Live Blog Update| Israel attacks Iran
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Morning recap

21 June 2025 08:03 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest developments from the Israeli attack on Iran, now in its ninth day:

  • Iran fired five missiles toward Israel on Friday night; no casualties have been reported.

  • Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that Israel targeted the Isfahan nuclear site, but confirmed there was no leakage of hazardous materials.

  • Israel announced it had assassinated Saeed Izadi, the head of the Palestine Corps within Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

A missile launched from Iran is intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, 21 June 2025 (Reuters//Amir Cohen)
A missile launched from Iran is intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, 21 June 2025 (Reuters//Amir Cohen)