Israel-Iran Conflict Live Update: Khamenei Declares 'Battle Begins' As Iran Targets Israel With Missiles

Iran-Israel Conflict Live Update: A conflict has erupted between the two Middle Eastern countries, Iran and Israel, and it has now escalated seriously, with neither side willing to back down. World leaders, including Donald Trump, have called for a ceasefire, but neither country is showing any intent to de-escalate. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, could face a fate similar to that of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. 

Israel launched strikes overnight on several Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile facilities. Reports also suggest that residential areas and fuel depots were targeted, with Iran's Health Ministry reporting at least 224 fatalities and over 1,200 injuries, mostly among civilians.

Meanwhile, countries like the UK, France, Germany, Greece and Italy have urged de-escalation amid the United States' concern over Tehran's nuclear program. 

This official reported that Iran had deployed approximately 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones against Israeli civilian and military locations. A significant reduction in missile launches overnight suggested Israel's operations had effectively hampered Iran's offensive capabilities.

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18 June 2025 16:43 IST

Israel-Iran Live Conflict: we Hve To Defend, Says Mohammad Javad Hosseini

On the Iran-Israel conflict, Iranian Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Mohammad Javad Hosseini said, "It was highly expected that the free nations would condemn such aggression, a blatant international law violation. We are in a position to defend our people, our government, our country in the best way. We have shown that we are able and we will continue because we are under attack and we have to defend."

18 June 2025 16:21 IST

Israel-Iran Live: Iran's Centrifuge Production Sites Hit By Israeli Strikes, Says IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday confirmed that two Iranian centrifuge production facilities, the TESA Karaj workshop and Tehran Research Center, were hit in recent strikes.

"The IAEA has information that two centrifuge production facilities in Iran, the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center, were hit. Both sites were previously under IAEA monitoring and verification as part of the JCPOA," IAEA wrote on X.