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Here’s where things stand on Saturday 14 June 2025:
- Iranian missiles hit sites across Israel killing at least four people and injuring dozens in retaliation for ongoing Israeli attacks on Iran.
- Iran says Israel has killed at least 78 people, including women and children, and wounded more than 320 others, as the Israeli military continues to launch strikes on cities, military sites and nuclear facilities.
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it “must expect severe punishment” following the “crime” of attacking Iran and killing several top-level military commanders and six nuclear scientists.
- Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military operation will continue as long as necessary.
- The United States has tried to distance itself from Israel’s onslaught while warning Iran against attacking American bases in the region.
Israeli military expects Iran to launch missile barrages tonight: Report
Israeli Army Radio reports that the Israeli military has warned that Iran’s military forces will launch missile barrages at Israel tonight.
It stated that the barrages will be similar to the retaliatory attacks seen on Friday night.
Israeli army says 70 jets took part in strikes on Iran
Spokesperson Brigadier-General Effie Defrin says more than 40 Iranian sites were targeted, including air defence systems and command infrastructure.
“Dozens of aircraft are operating freely over Tehran thanks to our opening strikes,” he told reporters, adding that the initial attacks on Iran gave Israel “aerial freedom all the way to Tehran”.
Fighter jets and drones flew over Tehran for some two and a half hours during the overnight assault, Defrin said.
“We have created aerial freedom of action from west Iran all the way to Tehran … Tehran is no longer immune,” he added.
Satellite imagery shows destruction at Iran’s Natanz facility
Sanad, Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, has obtained satellite imagery showing the scale of destruction at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and a military base following Israeli strikes.
The high-resolution images, captured just hours after the Israeli attack began, show damage at seven locations within the Natanz nuclear facility – the largest uranium enrichment site in Iran located in Isfahan province.
The imagery also reveals the impact of the Israeli air strikes on the Imam Hassan base in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
Nuclear talks with US ‘meaningless’ during Israeli attacks: Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it would be “meaningless” to join nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman while Iran is under attack by Israel.
“It is obvious that in such circumstances and until the Zionist regime’s aggression against the Iranian nation stops, it would be meaningless to participate in dialogue with a party that is the biggest supporter and accomplice of the aggressor,” spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi added there is “no justification” for continuing indirect negotiations while Israel’s “barbaric behaviour” continues. The nuclear negotiations were set to take place in Oman on Sunday.
Ukraine worried Israel-Iran crisis will decrease military aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he hopes the escalation between Israel and Iran won’t result in a drop in military aid to Kyiv.
“We would like to see aid to Ukraine not decrease because of this,” Zelenskyy said in remarks published on Saturday. “Last time this was a factor that slowed down aid to Ukraine.”
The attack on Iran has led to a rise in oil prices, which Zelenskyy said would benefit Russia.
“The attacks led to a sharp rise in oil prices. This is bad for us,” he said.
The Ukrainian leader also warned Europe’s support is stalling without Washington’s engagement, as “Europe has not yet decided for itself what it will do with Ukraine if America is not there”.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation condemns Israel’s strikes on Iran
The China-led 10-state regional group says it strongly condemns Israel’s military strikes on Iran and expressed serious concern over the escalation of the situation in the Middle East.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian security and political group, said in a statement that Israel’s act targeted civilian and nuclear facilities, causing civilian casualties.
“This seriously violated the principles of international law and the UN Charter, undermined Iran’s sovereignty, undermined regional and international security, and had a serious impact on global peace and stability,” it said.
Strait of Hormuz closure under review by Iran: State media
The closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz is being seriously reviewed by Iran, according to local media reports quoting statements by Esmail Kosari, a member of the parliament’s security commission.
The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Oman and Iran, is the world’s most important gateway for oil shipping. Even the suggestion of such a move has already sent shockwaves through global markets, and the price of oil has risen.
“Israel has refrained from hitting in any severe fashion the oil infrastructure of Iran. Should that change, that will obviously have a much more dramatic impact,” Taufiq Rahim, an independent geopolitical strategist, told Al Jazeera.
‘Cut ties with Israel’: Pakistan pledges support for Iran
Pakistan expressed its full support for Iran and called for “Muslim unity against Israel” in the aftermath of the ongoing attacks.
“We stand with Iran and will support them at every international forum to protect their interests,” Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said during his address at the national assembly.
“Israel has targeted Iran, Yemen, and Palestine. If Muslim nations don’t unite now, each one of them will face the same fate.”
He urged all Muslim nations to “immediately cut ties with Israel” and called for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an urgent session to formulate a joint strategy.
Asif said Pakistan has deep ties with Iran and Islamabad “stands by Tehran in this difficult time”.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called the Israeli attack on Iran “a brazen violation of Iran’s sovereignty”.
