Middle East

Where Israel's attacks on Iran: Updates on nukes, ballistic missiles and Tehran officials

Israel has taken a substantial bite out of Tehran's nuclear program, but it is far from down for the count.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Israel's message to Iran: Target population centers, IDF will strike infrastructure

 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, June 13, 2025

Britain moving jets to Middle East to support regional security, PM Starmer says

 British Prime Minister Kier Starmer holds a roundtable meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 31, 2025.

Iran supreme leader's top advisor Ali Shamkhani killed in Israeli strike, Iranian media says

  Ali Shamkhani speaks with journalists during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tehran August 9, 2005

Egyptian authorities violently clash with Western activists, detain and deport marchers en mass

Global March to Gaza announced on Instagram that there had been "unprovoked violence against a peaceful global delegation", including people being "detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported."

An Italian delegation of political, academic, and human rights figures hold banners and protest during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, May 18, 2025.

IDF drone strikes Iran's largest natural gas field, gas production partially suspended

The production of some 12 million cubic meters of gas was temporarily halted due to the Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field.

 A general view shows a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015

Sunday's US-Iran nuclear talks canceled, Oman says

Iranian FM Araghchi: Continuing Iran-US nuclear talks is unjustifiable while "barbarous" Israeli attacks persist on the country.

 An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025.

Tehran expected Israel to only strike after next round of nuclear talks, officials admit - NYT

Officials admitted they were worried Iranian civilians would riot should energy or water infrastructure be targeted.

Iranian air defenses firing following an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2025

Mediation and condemnation: BRICS nations weigh in on Israel-Iran attacks

Russia is prepared to continue to work to resolve issues surrounding Iran's nuclear programme, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2025.

Iran's revolving door of military leadership: Tehran looks for quick replacements after strikes

While Iran moved to replace many key officers, it is not clear who will replace some of the others who were reported killed in Israel’s strikes.

Pictures of those killed in Israeli strikes on Iran are displayed on a street, in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2025

Middle East airspace gradually reopens after Israel-Iran strikes ground flights

In Syria, the Syrian General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced on Saturday the full reopening of Syrian airspace to civilian aviation.

 The first domestic flight departs from Damascus International Airport to Aleppo International Airport during the re-opening of the airport after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December, 18 2024.

Starlink operating in Iran, Elon Musk says, as Islamic regime shuts internet down

Following Israel's attack on Iran on Friday, Internet access has been reportedly disrupted across multiple network providers.

 Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, seen at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Tehran claims success in latest missile barrage against Israel amid rising tensions

The IRGC Aerospace Force is employing precision-guided and smart missile systems to strike military centers and airbases, according to Tasnim News.

 Rescue personnel work at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, Israel, June 14, 2025.

IDF, Navy intercept Iranian drones as Israeli strikes target Tabriz, in northern Iran

Two people were also killed in an Israeli attack on a missile site in Assadabad in western Iran.

Iranian air defenses firing following an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2025