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Live Blog Update| Israel attacks Iran

What we know so far

Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear, military and civilian sites:

  • Israel launched missile attacks on Iranian nuclear and military facilities early Friday, killing senior officials and prompting retaliatory strikes.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the operation would continue "as many days as needed," claiming Iran was nearing a "point of no return" in its nuclear programme.

  • Key targets included the underground Natanz nuclear facility, struck multiple times. The IAEA confirmed no radiation leaks were detected.

  • Iran reported limited damage at Fordo and Isfahan nuclear sites.

Senior Iranian commanders killed

  • Among the dead were: Hossein Salami, head of the Revolutionary Guards; Mohammad Bagheri, armed forces chief of staff; Amirali Hajizadeh, aerospace commander overseeing ballistic missiles.

  • Iran’s UN envoy said 78 killed, 320 wounded in initial Israeli strikes.

Iran’s retaliatory attacks

  • Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel late Friday and early Saturday.

  • Most drones intercepted, but rocket strikes injured 21 along Israel’s coast.

  • Earlier, 34 were wounded in Gush Dan, with one woman later dying from injuries.

International response & US involvement

  • UN Security Council held emergency talks; Antonio Guterres urged de-escalation: "Peace and diplomacy must prevail."

  • Iran’s foreign minister called Israeli strikes "a declaration of war" and demanded UN action.

  • US President Donald Trump said Israel briefed him beforehand but denied direct involvement. He warned Iran: "Next attacks will be even more brutal."

  • Oil prices surged, with fears over disruptions to Strait of Hormuz oil shipments.

Nuclear programme & diplomacy

  • Iran enriches uranium at 60 percent purity—below weapons-grade but beyond 2015 deal limits.

  • US-Iran talks in Oman, set for Sunday, likely canceled amid tensions.

Regional fallout

  • Airspace closures in Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria.

  • Airlines cancel flights, reroute around conflict zones.