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June 16, 2025: Live News Updates on the Israel-Iran Conflict:
On Monday, new missile exchanges marked the beginning of the fourth day of the conflict. At least eight people were killed and dozens were injured in Iranian attacks on Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Petah Tikva, which also damaged important infrastructure like a power plant. 22 people have died in Israel as a whole. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani stated at a press conference today that since Friday, at least 45 Iranian women and children have been killed and 75 others have been injured. At least 224 people have died as a result of Israeli strikes, according to Iran's health ministry.

Additionally, an Israeli military spokesperson stated that Israel had destroyed more than a third of Iran's surface-to-surface missile launchers and achieved aerial superiority over the country. The MEA says that Indian students are being moved. Netanyahu asserts that Iran attempted to assassinate Trump: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts that a missile struck Trump's bedroom window and that Iran attempted to assassinate him. He promised to keep focusing on Iran's nuclear program.

Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, called for unity among the country's people. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the leader of Iran, threatened "severe punishment" and said that Israel had struck residential areas. Tehran would "pay the price soon," according to Israel's Defense Minister. Under G7 pressure, the planned nuclear talks between Iran and the US in Oman were canceled after Israel attacked. Global attention is shifting to whether US President Donald Trump will push for a ceasefire or allow the war to escalate further as G7 leaders meet in Canada. While Trump warned Iran of unprecedented retaliation in the event of an attack, he denied US involvement in Israel's strike. Additionally, he opposed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader with a veto.

The Iranian Ministry has updated the death toll.

Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani stated at a press conference today that since Friday, at least 45 Iranian women and children have been killed and 75 others have been injured. At least 224 people have died as a result of Israeli strikes, according to Iran's health ministry. Erdogan and Putin speak out. Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, according to the Kremlin, denounce Israel's use of force against Iran. Israeli actions in Gaza are condemned by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, made the following remarks in his address to the UN Human Rights Council: "Palestinians in Gaza are suffering horrifying, unconscionable suffering as a result of Israel's weapons and tactics of war." The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that over 55,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of whom are children, and that the attacks are continuing unabated. Israel has turned food into weapons and stopped life-saving aid. I urge prompt, independent investigations into fatal attacks on desperate civilians attempting to reach distribution centers for food. Senior Israeli government officials' alarming and dehumanizing rhetoric recalls the worst crimes. According to the Israeli defense minister, Irani citizens will not be deliberately targeted. Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, has retracted previous threats and stated that the country does not intend to deliberately target civilians in Tehran. Katz stated in a statement regarding X, "I wish to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran as the murderous dictator does to the residents of Israel." However, he went on to say that, "the residents of Tehran will have to pay the price of dictatorship and evacuate their homes from areas where it will be necessary to attack regime targets and security infrastructures in Tehran," and he concluded by saying that this was the case. His remarks come in response to a previous warning that individuals living in the capital of Iran would "pay the price – and soon" for Tehran's retaliatory strikes against Israel. Israel initiates the process of reuniting its citizens. Israel will begin organizing airlifts to bring citizens who are stranded abroad home after closing its airspace to civilian flights on Friday.
A spokesperson for the defense ministry stated that the flights are anticipated to begin within three days. Iranian students from India are being moved. "The Indian Embassy in Tehran is continuously monitoring the security situation and engaging Indian students in Iran to ensure their safety," read the statement from the Ministry of External Affairs.
The statement went on to say, "In some cases, students are being relocated to safer locations within Iran with Embassy assistance." Also being looked at are other options that might work. The head of the IAEA claims that Iran's nuclear facilities show no further damage. In the midst of ongoing Israeli strikes, the IAEA's head, Rafael Grossi, briefed the board of governors in Vienna on the state of Iran's nuclear facilities. He didn't say that the enrichment sites in Natanz or Fordow had suffered any more damage.
The Agency is present in Iran and will remain so. As mandated by Iran's safeguards obligations under the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty), safeguards inspections in Iran will continue as soon as safety conditions permit, he stated.