Israel Iran Conflict LIVE Updates: The White House has announced that US President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether to attack Iran or not within “two weeks”
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The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
The foreign ministers of the UK, Germany, and France are considering a meeting with their Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in what is seen as a diplomatic breakthrough as tensions escalate in West Asia.
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June 20, 2025, 10:32:29 (IST)
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Iranian missile strikes have struck a building in the southern town of Beersheba. The White House has announced that US President Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to launch a direct attack on Iran. Meanwhile, British, German, and French foreign ministers are set to meet their Iranian counterpart in Geneva later today for nuclear talks. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy also met with US State Secretary Marco Rubio, with both agreeing that Iran must “never get a nuclear weapon.” In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the hospital in Beersheba, where at least 71 people were injured in the recent attack. Amid rising tensions, Australia has suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran and instructed all officials and their families to leave Iran immediately.
June 20, 2025, 09:30:16 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: ‘Honoured’, IndiGo on Operation Sindhu
Indian budget airline carrier IndiGo, which brought back the first batch of Indian nationals from Iran yesterday, has said that it is “honoured” to be part of Operation Sindhu.
We are deeply honoured to contribute towards evacuation efforts by participating in #OperationSindhu helping bring our stranded citizens back home to India.
We are thankful to @mygovindia, @MEAIndia , @MoCA_GoI and Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ram Mohan Naidu ji…
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025, 09:22:08 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Missile attack in Beersheba a ‘direct hit’, authority confirms
The Beersheba Municipality has confirmed that the Iranian missile attack in the southern city was a “direct hit” and “not fragments” from a projectile.
Israel’s Channel 12 said that the Israeli military has confirmed that the Iranian missile was not intercepted by air defences.
Meanwhile, several people have been reportedly injured by the attack.
June 20, 2025, 09:11:56 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Fire erupts near Microsoft building in Beersheba
Iranian missiles struck the Israeli city of Beersheba, and multiple fires have been reported near a Microsoft building in the town’s tech park.
Israel Police reported that munitions had fallen in open areas of the Southern District, causing property damage but no casualties.
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June 20, 2025, 09:00:01 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Israel’s rescue service report ‘massive’ plumes of smoke in Beersheba
Israel’s rescue service, Magen David Adom, has shared visuals of plumes of black smoke rising from a building in Beersheba where Iranian missiles struck a little while ago.
“No reports of casualties have been received at this stage,” it said.
MDA Spokesperson: Following the Red Alert sirens that were heard in the past few minutes in southern Israel, no reports of casualties have been received at this stage. MDA teams are being dispatched to scan the areas where reports were received. Updates as required pic.twitter.com/AioO24KS2a
— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025, 08:46:22 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Building struck in Beersheba
According to Quds News Network, an Iranian missile struck a building in the Israeli town of Beersheba. Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks against Israel earlier today.
من مكان سقوط الصاروخ الإيراني على هدف في بئر السبع المحتلة pic.twitter.com/6j2fMyj4bW
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025, 08:43:46 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: In pictures| Venezuelans hold march in support of Iran
People in Venezuela held a march in support of Iran against Israeli strikes.
A man holds up a poster with an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, during a government-organized march against Israel’s attacks on Iran, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)
A couple holding an Iranian national flag, left, and a woman on the right, holding a Palestinian flag, take part in a government-organized march against Israel’s attacks, on Iran in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)
Iranian Ambassador to Venezuela, Ali Chegini, left, and Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, right, attend a government-organized march against Israel’s attacks on Iran, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)
June 20, 2025, 08:31:12 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Israel says Iranian missiles launched towards country
The Israeli Military has said that missiles have been launched from Iran against Israel and that the country’s defence systems are working to track and intercept the incoming projectiles. Meanwhile, residents in Israel have been asked to take shelter at the earliest.
“Sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
According to Times of Israel, sirens have been sounded in Beersheba, the town where a hospital came under attack yesterday.
June 20, 2025, 08:22:09 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Xi tells Putin that they should push for ‘immediate’ ceasefire
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that Beijing and Moscow’s “most urgent” task is to push for a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
During a call this week, Xi said, “Major countries with special influence on the parties to the conflict should work to stop the conflict and not extend it,” possibly referring to the US.