Pakistan and Iran share a 750km (466 miles) border in Pakistan’s southwest and Iran’s southeast.
Iranian forces claim to have downed Israeli warplanes
Iran’s army says it air defence systems hit another Israeli F-35 fighter jet.
Citing the army’s public relations department, IRNA news agency said the incident occurred in the country’s west. The pilot reportedly ejected from the jet but his current whereabouts remain unknown.
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee denied “fake publications by Iranian media outlets that the Iranian military succeeded in shooting down Israeli fighter jets”.
Iranian forces claim to have downed Israeli warplanes
Iran’s army says it air defence systems hit another Israeli F-35 fighter jet.
Citing the army’s public relations department, IRNA news agency said the incident occurred in the country’s west. The pilot reportedly ejected from the jet but
Photos: Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Iran
Egypt: Israeli strikes on Iran can push the region into ‘chaos’
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty denounced Israel’s strikes on Iran as a “serious escalation” that could push the region to “a state of instability and chaos”.
Abdelatty’s comments came in phone calls with his Italian and Spanish counterparts, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Israel’s military said its fighter jets are resuming striking targets in Tehran. “The way to Iran has been paved,” the military’s chief of staff was quoted as saying in a statement. The army “is proceeding according to its operational plans”.
France increases security around Jewish, US sites
The move is a result of the heightened conflict between Israel and Iran, according to a domestic order by the interior minister.
“Special vigilance” must be given “to all sites that could be targeted by terrorist or malicious acts by a foreign power”, interior minister Bruno Retailleau said in a message to French regional security chiefs.
Security should be boosted near “places of worship, schools, state and institutional buildings, sites with high traffic”, including “festive, cultural or religious gatherings”.
The order applied also to “Israeli and US interests as well as to establishments in the Jewish community”. France is home to the biggest Jewish community in Europe.
Nuclear talks with US a ‘double-edged sword’
Iranian political analyst Hamed Mousavi says the nuclear talks between Iran and the United States are akin to a “double-edged sword” as Israel continues its attacks.
“On one hand, Iran does not want to shut down any diplomatic avenue with the Americans as, for this war to stop, the only path is a very diplomatic solution in which the Americans would probably play a very big role,” he told Al Jazeera.
“At the same time, Iran does not want to continue the negotiations leading up to a nuclear deal that were ongoing for the past two months.”
Mousavi said it would be “meaningless” to carry on with the negotiations while Iran remains “under attack”.
“The Trump administration keeps saying that we set a 60-day deadline, which passed and then the Israelis were able to attack.
“The original nuclear deal took two years to negotiate so if the Americans are really trying to negotiate in good faith, they have to give this time. Trying to bomb Iran into submission will have a reverse effect.”
Preemptive strike? The media and Israel’s attack on Iran
Israel has launched an unprovoked assault on Iran including strikes on nuclear facilities and assassinations of several senior military commanders and scientists.
In front of the world’s media, however, the Netanyahu government is spinning the attack as “preemptive”.
UK ‘alarmed by further strikes’ in Israel-Iran conflict
Foreign Secretary David Lammy says his country is “alarmed” by events that took place overnight in the Israel-Iran conflict.
“Alarmed by further strikes in the Middle East overnight with reports of fatalities and injuries in Israel,” he said.
“We must urgently de-escalate & prevent any further harm to civilians,” Lammy said, adding he spoke to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi “to urge calm”.
Iran must ‘protect its command and control’
The air strikes will have to continue. At the end of the day, Israel doesn’t really have the ordnance to destroy some of the deeper installations. These are dozens if not hundreds of metres under the ground – reinforced concrete, underneath mountains.
But what Israel can do is keep up the tempo of operations to make sure nothing is being enriched. The facility itself might survive, but there won’t be much work going on. This is designed to keep the Iranians off balance – the hunting down of any mobile missile sites, storage facilities, and trying to destroy or degrade Iran’s ability to fight back and attack Israel.
On the Iranian side, they need to protect the command and control because any time any leaders pop up in any meaningful way, they’ve been targeted for assassination.
We’ve seen Iranian cruise missiles get through and ballistic missiles get through Israel’s missile shield. Hypersonic missiles are effective in penetrating Israel’s defences, but the Iranians only have a few.
Israel’s offensive capabilities will slowly degrade over time as wear and tear starts to add up, as with any offensive.
Israeli public united in mission to halt Iran’s nuclear programme
Israeli affairs analyst Dan Perry says the public is largely united behind efforts to target Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, viewing it as a rare point of national consensus.
“There definitely is trepidation and understanding that Iran has capabilities that are far beyond what Israel has experienced from the Houthis and even Hezbollah,” Perry told Al Jazeera.
Despite the losses, Perry described the prevailing sentiment in Israel as one of “cautious optimism about success in a mission that enjoys consensus”.
