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14-06-2025
TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Iran launches ballistic missiles at Israel as its supreme leader vows to “inflict heavy blows” in retaliation for Israel’s overnight strikes.
The media hearing an explosion in Jerusalem as black smoke has been seen rising over Tel Aviv’s skyline.
Forty people are being treated in Israeli hospitals following the retaliatory strike, including two in critical condition.
Earlier, the IDF said three Iranian military commanders were killed in last night’s strikes while Tehran says six scientists have also been killed.
US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program, warning of “even more brutal” Israeli attacks.
Iran and Israel exchanged air strikes early Saturday, with air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and several explosions heard in Tehran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched ballistic missiles at Israel and the IDF claimed some were intercepted as the country’s supreme leader vowed to “inflict heavy blows” in retaliation for Israel’s strikes the previous day.
Forty people are being treated in Israeli hospitals following the retaliatory strike, including two in critical condition.
Iran’s UN envoy said 78 people, including senior military officials, were killed in the Israeli strikes, while more than 320 were injured, most of them civilians.
US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program, warning of “even more brutal” Israeli attacks.
UN secretary general General Antonio has called on Iran and Israel to stop the “escalation”, adding “peace and diplomacy must prevail.”
Iran’s foreign minister says the calls for restraint in the Islamic Republic’s response to Israeli attacks are “unjustified”.
Writing on Telegram, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi described a meeting he had with British foreign minister David Lammy.
The post said Araqchi told Lammy that Israel’s actions violated Iran’s national sovereignty and that he criticized European support of the Israeli government.
He also emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s response would be “firm”.
US bureau official McCoy Pitt has said the US was “advised” of Israel’s intended action against Iran before it happened and Israel told them it was “necessary for its self-defence”.
“The United States was informed of the strikes ahead of time but was not militarily involved in these strikes,” Pitt told the UN Security Council.
“Our absolute, foremost priority is the protection of US citizens, personnel and forces in the region.”
If Iran were to target American citizens, bases or infrastructure, Pitt said; “the consequences for Iran would be dire.”
He said the US maintained that Iran should make a deal, and they would seek a “diplomatic resolution”.
“Iran’s leadership would be wise to negotiate at this time.”
For context; Trump has for some time been working to negotiate with Iran over limiting its nuclear program but a deal has so far been out of reach and Trump has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of negotiations.
Donald Trump’s stance on this escalating conflict has evolved and continues to evolve.
When Israel’s strikes on Iran took place last night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was quick to portray the action as unilateral, distancing the Trump administration but now the president is starting to embrace the operation more openly. He’s describing it as “excellent” and praised the “great American equipment” that was used. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
