Trump supporters divided connected Israel-Iran
An Iranian authoritative warned Wednesday that immoderate U.S. involution successful the struggle with Israel would hazard "all-out war," arsenic the unprecedented struggle being waged by warplanes and ballistic missiles entered a sixth day. Overnight, a caller barrage of Israeli missiles streaked crossed the skies of Tehran. Most were taken retired by Iran's aerial defenses, but the Israeli subject and the United Nations' atomic watchdog bureau said different tract linked to Iran's atomic programme was hit.
Speaking to reporters connected Wednesday, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the "extensive operation" overnight progressive much than 50 combatant jets deployed for 3 waves of strikes, during which "we struck a centrifuge accumulation tract that was intended to alteration the authorities to proceed to heighten its uranium enrichment. This complements actions from erstwhile operations we person conducted targeting components of the atomic program."
The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said successful a social media post that it had "information that 2 centrifuge accumulation facilities successful Iran, the TESA Karaj store and the Tehran Research Center, were hit," adding that "both sites were antecedently nether IAEA monitoring and verification arsenic portion of the JCPOA" — the planetary Iran atomic woody that Mr. Trump withdrew the U.S. from unilaterally during his archetypal term.
Iran retaliated with different question of missiles launched astatine Israel by the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Sirens blared successful Israel to pass they were connected the way, but the missiles were intercepted, with explosions seen successful the skies implicit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Missiles fired from Iran are seen streaking crossed the skies implicit Hebron, successful the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 18, 2025.
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The dependable speech of occurrence has taken an escalating outgo successful quality lives. Iranian authorities person provided nary updates since saying implicit the play that much than 220 radical were killed. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists successful Iran organization, which relies connected a web of contacts successful the country, said Tuesday that it had documented astatine slightest 452 deaths successful Iran since Israel launched its attacks, including 109 confirmed subject personnel, 224 civilians and 119 radical it could not instantly identify.
The warfare has besides sparked an exodus from Iran's superior Tehran with video showing thousands of vehicles astatine a adjacent standstill connected superior exit routes. Those frantic flight bids were fueled by Mr. Trump's nonstop informing to Tehran's astir 10 cardinal inhabitants earlier this week to "evacuate immediately."
While Israel has been capable to inflict acold greater harm connected Iran, it has not been immune to the suffering. At slightest 24 radical person been killed by Iranian missiles that gaffe done the country's robust aerial defenses.
Bella Ashkinaze, 90, and her hubby Chaim were dormant successful their flat gathering adjacent Tel Aviv connected Sunday erstwhile an Iranian rocket smashed into their home. Bella died and was buried this week successful an affectional farewell. Her granddaughter Shani Boana told CBS News her grandparents were some excessively frail to support going to their weaponry shelters each clip the sirens blared.
"I privation I could crook backmost clip and to instrumentality her to the harmless room," she said. "I americium going to miss her a lot… but I inactive deliberation that we request to bash what it takes to halt that menace [from Iran]."
Israel has advised its citizens to stay adjacent to weaponry shelters, and the U.S. embassy said it would beryllium closed from Wednesday until astatine slightest Saturday.
Iran warns of "all-out war" if U.S. joins Israeli strikes
"I deliberation immoderate American involution would beryllium a look for an all-out warfare successful the portion with very, precise atrocious consequences for the full planetary community," Iranian overseas ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera English connected Wednesday, adding that helium did not judge the Trump medication could dictate to Israel what it could and could not do.
Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador successful Geneva and a elder diplomat from the country, said Tehran would "respond strongly" to what helium called the ongoing Israeli "aggression," and helium warned that Iran would bash the aforesaid against the United States if U.S. forces articulation the conflict.
In an code acceptable to aerial connected Iranian TV aboriginal Wednesday, Iran's supreme person Ayatollah Khamenei said the U.S. "should cognize that Iran volition not surrender and immoderate U.S. onslaught volition person superior irreparable consequences," according to the country's state-run Tasnim quality agency.
"Those who cognize Iran's past cognize that Iranians bash not reply good to the connection of threats," Khamenei was quoted arsenic saying, arsenic good arsenic accusing Israel of making a "huge mistake," which helium said the state would beryllium "punished for."
Iranian men clasp the flags of Lebanon's Hezbollah and of Iran, on with a representation of Iran's ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally to condemn Israeli attacks connected Iran, successful downtown Tehran, June 14, 2025.
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The defiant messages came aft President Trump issued a stern informing connected Tuesday, demanding an "unconditional surrender" by Iran's clerical rulers. Mr. Trump threatened the country's ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly, saying the U.S. knew wherever helium was but that it would not termination him, yet. He added: "Our patience is wearing thin."
The Trump medication has insisted since Israel launched its archetypal strikes connected Iran that the U.S. subject is not taking portion straight successful the attacks. But 5 sources acquainted with the substance told CBS News connected Tuesday that Mr. Trump is present considering joining the strikes, including imaginable attacks connected Iran's secretive Fordo atomic enrichment facility. The tract is buried heavy nether a mountain, and Israel is thought to request U.S. warplanes to efficaciously onslaught the facility.
There's disagreement among Mr. Trump's adjacent advisers astir taking that action, CBS News' sources said, but the U.S. subject has sent further warplanes from their location bases to Europe, which analysts judge could beryllium mentation for a greater relation successful the Mideast.
CBS News' spouse web BBC News said Tuesday that its ain investigation of formation tracking information had verified astatine slightest 30 American subject craft flying from bases successful the U.S. to Europe implicit the erstwhile 3 days - each tanker craft utilized to re-fuel combatant jets and bombers. Data from the Flightradar24 tracking website showed astatine slightest 7 of the planes - each KC-135 Stratotankers - had stopped astatine U.S. bases successful Spain, Scotland and England.
Justin Bronk, a elder expert astatine the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) deliberation vessel successful London, told the BBC the deployments were "highly suggestive" of U.S. subject contingency plans to "support intensive combat operations" successful the Middle East successful the days ahead.
Debora Patta is simply a CBS News elder overseas analogous based successful Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News successful 2013, she has reported connected large stories crossed Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R. Murrow and Scripps Howard awards are among the galore accolades Patta has received for her work.
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