“Israelis don’t agree on much but that Iran’s Islamic Republic government should not have a nuclear weapon is perhaps the only thing to make them come around.”
Israeli army says 7 soldiers wounded in Iran missile strike
The military says the soldiers were injured in a ballistic missile attack on central Israel in the early hours as Tehran carried out retaliatory strikes on its archrival following Israel’s attacks.
They were taken to hospitals and have since been released, according to a military statement.
This is the first confirmation of Israeli military casualties since the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel began two days ago.
Israeli army says 7 soldiers wounded in Iran missile strike
The military says the soldiers were injured in a ballistic missile attack on central Israel in the early hours as Tehran carried out retaliatory strikes on its archrival following Israel’s attacks.
They were taken to hospitals and have since been released, according to a military statement.
This is the first confirmation of Israeli military casualties since the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel began two days ago.
Iran names new aerospace chief to replace one killed by Israel
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed a new head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ air force to replace the one killed by an Israeli strike.
In a decree, Khamenei named Majid Mousavi to replace Amirali Hajizadeh as commander, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
Israel launched a large-scale air strike against Iran early on Friday, targeting nuclear sites and missile bases, and killing senior military commanders and nuclear scientists. Later that evening, Iran retaliated with a series of missiles and drone attacks on Israel.
What is behind Israel’s decision to attack Iran?
Israel has begun its long-signalled attacks on Iran with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying they would continue “as long as necessary”.
An attack against Iran – a powerful regional force with allied groups across the Middle East – is ultimately a risky move for Israel, which is expecting an Iranian response, and the US, which has soldiers deployed across the region.
So, given the stakes, why would Israel attack Iran – and why now?
Read the full story here.
Three members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed
Three members of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed during ongoing Israeli attacks in Zanjan province, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports.
Zanjan is a mountainous region in the northwestern part of the country.
Israel’s military said it’s striking dozens of missile launchers in Iran after announcing it targeted air defences with a wave of attacks on the Tehran area. The Israeli air force “continues striking dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers in Iran”, it said in a statement.
Three Iranian nuclear scientists killed in Israeli attacks: Report
Three Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in Israeli attacks, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reports.
The scientists were identified as Ali Bakaei Karimi, Mansour Asgari and Saeid Borji, it said.
The Israeli military said its air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities resulted in the deaths of nine leading Iranian nuclear scientists.
“During the Israeli air force strikes at the onset of Operation Rising Lion, nine senior scientists and experts, who advanced the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons programme, were eliminated,” a statement said, listing the names of those killed.
“Their elimination represents a significant blow to the Iranian regime’s ability to acquire weapons of mass destruction.”
The military said the strikes were carried out on the basis of “precise intelligence gathered by the intelligence directorate”.
Iran is geopolitically isolated’
“The general mood among Iranian analysts is that Iran is relatively geopolitically isolated,” says Hamed Mousavi, a professor of political science at Tehran University.
Talking to Al Jazeera about the ongoing attacks between Israel and Iran and their effect on the UN Security Council meeting about the conflict, Mousavi highlighted the United States’s support for Israel.
“The Israelis have the support of the Americans who are providing them with the most advanced weaponry, giving them over $3.5bn of aid annually and vetoing every UN Security Council resolution that tries to condemn Israel,” he said.
“The UN Security Council cannot stop the Israeli war machine. From the Iranian perspective, yes, we do have symbolic support from some Arab-Muslim countries as well as Russia and China, but essentially Iran is not getting much weaponry from any of these countries.”
‘Not much sympathy with Israel’
Hamed Mousavi, a professor of political science at Tehran University, says nobody in Iran is listening to the Netanyahu regime’s message directed towards the Iranian people.
“We’re not seeing any sort of protests or riots [against the Iranian regime] on the streets of Tehran or other cities,” he said.
The analyst pointed out it is “hypocritical” of Prime Minister Netanyahu to talk about freeing the Iranian people “while bombing them at the same time”.
Mousavi noted the Israelis have been instrumental in persuading the United States to sanction Iran. “We know that the sanctions ultimately hurt the Iranian people, so there’s not much sympathy with the Israelis right now,” he told Al Jazeera.
“The attack [on Iran] was unprovoked and it took place at a time when nuclear negotiations with the Americans were progressing, at least relatively. Even Donald Trump had repeatedly said that things were moving forward. The [Israeli] bombing essentially killed that path.”
‘No one should threaten another’s existence’: Pope Leo
We now have more comments from Pope Leo on the ongoing Israeli-Iranian tensions.
“The commitment to building a safer world free from the nuclear threat must be pursued through respectful encounters and sincere dialogue to build a lasting peace, founded on justice, fraternity, and the common good,” he said.
