Hundreds of people have been killed and injured in Iran, the group Human Rights Activists claims

Israeli air defenses engage missiles over Tel Aviv, on June 13, 2025. ©  AP Photo / Tomer Neuberg

Israel and Iran engaged in a third consecutive day of intense, open warfare on Saturday and into Sunday, with both nations launching devastating attacks.

According to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service, Iranian strikes killed at least ten people, raising the total death toll to 13. Israel’s main international airport and airspace have remained closed for a third day. In Iran, Israeli strikes have resulted in at least 406 deaths and 654 injuries, as reported by Washington-based Human Rights Activists, though Iran’s government has not released official casualty figures.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted critical energy infrastructure in Iran, striking a refinery in the South Pars gas field – the world’s largest – and an oil depot in Tehran. In retaliation, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Tel Aviv, hitting residential apartment blocks, and struck an oil refinery in Haifa.

On Friday, Israeli jets bombed multiple targets across Iran, including a uranium enrichment center in Natanz, and carried out targeted assassinations of several senior military commanders and scientists. Iran retaliated by firing dozens of ballistic missiles into Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes, dubbed Operation Rising Lion, aimed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Iran condemned the attack as unprovoked and suspended nuclear talks with the US, with the latest round of negotiations scheduled for Sunday.

Israel launched its strikes one day after the international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, accused Iran of violating its non-proliferation obligations. Iran rejected the allegations as politically motivated.

Although the US insisted it was not involved, President Donald Trump endorsed the Israeli operation. Russia condemned Israel and called for de-escalation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Trump on Saturday, during which they agreed on the possibility of restarting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov.

15 June 2025

19:55 GMT

The number of Israelis injured in Iranian strikes on Haifa has risen to four, including a 72-year-old woman in moderate condition, according to Magen David Adom.

 

 

19:55 GMT

Iran’s military has issued a warning to residents of Israel to evacuate from areas “close to important Israeli military and scientific sites” for their safety, CNN has said citing a video statement on Iranian state TV.

Colonel Reza Sayad, a spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces, warned people in Israel not to stay near or travel to “vital, sensitive, and important locations,” claiming that Tehran has already “successfully struck sensitive and important targets, including military and security centers” in Israel.

18:57 GMT

Israel has struck a building belonging to Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a post on X. The building is located directly across from the Institute for Political and International Studies, which was also targeted according to Khatibzadeh.

”Several civilians were injured in the attack, including a number of my colleagues who were taken to the hospital for treatment,” he wrote.

 

 

18:37 GMT

Iran has fired at least 30 missiles at Israeli cities, including Haifa and Jerusalem, the Times of Israel wrote. According to Magen David Adom (national emergency services), at least two people were lightly injured by shrapnel in Haifa.

 

 

18:10 GMT

The IDF killed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps intelligence chief Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi, along with his deputy, General Hassan Mohaqiq, Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed to Fox News.

17:35 GMT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports that US President Donald Trump ‘vetoed’ an Israeli plan to kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an interview with Fox News.

“There are so many false reports about conversations that never happened – I’m not going to get into it.”

Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi has called the reports “fake news of the highest order,” as quoted by the Times of Israel.

16:42 GMT

US President Donald Trump has ‘vetoed’ an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday.

15:41 GMT

The consular section of the Russian embassy in Iran is temporarily suspending its work “due to the current situation” in the region, according to a statement.

15:37 GMT

The death toll in an Iranian strike on an apartment block in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, has risen to seven after rescuers recovered another body from under the rubble. Three others are still feared missing, according to the Times of Israel.

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene.  

 

 

14:49 GMT

Videos circulating on social media appear to show large-scale sewage and water pipe explosions across Tehran, according to The Times of Israel.

 

 

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