Tehran was shaken by a series of powerful explosions late on 12 June, as Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed that the Israeli military had carried out a “pre-emptive strike” on Iran.

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Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi warns that the Iranian government is using the aftermath of its war with Israel to ...

The headquarters of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards corps, also in Tehran, was hit, according to the country’s state media. The unit said its top commander, Hossein Salami, was killed. was ...

He also warned Iran against retaliating against the U.S., stating, ... A building damaged in an Israeli strike targeting the Narmak district in eastern Tehran on June 15, 2025.

MARYAM RAHMANIAN FOR LE MONDE. A damaged room in a building facing one destroyed by an Israeli strike, in Tehran's Narmak district, Iran, on June 13, 2025. MARYAM RAHMANIAN FOR LE MONDE.

Vehicles jam a highway as a fire blazes nearby in the oil depots of Shahran, northwest of Tehran, on June 15, 2025. AFP via Getty Images. Targets struck by Iran included Israel’s largest oil ...

Iran said 78 people were killed on the first day and scores more on the second, including 60 when a missile brought down a 14-storey apartment block in Tehran, where 29 of the dead were children.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 13: Iranian state media say Tehran will punish the "Zionist regime" after massive Israeli strikes on nuclear sites and military commanders in Iran. Meanwhile, the ...

People have started to leave Tehran en masse following President Donald Trump's order to immediately evacuate Iran's capital city, videos shared on social media show.

Ad Policy. People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli air strikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi / Getty) ...

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