SvennoJ on 19 June 2025
Main events on June 19th
- The White House has said US President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether the US will join in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks.
- Israel and Iran exchanged fire for a seventh consecutive day, with Israel’s military saying it bombed dozens of sites across Iran, including the Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor.
- Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, according to the Washington-based human rights group, Human Rights Activists.
- More than 250 Israelis were injured in a volley of dozens of Iranian missiles, including four in critical condition, with the Soroka medical centre in the southern city of Beersheba among the structures hit.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not exclude the possibility of targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after Defence Minister Israel Katz said “eliminating” Iran’s supreme leader is one of the country’s war goals.
- Israeli forces have continued their attacks on Gaza, with health authorities reporting at least 92 deaths on Thursday, including 16 Palestinians gunned down while waiting for food assistance near the Netzarim Corridor.
Israeli military continues attacks across Iran
The Israeli military has continued to attack targets across Iran over recent hours. Incidents include:
- An explosion has been heard and air defence systems activated at the Safidrood Industrial Town in the city of Rasht in northern Iran.
- Israel has also targeted an industrial complex in the Sefid-Rud area in Iran’s northern provinces along the coast of the Caspian Sea.
- Iran’s air defences intercepted hostile targets in the city of Isfahan, central Iran.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it shot down an Israeli drone in the Kahrizak area south of Tehran.
The Israeli Home Front Command has also said air raid sirens have sounded in the Dead Sea area in response to a suspected drone infiltration.
