Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel does not intend to negotiate with Iran to end the fighting. On a visit to the site of a missile impact in a northern suburb of Tel Aviv, Katz said Israel would respect any American decision on participation in the conflict and would be grateful for any assistance offered. "The primary nuclear facility in Natanz has been dealt with and Fordow will certainly be dealt with as well."
The IDF said it began a new wave of attacks on Iran early on Tuesday afternoon. loud explosions were heard in the capital, Tehran. Military officials said the IDF would launch attacks "of a scope not yet seen," and said Iran's military leadership was on the run. Thus far, the IDF has destroyed more than 200 missile launchers, which has reduced the amount of fire on Israel, the official said.
A widespread cyberattack struck Iran on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after a warning from Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, head of IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, said that "more fronts will be activated soon" following Israel’s successful strike on Tehran. The military did not claim responsibility for the cyberstrike.
IDF strikes in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon
An elderly Petach Tikva couple was identified as two of the victims of Iran's missile strike on Monday. Yaakov and Dasi Belu were killed when the missile made a direct hit on a wall between two safe rooms in their apartment. Initial investigation into the incident found that the direct impact of a ballistic missile left them no chance of survival.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Tuesday that he was "not in the mood" to negotiate with Iran after the regime in Tehran failed to accept his proposed nuclear deal. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had not reached out to Iran for peace talks in any way, shape or form. Iran "should have taken the deal that was on the table", Trump said in another post.
Donald Trump talks to reporters on Air Force One
(Reuters)
Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way back from the G7 meeting in Canada that he wanted Iran to give up its nuclear program entirely. Trump left the summit early to return to Washington amid speculations that the United States may join Israel in strikes on Iran beyond the assistance provided in the defense against Iranian missiles.
But he also said he was considering sending his envoy, Steve Witkoff and Vice President J.D. Vance to meet with Iran's Foreign Minister to agree on a nuclear deal.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the residents of Tehran should evacuate immediately, fueling concerns of an American attack.
A U.S. intelligence assessment contradicted Israel's claim that Iran was close to producing a nuclear weapon, CNN reported on Tuesday. Officials even pushed back against Israel's assertion that Iran was seeking nuclear capability.
Attack drones targeted the Golan Heights for a second time on Tuesday. Sirens warn residents to seek shelter. Earlier, the IDF said its Air Force shot down a drone targeting the southern Golan Heights.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei called on the world to take urgent steps to end the war. "We stress the need to urgently take international and regional steps to stop the war that was imposed on Iran," he said. Iran's Fars news agency reported that the commander of Iran's ground forces threatened a new round of attacks "that would intensify in the coming hours."
Iranians said on Tuesday that they were unable to withdraw money from ATMs across the country. The Iranian opposition news outlet Iran International said hackers targeted Bank Sepah, one of Iran’s oldest financial institutions linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Army.
The Predatory Sparrow group claimed that it had “destroyed all data” at the bank, the outlet said. "Bank Sepah has 1,800 branches in Iran and others in Britain, France, Germany and Italy. The United States imposed sanctions on Bank Sepah in 2019 after it withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal."
A barrage of 20 Iranian missiles struck Israel on Tuesday morning after earlier attacks overnight and in the pre-dawn hours. At least two rockets hit areas north of Tel Aviv. Two people were taken to hospital and damage was reported.
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An Iranian missile lands in a bus parking lot north of Tel Aviv
(Photo: Fire and Rescue Authority )
An Iranian missile lands in a bus parking lot north of Tel Aviv
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An Iranian missile lands in a bus parking lot north of Tel Aviv
(Photo: Fire and Rescue Authority )
Buses at an outdoor parking lot caught fire and residents of the area were told to shelter at home with their windows closed and restrictions were lifted only after an hour.
The IDF said on Tuesday that it had killed Ali Shadmani, the newly appointed Iranian military chief in a strike on a command center in Tehran.
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"Shadmani served as war-time Chief of Staff and Commander of the Emergency Command of the Iranian Armed Forces," the military said. "He commanded both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian army.
The IDF also said it had completed a wave of overnight attacks on Western Iran, targeting dozens of missile and drone storage sites and missile launchers.
Sirens were activated across Haifa and multiple locations in northern Israel early on Tuesday morning, shortly after Iran launched another missile attack—the fourth such attack within hours—toward Israeli territory, the IDF confirmed. The military said that it had successfully intercepted a single ballistic missile.
First published: 08:42, 06.17.25