US President Donald Trump will return to Washington from the Group of Seven summit in Canada early to attend to many "important matters," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on June 16.
Days of Israeli air strikes have targeted key elements and figures in Iran's nuclear development program. Officials says dozens of civilians have also been killed, causing widespread anxiety among ordinary Iranians, as they recounted to RFE/RL's Radio Farda.
When Israel issued a warning to residents of one of Tehran's most upscale and densely populated areas, District 3, to evacuate saying it intended to carry out air strikes in the area, already heightened anxiety rose even further.
Israel conducted an air strike against Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, targeting one of its studios during a live broadcast.
Amid massive exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran, photos from the ground show civilians on both sides caught up in the violence.
As Israel escalates strikes on Iranian targets, Tehran is weighing a dramatic response: withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and possibly closing the Strait of Hormuz -- moves that could further destabilize the region and disrupt global oil flows.
Images captured on June 15 by Maxar satellites outline exactly what was hit in the Israeli strikes on a range of facilities throughout Iran.
Israel has warned residents of some parts of Tehran to evacuate in a sign of imminent air attacks after earlier threatening the capital will "pay the price" for Iranian missile strikes hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, killing eight people.
Israel and Iran kept up their attacks on each other on June 15 as leaders of the Group of Seven began gathering in Canada for a summit expected to discuss the fighting and ways to keep the conflict from further escalating.
The deadly fighting between Israel and Iran is unlikely to bring Moscow closer to ending its invasion of Ukraine, and there are several ways it could play into Russia’s hands. But they may not move the dial dramatically in a war that seems destined to continue for months to come, or more.
Listeners to RFE/RL's Radio Farda sent message from inside Iran as Israel and Iran launched fresh air strikes on each other for a third straight day.
US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly an hour by phone on June 14, with discussions centering on the latest armed conflict between Iran and Israel.
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