governor for security and public order in the province of Isfahan, told reporters that a checkpoint in Kashan was hit by an Israeli device. "This attack," he said, "resulted in the martyrdom of three people and the wounding of four others".

The Israel Defence Forces claimed today to have eliminated Iranian Chief of Staff Ali Shadmani in its attacks.

Heavy explosions were also heard this morning in Jerusalem, as well as in Tel Aviv, Afp news agency journalists on the spot reported.

Iran launched some 20 ballistic missiles in the latest attack that has just been conducted. This is according to an initial assessment by the IDF, according to which there are currently no casualties. One missile reportedly hit a car park in central Israel, causing damage and setting an empty bus on fire.

A missile fired from Iran hit Herzliya, a city a few kilometres north of near Tel Aviv. Rescuers from the Magen David Adom say they are on their way to the crash site.

The Israeli media report echoes of explosions in the Jerusalem area, where air raid sirens sounded to warn of a new missile attack coming from Iran, and of a missile falling on Herzliya.

Heavy explosions are taking place in the centre of Tel Aviv, as ANSA is reporting on the spot.

Israel sent an air alert to citizens' mobile phones warning them of missile launches from Iran. The Army has announced that the defence system has been activated. Sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and several other areas of the country.

'This attack represents the height of cowardice: the Israelis cannot win a real battle and are attacking a civilian building where only the truth is told'. This was stated by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, commenting on the Israeli attacks on state television in Tehran that left at least three people dead, according to the broadcaster. "The attack on Iranian radio and television shows the desperation of the Israelis," Araghchi added.

The Israeli Air Force (Iaf) carried out "several large-scale attacks against military targets of the Iranian regime in western Iran", the army (Idf) announced on Telegram. "During the attacks, dozens of ground-to-ground missile launch and storage facilities were hit," the press release reads. In addition, surface-to-air missile launchers and drone storage sites were hit.

US President Donald Trump said that his early return to Washington from the G7 had 'nothing to do with a ceasefire' between Israel and Iran.

At least three people were killed in yesterday's Israeli raid against the headquarters of the Irib state television in Tehran. This was announced by the same broadcaster, according to which other employees of the television station were injured.

Explosions were recorded during the night in Israel following a new missile launch from Iran. The IDF explains that "the IAF are operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat".

US President Donald Trump, according to CNN reports, has ordered the national security staff to meet in the Situation Room of the White House. The aim of the meeting is to assess the possibility of starting direct talks with Iranian representatives as soon as possible, in an attempt to reduce tensions and open a channel for immediate dialogue with Tehran. Trump will leave the Canadian G7 after the dinner with the leaders and return to Washington.

Oil climbed again in Asian trading on the back of renewed cross-attacks between Israel and Iran amid heightened tensions: the Light rose 1.07% to USD 72.54, while the Brent rose 0.87% to USD 73.87.

Israel hit Iran's state-run TV station during a live broadcast, forcing a journalist to flee after an explosion, after Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel, killing at least eight people. On Monday, Israel ordered hundreds of thousands of people in central Tehran to evacuate before the attack on the TV station, which the army said was providing cover for Iranian military operations. US President Donald Trump subsequently posted a threatening message on his social media, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran. The warnings came on the fourth day of the conflict between Israel and Iran.