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On June 19, 2025, Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, the largest hospital in southern Israel, suffered a direct hit from a ballistic missile launched by Iran amid escalating hostilities between the two countries. The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed the strike, describing it as a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict.The missile attack caused extensive damage to various parts of the
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has categorically rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” amid the rapidly escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.In a televised address, Khamenei warned that any US military intervention in the ongoing war would result in “irreparable damage” to the United States, emphasising that the Iranian nation would
“The broader Lebanese population sees little strategic or national benefit in entangling their fragile country further in Iran’s own agenda, particularly after the heavy toll they have already paid,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has officially confirmed that two critical Iranian centrifuge production facilities—the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center—were struck in recent Israeli airstrikes. Both sites had been under IAEA monitoring and verification as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear agreement designed to limit Iran’s
Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s military has bolstered its presence in the country’s south to prevent rocket fire.
On Monday, Israeli forces conducted a high-profile airstrike targeting the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in central Tehran.The attack occurred during a live television broadcast, forcing anchor Sahar Emami to abruptly flee the set as an explosion rocked the studio, plunging it into darkness and filling it with dust and debris. The incident
Amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7)—comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union—issued a joint statement at their summit in Canada, emphasising urgent calls for de-escalation and reaffirming their positions on regional security and nuclear proliferation.The G7 leaders
Israel’s recent interception of eight Iranian drones by its navy marks a pivotal moment in the country’s maritime defence strategy, showcasing the operational debut of the Barak Magen air defence system—a technological achievement rooted in Israeli and Indian collaboration.The event unfolded amid escalating hostilities with Iran, with Tehran framing its attacks as retaliation for Israeli
Iran is often portrayed as one of the world’s most dangerous actors, but with its attacks on Iranian defenses, nuclear sites and proxy militias, Israel has exposed a compromised and weakened adversary.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a significant telephonic conversation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on June 16, 2025. The discussion centered on the rapidly evolving and volatile situation in West Asia, particularly in light of heightened military tensions between Israel and Iran.Both leaders