“No one should ever threaten the existence of another,” said Leo. “It is the duty of all countries to support the cause of peace, initiating paths of reconciliation and promoting solutions that guarantee security and dignity for all.”
Syria opens airspace
The Syrian General Civil Aviation Authority has announced “the full reopening” of the Syrian airspace to traffic.
The airspace was opened after “the circumstances necessitated the temporary closure of some air corridors during the past period”, according to the official SANA news agency.
Early Friday, Israel’s military attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities and killing at least 80 people, including top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Israel’s Ben Gurion airport closed until further notice
Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport is closed until further notice, a spokeswoman says, as Israel and Iran continue to trade fire for a second day.
“There is no date or day set to reopen the airport,” airport spokeswoman Lisa Diver said.
Images from the airport showed deserted check-in counters and passenger lounges while flight information boards indicated all flights were cancelled.
Other countries in the region, including Lebanon and Jordan, said they’re reopening their airspace on Saturday.
Israel says Iran will ‘pay a heavy price’ for missile barrage
Israel Katz has warned “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles.
Speaking after an assessment meeting with the army’s chief of staff, the defence minister said Iran will pay “a heavy price” for harming Israelis.
Katz directly addressed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“The Iranian dictator is taking the citizens of Iran hostage, bringing about a reality in which they, and especially Teheran’s residents, will pay a heavy price for the flagrant harm inflicted upon Israel’s citizens. If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn,” Katz said in a statement.
Two killed, five injured in western Iran
Two people have been killed and five wounded in an Israeli attack on Iran’s western province of Hamdan.
Those injured in the attack included rescue workers, the security assistant to the governor of Hamdan said.
‘It was a difficult night for Israel’: Opposition leader
Israeli opposition politician Yair Lapid has expressed his condolences for the deaths of three Israeli citizens killed by Iran’s overnight attack.
He said in a post on X: “It was a difficult night for the State of Israel, but we must continue to follow and adhere to the Home Front Command’s instructions. I support our security forces in their efforts to ensure the safety of Israeli citizens.”
Pope Leo calls for restraint
Pope Leo has appealed to authorities in Iran and Israel to act with “reason” and pursue dialogue after air strikes and missile launches.
He told an audience in St Peter’s Basilica he’s following the situation with “great concern”.
Iran warns US, UK and France against helping stop strikes on Israel
Iran has warned the three Western allies that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help stop strikes on Israel, state media report.
“Any country that participates in repelling Iranian attacks on Israel will be subject to the targeting of all regional bases of the complicit government, including military bases in the Persian Gulf countries and ships and naval vessels in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea by Iranian forces,” said a government statement quoted by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency.
‘Punitive action necessary’ against Israel: Iran
Fatemeh Mohajerani, a government spokesperson, says punishing Israel was “essential for restoring our national pride and reclaiming the rightful rights of our people”, after Iran carried out strikes overnight.
“It was necessary to take punitive action in response to the terrorist and brutal act of the Zionist regime,” she said in an interview with Mehr News Agency.
“Therefore, following the order of the commander-in-chief and in coordination with the armed forces, an action was taken to punish this regime. Naturally, such measures will continue and will persist whenever and wherever necessary.”
Iran struck Israel with barrages of missiles a day after a massive onslaught against its nuclear and military facilities killed top generals and nuclear scientists.
No increase in off-site radiation at Iranian nuclear facilities: IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency says there has been no increase in off-site radiation levels after the Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“Esfahan nuclear facilities were targeted several times on June 13,” the UN nuclear watchdog said in a post on X.
Flights suspended at all Iranian airports nationwide: State media
Iran’s Airports and Air Navigation Company has announced the suspension of flights at all airports nationwide until further notice, IRNA news agency reports.
In a statement, the company urged passengers and citizens to avoid travelling to airports and to stay tuned to official media channels for updates and further instructions.
Jordan reopens airspace
Jordan’s civil aviation authority says it has reopened its airspace a day after suspending it as Israel and Iran traded fire.
“Jordan has reopened its airspace starting 7:30am (04:30 GMT),” the chairman of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Haitham Misto, said in a statement.
Earlier, Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said the country would not allow its airspace to be violated, nor would it “be a battlefield for any conflict”.
Iraq announces extension of closure of airspace
The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority says the airspace will remain closed to all arriving and departing flights until 1pm local time (10:00 GMT).
“This decision is made to maintain the safety and security of civil aviation within Iraqi airspace in light of rising regional tensions,” it added.
More army officials killed in Israeli attacks
Two deputy commanders at the Iranian armed forces’ general staff were killed in Israeli attacks, Iranian state media report.
The dead were identified as General Gholamreza Mehrabi and General Mehdi Rabbani.
It was unclear when the two commanders were killed. Israel’s attacks on Iran since Friday have killed at least 78 people, including senior military officials.