He added that Israel “should cease hostilities as soon as possible to prevent the situation from spiralling further and to avoid the spread of war.”
June 20, 2025, 07:41:44 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: What we know so far
Here’s what has happened so far:
- White House has announced that US President Donald Trump will decide whether to attack Iran directly within “two weeks”
- British, German and French foreign ministers will meet their Iranian counterpart in Geneva later today to hold nuclear talks
- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met State Secretary Marco Rubio, and the two agreed that Iran can “never get a nuclear weapon”
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the attack sight in a hospital in Beersheba which injured at least 71 people
- Australia has halted operations at its embassy in Tehran and asked all officials and their families living in Iran to leave the country immediately
June 20, 2025, 07:25:35 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Rubio meets UK’s David Lammy
US State Secretary Marco Rubio has met Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy. During their meeting, the two sides agreed that Iran “should never get a nuclear weapon”. Now, Lammy is headed to Geneva to attend nuclear talks with Germany, France and Iran.
Important meeting with UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran. The United States and the UK agree Iran should never get a nuclear weapon.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) June 20, 2025
“A window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution. Now is the time to put a stop to the grave scenes in the Middle East and prevent a regional escalation that would benefit no one,” Lammy said in a statement.
June 20, 2025, 07:19:21 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Israeli officials think US will attack Iran soon
Israeli officials told public broadcasters that they were aware of the White House’s statement about President Trump’s two-week time to weigh US involvement. They said that despite the US attack on Iran, the conflict will last for three to four weeks and if Washington decides to play a role, the conflict’s objective can be achieved much earlier.
June 20, 2025, 06:39:52 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Blasts heard in Iranian industrial town
Explosions have been heard in the industrial town of Safidrood near Iran’s Kolesh Taleshan, in the northwestern part of the country. The development comes after Israel ordered an evacuation in the area.
Iran’s air defences also intercepted “hostile targets” over Isfahan, site of one of the country’s major nuclear facilities, and downed an Israeli drone near Kahrizak, south of Tehran, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster.
June 20, 2025, 06:21:45 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: US military aircraft no longer visible at base in Qatar
Dozens of US military aircraft are no longer on the tarmac at a major US base in Qatar, satellite images show — a possible move to shield them from eventual Iranian air strikes, as Washington weighs whether to intervene in Tehran’s conflict with Israel. Nearly 40 military aircraft — including transport planes like the Hercules C-130 and reconnaissance aircraft — were parked on the tarmac at the Al Udeid base on June 5, according to images published by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by AFP.
June 20, 2025, 06:10:09 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: European ministers to meet Iran’s FM in Geneva today
British, French and German foreign ministers are all set to meet their Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva later today. The talks will be the first diplomatic sit-down between Europe and Iran as US President Donald Trump weighs involvement for the next two weeks. The meeting will focus on bringing Iran to the negotiating table.
June 20, 2025, 05:53:14 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Israel’s Air Force says Iranian drone intercepted over Dead Sea
The Israeli Air Force has released a statement saying that it intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Iran in the Dead Sea area. An alert about a hostile aircraft intrusion in the region was triggered by the army was sounded late at night, according to the police.
June 20, 2025, 05:37:56 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Australia suspends operations at embassy in Tehran
Australia has announced the suspension of all operations at its embassy in Tehran and has told its officials and their families to leave Iran as soon as possible, owing to the ongoing situation. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said that the country’s ambassador will stay back in the country to help Australia respond to the conflict.
June 20, 2025, 05:21:27 (IST)
Israel-Iran conflict Live Updates: Head of Iran’s atomic energy agency slams UN nuclear watchdog over ‘inaction’
The head of Iran’s atomic energy, Mohammad Eslami, has slammed the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, for “inaction” during Israel’s attacks on the country’s nuclear sites.
“It is necessary to fulfill your constitutional duties by immediately ending this inaction and condemning these actions of the Zionist regime that are contrary to international regulations,” a letter from Eslami to Grossi read.
