Tehran building bombed
© Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty ImagesDamaged building in the Iranian capital, Tehran, following an Israeli attack • June 13, 2025
The attack comes days before the sixth round of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

Israel conducted a series of strikes on Iran on Friday, and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliation.

The IDF said it targeted both military and nuclear sites. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that a nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz was among the targets.

Iran has confirmed that the attacks killed Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Media reports also claimed that the attacks targeted and killed several other senior Iranian military commanders six nuclear and scientists.

US President Donald Trump said he had prior knowledge of the strikes and expressed hope that Tehran will return to the negotiating table where the US hopes to strike a deal on nuclear enrichment.

Iran has vowed to retaliate, suggesting that the attack "cannot have been carried out without the coordination and authorization of the United States."

The Israeli strikes come after five rounds of US-Iranian talks on Iran's nuclear program failed to produce a breakthrough. The sixth round of negotiations is scheduled for Sunday in Oman.

13 June 2025
  • 12:46 GMT Israel managed to trick Iran's top air force commanders into convening at a meeting in one place only to be taken out by a single strike, an unnamed official told Fox News, adding that the overall campaign went more successfully than anticipated."We carried out specific activities to help us learn more about them, and then used that information to influence their behavior," the official said. "We knew this would lead them to meet - but more importantly, we knew how to keep them there."
  • 12:33 GMT The German Foreign Ministry has "strongly condemned" what it called "an indiscriminate" Iranian retaliatory drone strike on Israel. Previous media reports indicated that Tehran launched a raid involving 100 drones, which were mostly intercepted by Israeli jets on approach to the country's borders."Israel has the right to defend its existence and the security of its citizens. At the same time, we call on all sides to avoid further escalation," the ministry said.
  • 12:24 GMT As many as 78 people died in Israel's attack on Iran, with another 329 wounded, Fars News agency has reported, citing preliminary data.
  • 12:13 GMT French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned Iran's nuclear program and reaffirmed Israel's right to self-defense following recent Israeli strikes on Iranian facilities.
  • 12:07 GMT Israel's attacks on Iran are "nowhere near over," a senior Israeli official has told the Wall Street Journal, adding that West Jerusalem has planned for the operation to span 14 days.
  • 12:06 GMT The Israeli military's threats against Iran could prompt Tehran to exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), potentially destabilizing global nuclear norms, independent US journalist Sam Husseini told RT."If they were to be attacked, they would at least seriously consider withdrawing," Husseini told reporters. He criticized Israel's strategy as counterproductive, noting it could provoke the opposite of its intended outcome. Husseini also pointed to a double standard, citing Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal, which neither Tel Aviv nor Washington officially acknowledges.
  • 12:05 GMT US President Donald Trump has suggested that Iran could still agree to a nuclear deal following Israel's strikes. "I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to 'make a deal'. They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn't get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!" he wrote on Truth Social.
  • 11:58 GMT As many as 60 Russian performers are currently in Iran and awaiting extraction to their homeland, state-funded tour organizer Rosconcert has told TASS.
  • 11:51 GMT Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev weighed in on Israel's recent attack on Iran, warning that the conflict could go nuclear. "I am often accused of nuclear fearmongering. When I talk about nuclear conflicts, it's not just talk. This threat is real, and it can happen fast. Nobody needs that!"
  • 11:45 GMT Israel's embassy in Moscow has refuted reports that it has closed due to security concerns stemming from West Jerusalem's attacks on Iran. However, footage released by several Russian media outlets shows that Moscow police have ramped up security around the diplomatic mission.