IDF issues evacuation warning for Iranians located near reactors in Iran
The Israeli Defense Forces issued an evacuation order Sunday morning for Iranian civilians residing near weapons production facilities in Iran.
“Urgent warning to all Iranian citizens: All persons who are currently or in the near future present in or around military weapons production factories and their support institutions should immediately leave these areas and not return until further notice,” an IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
“Your presence next to this infrastructure puts your life at risk,” the statement continued.
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Israel airspace remains closed amid conflict with Iran
Israel’s airspace continues to be closed amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to a spokesperson for the Israel Airports Authority.
“In coordination with the defense establishment, Israel’s airspace remains closed to both landings and takeoffs,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“A notice regarding its reopening will be given with a 6-hour advance warning, with an emphasis on the safety of passengers and crew,” the statement continued.
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Israel Foreign Ministry says ‘Iranian regime deliberately targeted Israeli civilians as they slept’
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the “Iranian regime deliberately targeted Israeli civilians as they slept” after 10 Israeli victims were killed and roughly 200 were injured, as dozens remain missing.
“Tonight, once again, the Iranian regime deliberately targeted Israeli civilians as they slept,” the ministry wrote on X.
“Iran targets innocents,” it continued. “Israel targets nuclear and military sites – to stop the world’s most dangerous terror regime from acquiring the world’s most dangerous weapons.”
The ministry added that Israel “will do whatever it takes to defend our people” and that it is “doing what must be done.”
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Israeli President Herzog mourns victims killed in Iranian missile strikes: ‘Very sad’
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Israel President Isaac Herzog on Sunday mourned the Israeli victims killed in Iranian missile strikes overnight.
“A very sad and difficult morning,” Herzog wrote on X.
“Our sisters and brothers were murdered and injured last night by criminal Iranian attacks against the civilian population in Bat Yam, Tamra and other communities. Jews and Arabs, veteran citizens and new immigrants, including children and the elderly, women and men,” he continued.
“I share in the heavy mourning of the families and grieve the terrible loss,” he added. “I pray for the recovery of the injured and to find the missing. We will mourn together. We will overcome together.”
At least eight people were killed and more than 200 were wounded in a series of strikes that hit parts of Israel, as dozens remain missing.
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Iraq calls on US to prevent Israeli aircraft from using Iraqi airspace to attack Iran
Iraq urged the U.S. on Saturday to “uphold its responsibilities” and prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out strikes against Iran, pointing to bilateral agreements and international law.
The Iraqi government “calls on the United States of America to uphold its responsibilities under the bilateral agreements signed between the two countries, as well as in accordance with international conventions and norms, to prevent aircraft belonging to the Zionist entity from once again breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out such attacks,” Iraqi military spokesman Sabah al-Numan said in a statement.
The Middle Eastern nation also reiterated its “firm and unequivocal rejection” of any violation of Iraqi airspace or its use in military attacks carried out by Israel against Iran or any neighboring country.
“Such actions directly contradict Iraq’s constitutional and fundamental commitment to a policy of good-neighborliness and its duty to prevent the use of its land, waters, or skies as a launchpad for attacks against neighboring states with whom Iraq maintains strong relations at all levels,” the statement said.
“The Iraqi government is closely following, in coordination with relevant international parties, all such illegal acts, which represent a blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and the principles of international law, and which have dangerous implications for peace and stability in the region,” it continued.
The spokesperson added that Iraq “has exercised the highest levels of restraint, in the hope of giving a chance for diplomatic and political solutions to defuse the crisis through peaceful means.”
“Iraq has the right, under international law and the United Nations Charter, to use all available means to respond to any violation of its sovereignty by any party,” he said.
“Pursuant to the order of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Republic of Iraq has initiated formal measures, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Iraq’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, against the Zionist entity’s violation of Iraqi sovereignty through airspace breaches,” the statement concluded.
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Israel’s actions against Iran create strategic opportunity for US in nuclear talks, experts say
Responders work amid building rubble following a strike by an Iranian missile in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, early on June 15, 2025. Air raid sirens and booms rang out in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv early on June 15, AFP journalists said, as Israel and Iran exchanged fire for a third day. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel’s precision strike on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure may open a rare strategic window for the Trump administration.