June 20, 2025, 00:45:02 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: Hezbollah says ‘Will ‘act as we see fit’ in Iran-Israel war
Hezbollah on Thursday declared that the group would “act as we see fit” in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel, signalling a potential escalation as tensions in the region continue to spiral.
June 20, 2025, 00:12:14 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: White House: Iran could build nuclear weapon within weeks
Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in the space of a “couple of weeks,” the White House said Thursday, as US President Donald Trump debated whether to take military action against the Islamic republic.
“Iran has all that it needs to achieve a nuclear weapon. All they need is a decision from the supreme leader to do that, and it would take a couple of weeks to complete the production of that weapon,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
June 19, 2025, 23:48:55 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: Netanyahu says Israel ‘changing the face of the world’ in war with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was “changing the face of the world” in its war with Iran, now in its seventh day.
“I said that we’re changing the face of the Middle East, and now I say we’re changing the face of the world,” he told public broadcaster Kan, adding that Israel had destroyed “more than half” of Iran’s missile launchers.
June 19, 2025, 23:48:21 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: Trump will “make a decision on whether to attack Iran within two weeks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he welcomed “all help” with destroying Iran’s nuclear sites, nearly a week into major Israeli air raids on the Islamic Republic.
Israel is “capable of striking all of Iran’s nuclear facilities” but “all help is welcome”, Netanyahu told public broadcaster Kan, also saying that US President Donald Trump “will do what is good for for the United States, and I will do what is good for the State of Israel”.
June 19, 2025, 23:13:36 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: Netanyahu says Israel can strike all of Iran’s nuclear sites, welcomes ‘all help’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he welcomed “all help” with destroying Iran’s nuclear sites, nearly a week into major Israeli air raids on the Islamic Republic.
Israel is “capable of striking all of Iran’s nuclear facilities” but “all help is welcome”, Netanyahu told public broadcaster Kan, also saying that US President Donald Trump “will do what is good for for the United States, and I will do what is good for the State of Israel”.
June 19, 2025, 22:59:46 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: Iran activates air defences over Tehran amid ongoing conflict with Israel
Iranian state media said air defence systems were activated Thursday against “hostile targets” over the capital Tehran, a week into a war triggered by major Israeli attacks.
“Iran’s air defences confront hostile targets in northern Tehran,” said official news agency IRNA without elaborating. Another news agency, Mehr, gave the same report.
June 19, 2025, 22:18:12 (IST)
Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: The gaps in Israel’s tight air defence system are laid bare
Iranian missiles breached Israel’s sophisticated air defence systems again on Thursday, striking a major hospital in the south and residential areas in densely populated central regions.
Israel depends heavily on its multilayered missile defence architecture to shield cities and infrastructure from frequent rocket attacks originating from militants in Gaza and Lebanon. However, since Middle East tensions escalated dramatically in 2023, threats now also come from Iranian and Yemeni rebel missile launches, AP reported.
Developed over decades with significant assistance from the United States, Israel’s defensive array strategically identifies incoming threats, intercepting only missiles targeting population centres or vital infrastructure, allowing those headed for open terrain to pass.
This multilayered network includes systems capable of intercepting short-range rockets, medium-range missiles, attack drones, and ballistic missiles, including sophisticated long-range projectiles frequently launched by Iran.
Yet, Israeli military officials consistently emphasise that no air defence is entirely infallible. High interception rates notwithstanding, simultaneous missile barrages can overwhelm the sophisticated combination of technology and human oversight.
Since hostilities intensified on June 13, Iranian missile strikes have claimed at least 24 lives, leaving extensive damage across multiple Israeli towns and cities.
Israel’s air-defence system comprises:
The Arrow, a joint US-Israeli system designed specifically to counter long-range ballistic missiles, like those launched recently by Iran. Operating outside Earth’s atmosphere, the Arrow has also successfully intercepted missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels during this conflict.
David’s Sling, also developed in partnership with the US, targets medium-range threats such as those employed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. It has been activated multiple times during the current conflict.
The Iron Dome, renowned for intercepting short-range rockets, was developed by Israel with US backing and has neutralised thousands of rockets since deployment, boasting a success rate exceeding 90