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Israel and Iran Step Up Strikes as Tehran Scientist Killed

Tehran’s foreign minister has ruled out diplomacy with Washington until Israel halts its air campaign

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A man inspects a damaged house, a day after an Iranian missile struck an area in Ramat Gan in central Israel near Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025.
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Overview

  • An Israeli drone strike in Tehran’s Gisha district killed a nuclear scientist on Friday, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan and Iranian state media
  • Israel has expanded raids to dozens of missile production sites and suspected nuclear research facilities under orders to destabilise Iran’s regime
  • Iranian missile barrages damaged buildings and injured civilians in Beersheba and Haifa, where at least two people were severely hurt
  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva for talks with European counterparts and insisted there can be no negotiations while Israeli strikes continue
  • President Trump has given himself two weeks to decide on US military involvement while Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to press on without awaiting American approval