Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far

Israel has attacked respective Iranian atomic facilities and subject sites, and carried retired assassinations of apical subject officials and atomic scientists.

The aggression has led to fears of a wider subject struggle successful the region, with Tehran promising a “harsh response”.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that Israel faces a “bitter and painful” destiny pursuing the attack.

“By God’s will, the almighty manus of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic volition not fto it [Israel] spell unpunished,” helium said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said successful a prerecorded connection that the strikes aboriginal connected Friday were aimed astatine hurting Iran’s atomic infrastructure and ballistic rocket factories.

What did Israel onslaught successful Iran?

Strikes person been confirmed successful the pursuing locations:

• The capital, Tehran, and subject sites successful the surrounding area.
• The metropolis of Natanz, wherever explosions were reported astatine the main uranium enrichment facility.
• The metropolis of Tabriz, wherever explosions person been reported adjacent a atomic probe centre and 2 subject bases.
• The metropolis of Isfahan, southbound of Tehran.
• The metropolis of Arak, southwest of Tehran.
• The metropolis of Kermanshah, westbound of Tehran.

Images posted connected societal media showed damaged structures, including residential buildings, crossed the Iranian capital.

Who did Israel kill?

According to Iranian media, Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Mohammad Bagheri, main of unit of the Iranian military, were among those killed successful the Israeli attack.

State-run quality outlet Nour News said Khamenei advisor Ali Shamkhani was “critically injured”.

According to Tasnim, the commandant of Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, Major-General Gholamali Rashid, was killed.

Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, who is reporting from the Iranian capital, Tehran, said that speech from subject officials, 2 apical atomic scientists, Fereydoon Abbasi and Mohammad Tehranchi, were besides killed successful targeted assassinations.

Abbasi was the erstwhile main of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, portion Tehranchi was the caput of the Islamic Azad University.

What was the absorption successful Iran?

People successful Iran woke up to terrifying scenes of demolition successful their neighbourhoods.

In a statement, Khamenei said Israel “opened its soiled and bloody manus to a crime” against Iran, revealing its evil quality much than ever by striking residential centres.

“The authorities indispensable expect terrible punishment.”

Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesperson for Iran’s equipped forces, was quoted by Iranian media arsenic saying that Israel volition wage a “heavy price” for its attacks.

IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major-General Hossein Salami was reportedly killed successful the attacks [File: Majid Asgaripour/WANA Reuters]

What was the absorption successful Israel?

Israeli subject main of staff, Eyal Zamir, said Israel had reached a “point of nary return” with the onslaught connected Friday.

Describing the aboriginal greeting strikes connected Iran arsenic a “fight to sphere our existence”, Zamir said Israel launched the attacks arsenic it could not “wait for different infinitesimal to act”.

He besides said: “Anyone who tries to situation america volition wage a dense price.”

Israeli absorption person Yair Lapid posted a connection connected X, formerly Twitter, congratulating the Israeli service for its attack.

This handout photograph released by the IRGC’s authoritative Sepah News Telegram transmission shows fume billowing from a tract bombed by Israel successful Tehran aboriginal connected June 13, 2025 [Sepah News/AFP]

What was the effect from the US?

Iran and the United States are presently progressive successful talks connected Iran’s atomic programme, aiming to scope an statement that would bounds the programme successful instrumentality for sanctions alleviation for Iran.

In an interrogation with Fox News, US President Donald Trump said Washington was not progressive successful the Israeli strikes.

“Iran cannot person a atomic bomb, and we are hoping to get backmost to the negotiating table. We volition see,” Trump said, adding that the US volition assistance support Israel if Iran retaliates.

Trump is expected to convene a gathering of the National Security Council connected Friday morning, the White House said.

In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was not progressive successful the operation.

“Our apical precedence is protecting American forces successful the region,” Rubio said. “Let maine beryllium clear: Iran should not people US interests oregon personnel.”

Opposition Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said the Israeli strikes are “clearly intended to scuttle” the Trump administration’s diplomacy with Iran.

People stitchery adjacent damaged vehicles successful the aftermath of Israeli strikes successful Tehran aboriginal connected Friday [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

What is the information of hitting atomic facilities?

Attacking atomic facilities tin origin respective consequences of unpredictable scope, including radioactive leaks, explosions and semipermanent contamination.

Rafael Grossi, caput of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says the UN assemblage is intimately monitoring the concern successful Iran.

He said that the IAEA tin corroborate that the Natanz tract was among the targets deed by Israel.

“The Agency is successful interaction with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are besides successful interaction with our inspectors successful the country.”

This outer photograph from Planet Labs PBC shows the Natanz atomic installation successful Iran connected May 20, 2025 [Planet Labs PBC via AP]

What’s the planetary absorption to the attack?

In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “maximum restraint” to debar “descent into deeper conflict” pursuing the Israeli strike.

“The Secretary-General condemns immoderate subject escalation successful the Middle East,” his lawman spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said.

“He is peculiarly acrophobic by Israeli attacks connected atomic installations successful Iran portion talks betwixt Iran and the United States connected the presumption of Iran’s atomic programme are underway.”

Oman, which is mediating atomic talks betwixt the US and Iran, called Israel’s enactment “a dangerous, reckless escalation, representing a flagrant violation” of the UN charter.

“Such aggressive, persistent behaviour is unacceptable and further destabilizes the determination bid and security.

“The Sultanate of Oman holds Israel liable for this escalation and its consequences, and calls upon the planetary assemblage to follow a steadfast and unequivocal stance to halt this unsafe people of action.”

Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major-General Mohammad Bagheri, has besides reportedly been killed by Israel [Iranian Army/WANA via Reuters]