Jun 15, 2025 6 min read

Missiles hit several sites in Israel as Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief reportedly killed – live updates

'I never thought I would hear a boom this loud': Iran strikes on Israel kill at least 10 – video

By Guardian-Joe Coughlan/Maya Yang/Tom Bryant/Jane Clinton/Helen Davidson - Sun 15 Jun 2025 22.06 BST

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnight.Israel’s military said that Iranian missile strikes hit several sites across Israel on Sunday evening, Agence France-Presse reports.

“Homefront Command Search and Rescue teams have been dispatched to several hit sites in Israel, following the latest barrage from Iran,” the military said in a statement shortly after telling the public they could leave protected shelters.

The fire services, meanwhile, said rescuers were heading to building on the country’s Mediterranean coast that sustained a “direct hit”.

According to Israel’s first responder agency, Magen David Adom, seven people were injured in the attacks, including a 72-year old woman.

Iran claims 224 killed since Israel's strikes began on Friday

Iran’s health ministry says 224 people have been killed since Israel’s attack began Friday, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

Spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said on social media that 1,277 other people were hospitalised, claiming that over 90 per cent of the casualties were civilians.

The region has braced for a protracted conflict after Israel’s surprise bombardment of Iranian nuclear and military sites killed several top generals and nuclear scientists.

Israel has said 14 people have been killed there since Friday and 390 others wounded.

Summary

Here’s a look at where things stand:

The intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Kazemi, and his deputy were killed in Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said. In an earlier interview on Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News anchor Bret Baier: “I can tell you we got their chief intelligence officer and his deputy in Tehran.”
Israel’s military said that Iranian missile strikes hit several sites across Israel on Sunday evening, Agence France-Presse reports. “Homefront Command Search and Rescue teams have been dispatched to several hit sites in Israel, following the latest barrage from Iran,” the military said in a statement shortly after telling the public they could leave protected shelters.
The foreign policy chief of the European Union has called for a video conference of the EU’s foreign ministers on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. “In light of the gravity of the situation in the Middle East, EU high representative Kaja Kallas has convened a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers via video link for Tuesday,” an EU spokesperson said.
An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in downtown Tehran killed 5 people, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday. “A residential building was targeted in the centre of Tehran, killing five people,” the broadcaster said, adding that the death toll may rise due to the densely populated area in central Tehran where the strike hit.
Israeli strikes across Iran have killed at least 406 people and wounded an additional 654, the Associated Press reports, citing the Washington-based Human Rights Activists.
The group crosschecks local reports in Iran against a network of sources it has developed in the country, the Associated Press said, adding that the group is working to identify civilians and security services personnel among the victims.
US president Donald Trump has said there will “soon” be peace between Israel and Iran, adding that there were many calls and meetings happening and that the two countries should make a deal. “Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal,” Trump said on Truth Social, adding that “we will have PEACE, soon”.

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European leaders gathering for a G7 summit with Donald Trump in the Canadian Rockies plan to spend the opening day asking Trump to justify his confidence that Israel and Iran will make a deal that will mean “peace soon”.

As the military exchanges worsen and the death toll mounts on both sides, European leaders are intending to pin the US president down on his whole Iran strategy, including getting a definitive response on whether he will use his influence over Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to call a ceasefire, or instead let the war run its course.

Trump’s largely unsubstantiated remarks about “peace soon” suggest he believes a ceasefire could be imminent, even though Jerusalem appears determined to wipe out not just Iran’s nuclear programme but its entire security apparatus.

European leaders to press Trump on Israel-Iran strategy at G7 meeting

Intelligence chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli attacks

The intelligence chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Kazemi, and his deputy were killed in Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

In an earlier interview on Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News anchor Bret Baier: “I can tell you we got their chief intelligence officer and his deputy in Tehran.”

Israeli military says several sites hit Sunday night by Iranian missiles

Israel’s military said that Iranian missile strikes hit several sites across Israel on Sunday evening, Agence France-Presse reports.

The fire services, meanwhile, said rescuers were heading to building on the country’s Mediterranean coast that sustained a “direct hit”.

According to Israel’s first responder agency, Magen David Adom, seven people were injured in the attacks, including a 72-year old woman.

EU foreign policy chief calls for meeting with EU foreign ministers to discuss Iran-Israel conflict

The foreign policy chief of the European Union has called for a video conference of the EU’s foreign ministers on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

“In light of the gravity of the situation in the Middle East, EU high representative Kaja Kallas has convened a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers via video link for Tuesday,” an EU spokesperson said.

“The meeting will provide an opportunity for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic outreach to Tel Aviv and Tehran, and possible next steps,” the spokesperson added.

The Israeli military has instructed the public that it is safe to leave protected shelters, Reuters reports.

The latest directive from the military comes after reports emerged from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem that explosions where heard over the sky on Sunday night.

Meanwhile, footage in Haifa showed the apparent projectile crossing through the night sky as plumes of smoke rose from buildings.

Moment apparent projectile hits Haifa in Israel on third night of conflict with Iran – video

Here are some images coming through the newswires from Israel where explosions were heard recently:

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025. Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP

Explosions heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem – witnesses

Explosions are currently being heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, according to Reuters witnesses.

Meanwhile, Iran’s armed forces have warned Israelis to leave the vicinity of “vital areas” in a video statement reviewed by Reuters on Sunday evening.

Israeli airline El Al has also extended all flight suspensions through Thursday 19 June.

Israeli airstrike kills 5 in downtown Tehran residential building

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in downtown Tehran killed 5 people, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday.

“A residential building was targeted in the centre of Tehran, killing five people,” the broadcaster said, adding that the death toll may rise due to the densely populated area in central Tehran where the strike hit.

According to an Agence France-Presse journalist, powerful explosions occurred twice in the area and minutes apart.

AFP added that crowds of people rushed to the site of the blast near the communications ministry.

In a call with Donald Trump on Sunday, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that “urgent action” was needed to prevent the conflict between Iran and Israel from spilling over to the rest of the Middle East.

“President Erdoğan hailed the recent comments by US president Trump concerning a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Iran … and stressed that urgent action is needed to prevent a catastrophe that could enflame the whole region,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement.

During the call, which marked the second call between the two leaders in 24 hours, Erdoğan said that the “spiral of violence unleashed by Israel’s attacks on Iran have caused irreparable economic and civil damage to both sides” and called for moves to “halt this dangerous escalation”.