Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Israel Says It Killed IRGC Commander as Strikes Escalate with Iran

President Donald Trump faces a two-week deadline to decide on US air strikes with European-led diplomacy having yielded no breakthrough

Image
Image
Image
Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Overview

  • At least 657 people have been killed in Iran and 24 in Israel with thousands more wounded since Israeli air and Iranian missile strikes began on June 13.
  • Israel’s defense minister reported the death of Saeed Izadi, a Quds Force commander accused of financing Hamas, in a strike on an apartment in Qom.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran will not negotiate with the US while Israeli military actions continue.
  • President Trump has announced a two-week window to determine whether the US will join Israel’s air campaign, including potential strikes on Iran’s fortified Fordo enrichment site.
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency warned that any attack on Iran’s nuclear reactors could trigger a major release of radioactive material.