UN Secretary-General warns US strikes mark a perilous escalation

Foreign ministers from France, Germany and the UK, with the EU foreign-policy chief, met Abbas Araghchi. They discussed Iran’s nuclear programme and de-escalation, but the meeting did not stop...

The Associated Press reported that people in Iran struggled to contact relatives and learn where strikes had landed during the near-total internet outage. The reporting records civilian experiences...

Anadolu Agency reported, citing Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth and the Property Tax Compensation Fund, that 8,190 people had been evacuated from their homes by 20 June. The same report said 30,000...

US forces carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan. Washington described the operation as intended to destroy or severely degrade Iran’s nuclear programme. The...

The IAEA confirmed that military attacks had affected safeguarded nuclear installations and said inspectors could not safely continue field verification. It had no immediate indication of an...

The IFRC reported that Seyyed Ali Akbar Mir Mohammadi, an Iranian Red Crescent volunteer, was killed when a building collapsed during an attack in Isfahan while he was helping people. The IFRC said he...

A missile struck a densely populated area of Ramat Aviv, destroying an apartment block, damaging nearby homes and tearing part of the exterior from an elderly-care home. Reuters reported at least 20...

Iran fired missiles at the US-operated Al Udeid base in Qatar, saying the action responded to US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Qatar reported no casualties and condemned the attack. Iran...

Israeli strikes hit Evin prison, a complex holding political prisoners as well as staff, visitors and others. Iranian authorities later reported at least 80 civilian deaths. Amnesty International’s...

The UN Iran fact-finding mission and Special Rapporteur called for civilian protection, reporting deaths in residential buildings, humanitarian workers killed, damage to medical facilities and mass...