Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: Explosions heard across Tehran; Israel warns Khamenei he risks fate like Saddam’s
Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff; Indian students in Tehran moved out of the city
People look at a crater in the ground after a missile strike on June 17, 2025 in Herzliya, Israel. Iran launched a
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wave of retaliatory missile strikes on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. The two countries have continued to trade volleys of missiles in the days since. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Israel on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) appeared to be expanding its air campaign on Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear programme, as U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the city to evacuate. Mr. Trump said he wanted a “real end” to the nuclear problem with Iran, with Iran “giving up entirely” on nuclear weapons.
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Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Iran has urged “all” Indian nationals and People of Indian Origin who are using “own” vehicles to leave the city for a safer location outside. Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city for reasons of safety, through arrangements made by the Embassy, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Separately, some Indians have been facilitated to leave Iran through the border with Armenia, the MEA said.
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Israel’s military also claimed on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran’s wartime chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander. Leaders of the Group of Seven countries meeting in Canada signed a joint statement calling for de-escalation of fighting between Israel and Iran while reaffirming that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear bomb.
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Israel says its sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientiests, uranium enrichment sites and ballistic missile programme is necessary to prevent its longtime adversary from getting any closer to building an atomic weapon. The strikes have killed at least 224 people since Friday.
