Overview

• Israel's Defense Ministry said it struck military sites in Tehran on June 23, including the gate of Evin Prison and IRGC security headquarters.
• Iranian state television aired black-and-white footage of a drone hitting the prison, which detains political dissidents and foreign and dual nationals.
• Tehran retaliated with ‘Operation True Promise 3’, launching missiles and drones at Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
• The latest prison strike followed US air attacks on June 21 against Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites, prompting Tehran to warn it had a free hand to target American interests.
• EU and UN officials have called for restraint and a return to diplomacy to prevent the conflict from expanding across the Middle East.