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Israel Launches Airstrikes on Tehran as Conflict with Iran Enters Seventh Day

India has facilitated direct communication between defence chiefs to de-escalate cross-border hostilities

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Overview

  • Israel’s Defence Forces reported conducting airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian locations targeting nuclear, missile, and military complexes under Operation Rising Lion.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched Operation True Promise 3, deploying drones and missiles against fighter jet fuel production and energy facilities in Israel.
  • At least 24 Israelis have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile strikes, while Iranian sources cite at least 585 deaths and more than 1,300 wounded from Israeli attacks.
  • US President Donald Trump convened a White House situation room meeting to review response options for the Israel-Iran conflict.
  • Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh spoke with Israeli Ministry of Defence Director General Amir Baram as part of India’s diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.