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(NewsNation) — At an exigency gathering of the United Nations Security Council connected Friday, Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Israel’s airstrikes targeted elder subject officials and atomic scientists, but the “overwhelming majority” of the 78 radical killed were civilians, including women and children. Meanwhile, Israeli exigency services confirmed astatine slightest 34 injuries from Iranian rocket strikes connected cardinal Israel, including successful the Tel Aviv area.
The U.S. subject is helping intercept missiles aimed astatine Israel arsenic Iran continues to retaliate for strikes connected its atomic facilities.
Israeli citizens person been warned to stay adjacent shelters.
President Donald Trump met with his nationalist information squad successful the Situation Room Friday pursuing Israeli attacks connected Iran that began Thursday night.
Israeli strikes connected Iran continued Friday arsenic the U.S. shifts subject assets to the portion successful anticipation of retaliatory attacks.
Iran announced Friday it has withdrawn from atomic negotiations with the United States, pursuing Israeli strikes launched Thursday night.
Israel strikes Iran's nuclear, subject sites
Israel launched a sweeping subject cognition precocious Thursday nighttime and into the adjacent morning, striking aggregate high-value targets crossed Iran and reportedly sidesplitting 3 cardinal Iranian leaders. The coordinated onslaught — dubbed "Operation Rising Lion" — targeted a wide scope of military, atomic and enactment assets, according to Israeli officials.
President Donald Trump connected Friday responded to Israel’s strikes connected Iran, calling connected Tehran to scope a woody to debar further escalation.
Iran retaliated against Israel's attack, launching much than 100 drones astatine Israel, the Associated Press reported. Iraq and Jordan confirmed the drones had flown implicit their airspace. Israel said it intercepted the drones extracurricular its airspace.
This outer representation provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz atomic installation successful Iran connected Jan. 24, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
Debris from an flat gathering is seen connected apical of parked cars aft a onslaught successful Tehran, Iran, connected June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's superior aboriginal Friday, with explosions booming crossed Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Firefighters and radical cleanable up the country of an detonation astatine a residence compound aft Israeli attacks successful Tehran connected June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Damage is seen to an flat gathering aft Israeli attacks successful Tehran connected June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iranian authorities tv reported the office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps successful Tehran had been deed successful Israeli airstrikes, with occurrence and fume seen rising from the site. Multiple elder leaders were reportedly killed successful the attack, on with six atomic scientists.
In a connection to the federation Friday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran's morganatic and almighty effect would "make Israel regret its foolish act," according to Reuters.
A U.S. authoritative told NewsNation determination was "no U.S. engagement oregon U.S. assistance."
The Israeli Defense Forces accused Iran of being connected the verge of acquiring atomic weapons and said Thursday's actions were meant to destruct what it called an existential threat.
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