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Israel Intensifies Strikes on Tehran as Iran Warns US Intervention Could Spark All-Out War

The latest raids follow a surge in US military deployments intended to deter Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early on June 18, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on June 17, the fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East.
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Overview

  • Israeli warplanes pounded Tehran overnight, striking facilities that produced uranium centrifuges and missile components
  • The UN’s nuclear watchdog confirmed the destruction of centrifuge sites in Tehran and Karaj
  • Iran carried out a limited missile salvo toward central Israel that caused no reported casualties and marked a drop in its retaliatory launches
  • President Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and dispatched additional warplanes along with the USS Nimitz carrier group to reinforce regional deterrence
  • Mass panic in Tehran has shuttered shops and spurred evacuations, while Ben Gurion Airport reopened for the first repatriation flights since the airspace closure