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Smoke rises up to the sky, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Smoke rises up to the sky, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Israel strikes Iran nuclear sites and military leadership as Middle East braces for retaliation
Large plumes of smoke seen rising from Tabriz airport in northwest Iran
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Netanyahu will speak with Trump today, Israeli official says
President Trump tells CNN Israel strikes on Iran were "very successful"
Israeli military says country needs to prepare for "prolonged operation"
Iranian president asks people to trust Iran’s leadership after Israeli attack
Israel’s Mossad smuggled weapons into Iran ahead of Friday strikes, Israeli security official says
The scale of Israel’s strikes on Iran stands alone in the region’s history
Iranian Revolutionary Guards air chief and other leaders killed in strike on command center, Israel says
Israeli strikes ongoing in Iran, state media say, with reports key nuclear site again hit
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Israel’s strikes on Iran "not good news" for Gaza, says Haaretz columnist
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Iran state media reports new Israeli attack in northwestern city of Tabriz
How Israelis are preparing for Iran's retaliation
Iran’s primary nuclear enrichment facility damaged in Israel’s attack
Germany increases protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions following Israel’s strikes on Iran
In pictures: Iran's capital Tehran hit by Israeli strikes
How did we get here? A quick timeline
Israel’s military says it conducted a "large-scale strike" on Iranian defenses
Iran's Arab neighbors condemn Israel's recent strikes as concerns over regional escalation soar
Why did Israel attack Iran?
IAEA chief says Iran's key nuclear sites have not been struck
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Jordan intercepted missiles and drones that entered its airspace, state media says
Pictures and video from Israeli military show US-made warplanes used to strike Iran
Ahead of Israel's attack on Iran, the US withdrew some diplomats and military families from the Middle East
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Ali Shamkhani was a former national security chief and close Khamenei aide
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200 Israeli fighter jets used in strikes on Iran
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BREAKING: Retaliation from Iran is underway, Israel’s military says
Jordan temporarily closes airspace after Israel’s strikes on Iran
Iran’s former national security chief Ali Shamkhani killed in Israeli strikes, state media reports
Jordan says it will not allow its airspace to become battlefield
Iran accuses the US of aiding Israel
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard confirms death of Major General Hossein Salami
BREAKING: Chief of staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri killed by Israeli attack, state TV reports
Israel’s operation “premature” with US diplomatic efforts still underway, former US State Department official says
Israeli source tells CNN that Israel undertook "deception operation" to surprise Iran
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Iran’s Armed Forces says Israel and US will both "pay dearly"
Death of Iranian military leaders could hamper retaliatory strikes, CNN analyst says
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What we know about Israel’s strikes on Iran
UN nuclear watchdog “closely monitoring” situation in Iran
US Jewish community security experts urge vigilance following strike on Iran
Iran “blatantly violating international agreements,” says Israeli ambassador to UN
Iran’s supreme leader says Israel must expect “severe punishment”
Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility engulfed by flames
Flight-tracking data shows dramatic change in skies over Israel and Iran
Israel urges citizens to take shelter after launching strikes against Iran
Major General Hossein Salami was one of Iran’s most powerful men
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Why are US nuclear talks relevant to the strike?
Iran shuts its entire airspace until further notice
Trump and top advisers discussed getting Iran deal without escalation at Camp David, source says
Israel’s defense minister calls strikes on Iran "a defining moment" in history
In pictures: Scenes from Tehran after the strikes
Israel calling up “tens of thousands of soldiers,” IDF chief of staff says
Israel’s attack an “act of self-defense,” ambassador to the UN says
US oil prices spike 8%, on track for biggest gain in at least 3 years
Iran’s retaliation could be “massive,” CNN’s security analyst says
Strikes aimed at addressing three components of the Iranian threat, Israeli military official says
The US has roughly 40,000 US troops across Middle East right now
Images posted by Iranian state media show buildings on fire
Israel’s Health Ministry instructs hospitals to halt outpatient services and move people to protected areas
Images posted by Iranian state media show buildings on fire
Failure to stop Iran could lead to nuclear arms race in Middle East, former Israeli Prime Minister says
Israel’s foreign minister holding “marathon of calls” with global counterparts
Israeli security source says top military leaders and nuclear scientists were targeted in opening strikes
Analysis: Trump didn't want Israel to strike. They did it anyway
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz defends strikes against Iran, says Israel is defending itself
Netanyahu says operation against Iran will continue for “many days”
Israel is bracing for very significant Iranian retaliation, Israeli sources say
Rubio says there was no US involvement in Israeli strikes
BREAKING: Commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps killed by the Israeli attack, multiple Iranian state media report
Israel shifts into state of emergency, bracing for retaliation
Trump convening Cabinet-level meeting as Israel launches "preemptive strikes" on Iran
Trump and senior White House officials were expecting Israeli strikes, sources say
Iran shuts airspace over Tehran
"This is not a one-day attack," Israeli source tells CNN
Israeli military says strikes target Iran’s nuclear program and other military targets
No US involvement or US assistance in Israeli strikes
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Israel launches "preemptive strikes" on Iran
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Israeli strikes kill some of Iran’s most powerful men, including military and nuclear leaders
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Analysis Trump didn’t want Israel to strike. They did it anyway
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CCTV footage shows two explosions hitting Tehran on Friday
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Live Updates Trump warns Iran to agree to nuclear deal or face ‘even more brutal’ attacks, as US officials say the attack raises the possibility Israel is trying to force regime change in Tehran
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Rubio sought to distance the US from the Israeli action
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President Donald Trump takes questions in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Debris of Air India flight 171 is pictured after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site on June 13 of a London-bound passenger jet which ploughed into a residential area of India's Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)
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ASSISI, ITALY - MARCH 18: (EDITORS NOTE: This image depicts death.) A nun prays at the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore on March 18, 2025 in Assisi, Italy. Assisi is the resting place of Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager who died from leukemia in 2006 and was later beatified by Pope Francis in 2020. Acutis, who has been referred to as "God's Influencer," will become the first millennial saint when he is canonised in a ceremony next month during the Church's Jubilee of Teenagers. It was Carlos Acutis's final wish to be buried in Assisi. On 6th April 2019, his body was brought to the Sanctuary of the Spoliation and will be his final resting, attracting pilgrims from across the world to visit his tomb and that of St. Francis of Assisi in the nearby Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Pope Leo XIV (C) reacts wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball team cap as he meets newly wedded couples during the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)
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