Iran and Israel have exchanged a barrage of missiles after the United States bombed key Iranian nuclear sites, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East.
An Iranian state news agency reported that Iran on Sunday launched two volleys of 27 missiles, targeting Israel’s main Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, research facilities, and command centres.
The following are the five latest updates on the ongoing conflict:
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promises to punish “the Zionist enemy” in his first comments after the US joined Israel’s attacks on his country.
US President Donald Trump has hinted at a possible regime change in Tehran, saying, “If the current Iranian regime is unable to make Iran great again, why wouldn’t there be a regime change?”
Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks as the world braces for Tehran’s response to the US bombings, with President Masoud Pezeshkian saying, “the Americans must receive a response to their aggression”.
The UN’s nuclear watchdog says there have been no reports of increased off-site radiation levels following the US bombardment of the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan sites.
Iran says that more than 400 people have been killed and at least 3,056 others were wounded since Israel launched its attack on June 13. In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed in Iranian strikes. (Al Jazeera)
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