With experts telling Fox News Digital the U.S. has an opportunity to pressure Tehran toward a nuclear agreement — one that could not have been achieved through diplomacy alone. The Israeli military told Fox News Digital that the operation in Iran was carried out by Israeli forces but in coordination with the United States.
While U.S. troops did not participate in the attack, defense cooperation continued throughout the strike — and during Iran’s retaliation on Friday, when U.S. forces helped intercept Iranian missile attacks on Tel Aviv.
“This was an Israeli operation,” an IDF official said, “but we were closely coordinated with the Americans. There was real-time intelligence and continuous contact.”
Israeli analyst and journalist for Yediot Ahronot, Nadav Eyal, told Fox News Digital the operation reflects a deliberate “bad cop, good cop” strategy — with Israel applying military pressure, and the U.S. positioned to extract diplomatic gains.
“The president is basically saying this on the record: you’ve got hit by the Israelis. Now we’ve signed a good agreement, and we’re ready to sign an agreement. . . .”
This is an excerpt of an article by Fox News’ Efrat Lachter.
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Britain deploys jets to Middle East amid rising Iran-Israel tensions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (unseen) at 10, Downing Street on June 9, 2025 in London, England. Later today Mr Rutte will give a speech at Chatham House on priorities for the NATO Summit taking place in June. His meeting with Prime Minister Starmer follows a visit to Sheffield Forgemasters with Defence Secretary John Healey. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Britain is deploying Royal Air Force jets and other military assets to the Middle East as the risk of broader conflict between Iran and Israel continues to rise, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the move, saying “We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support in the region.”
The deployment includes fast jets and refueling aircraft from British bases, sent in response to growing threats by Iran.
Tehran has warned it may target U.S., French, and British military bases in the region if those nations assist Israel in intercepting Iranian missile attacks.
Starmer spoke while en route to Canada for the G7 summit, where world leaders are gathering in Alberta to discuss the conflict and other pressing global issues.
He said he had spoken with President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and additional leaders about ways to reduce tensions.
“These are intense discussions,” Starmer said, noting that the summit would continue talks on how to prevent further escalation.
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Drones launched toward US base in Iraq shot down, officials say
Ballistic missiles fired at al-Asad Air Base where the US soldiers are located in the Anbar province of Iraq to avenge the death of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Commander, Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by the United States at Baghdad Airport on January 3, 2020, displayed at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran, Iran on January 07, 2022. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Three drones targeting a base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq were intercepted and shot down following Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, according to two American officials cited by The Associated Press.
The attempted drone attack occurred near the Ain al-Asad air base and did not result in any injuries or damage, officials confirmed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Both U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Ain al-Asad base has hosted U.S. and coalition forces for years and has previously been the target of rocket and drone attacks, primarily by Iran-backed militias.
While groups have sometimes launched strikes on American assets in the region, they had remained mostly quiet amid the recent escalation between Israel and Iran.
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Former Israeli intel chief: Time to hit the ‘head of the snake’ in Iran
“Israel took the decision that on one hand it’s time to end the leadership of the Axis of Evil — the head of the snake,” Yadlin told Fox News Digital. “At the same time, deal with the main problems there. Which is the nuclear.” (Reuters/Gil Cohen Magen)
Israel’s ongoing military campaign on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure could mark not just a military escalation but a strategic shift, according to retired Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin.
The former head of Israeli military intelligence and one of the architects behind the legendary 1981 strike on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor said Israel should expand its sights not just military targets, but political ones.
“Israel took the decision that, on one hand, it’s time to end the leadership of the Axis of Evil — the head of the snake,” Yadlin told Fox News Digital. “At the same time, deal with the main problems there. Which is the nuclear.”
Yadlin didn’t say how long he thought the conflict would drag on.
While he didn’t openly call for regime change, Yadlin suggested the IDF take out regime targets “beyond the military level.””It’s not a one-day operation. It seems more like a week, two weeks. But when you start a war, even if you start it very successfully, you never know when it is finished.”
“This campaign,” Yadlin emphasized, “is unlike anything the country has done before.”
