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Iran fires 25 missiles in two barrages, no injuries; Trump, Netanyahu speak

Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff

IDF tells part of Tehran to evacuate, after ‘extensive’ strikes on Iran * Trump, Netanyahu speak * Trump: US knows where Khamenei ‘is hiding,’ won’t assassinate him ‘for now’

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender,’ says US won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’

By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Agencies

US president indicates he’s leaning toward joining Israel in war, says he’s no longer in mood for further negotiations and ‘we’ have control over Iran’s skies

A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office shows him addressing the nation on the first anniversary of the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, May 20, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Sources close to Khamenei warn of growing risk he could miscalculate

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Vehicles wait in traffic as people get out of Tehran through an artery in the city's west on June 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Trump urges ‘everyone’ to flee Tehran, sparking speculation of widening conflict

By Jacob Magid and AFP

Leaders pose for a photo during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump, G7 heads call for ‘de-escalation’ in Iran, but US president denies ceasefire bid

By Agencies and ToI Staff

IDF general says strikes to continue until threat eliminated

Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Israel will achieve goals in Iran within a week or two, including in Fordo, IDF says

By Emanuel Fabian

Air force striking ballistic missiles launchers and stores, air defense systems and radar sites; IDF believes smaller salvos now being launched at Israel due to successful strikes

This handout picture released by the Iranian Red Crescent on June 17, 2025, shows members of rescue teams searching the debris inside a building in Tehran targeted by Israeli strikes (Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)

Israel kills Iran’s new war chief days after taking out predecessor, as strikes continue

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

A man withdraws money from an ATM at Sepah Bank in the Iranian capital of Tehran, on June 15, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Israel-linked group claims cyberattack on Iranian bank

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

As the Israeli Air Force bombs the offices of Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran on June 16, 2025, the anchor is seen fleeing the studio. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)

IDF bombs Iran state broadcaster after issuing major evacuation warning for Tehran

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Analysis

Iran’s nuclear program has been hit hard, but won’t be knocked out if Fordo remains

Trump is convening his national security team to decide whether to take out key enrichment facility; but even if he opts against it, Israel still has options

In this photo released by the US Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri. (US Air Force via AP, File)

ExplainerThe US bunker-buster bomb that could destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility

By David Rising

This photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

IAEA says Israeli strike directly hit Iran’s Natanz underground enrichment plant

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Residents seeking shelter from Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan's Bialik Light Rail Station, June 16, 2025. (Ariela Karmel)

Reporter's notebook

Echoes of the Blitz in Ramat Gan’s underground Bialik Station, an unlikely wartime refuge

By Ariela Karmel

As Iranian missiles hit central Israel, many residents without adequate bomb shelters have found safety in the Tel Aviv-adjacent city’s well-maintained light rail station

For Israelis under Iranian barrage, deadly nights give way to days brimming with life

By Deborah Danan

LiveUpdated 30min ago

Iran fires 25 missiles in two barrages, no injuries; Trump, Netanyahu speak

By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff

IDF tells part of Tehran to evacuate, after ‘extensive’ strikes on Iran * Trump, Netanyahu speak * Trump: US knows where Khamenei ‘is hiding,’ won’t assassinate him ‘for now’

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender,’ says US won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’

By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Agencies

US president indicates he’s leaning toward joining Israel in war, says he’s no longer in mood for further negotiations and ‘we’ have control over Iran’s skies

A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office shows him addressing the nation on the first anniversary of the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, May 20, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Sources close to Khamenei warn of growing risk he could miscalculate

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Vehicles wait in traffic as people get out of Tehran through an artery in the city's west on June 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Trump urges ‘everyone’ to flee Tehran, sparking speculation of widening conflict

By Jacob Magid and AFP

Leaders pose for a photo during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump, G7 heads call for ‘de-escalation’ in Iran, but US president denies ceasefire bid

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Israel will achieve goals in Iran within a week or two, including in Fordo, IDF says

By Emanuel Fabian

Air force striking ballistic missiles launchers and stores, air defense systems and radar sites; IDF believes smaller salvos now being launched at Israel due to successful strikes

This handout picture released by the Iranian Red Crescent on June 17, 2025, shows members of rescue teams searching the debris inside a building in Tehran targeted by Israeli strikes (Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)

Israel kills Iran’s new war chief days after taking out predecessor, as strikes continue

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

A man withdraws money from an ATM at Sepah Bank in the Iranian capital of Tehran, on June 15, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Israel-linked group claims cyberattack on Iranian bank

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

As the Israeli Air Force bombs the offices of Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran on June 16, 2025, the anchor is seen fleeing the studio. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)

IDF bombs Iran state broadcaster after issuing major evacuation warning for Tehran

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Analysis

Iran’s nuclear program has been hit hard, but won’t be knocked out if Fordo remains

Trump is convening his national security team to decide whether to take out key enrichment facility; but even if he opts against it, Israel still has options

In this photo released by the US Air Force on May 2, 2023, airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri. (US Air Force via AP, File)

ExplainerThe US bunker-buster bomb that could destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility

By David Rising

This photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)

IAEA says Israeli strike directly hit Iran’s Natanz underground enrichment plant

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Residents seeking shelter from Iranian missile attacks in Ramat Gan's Bialik Light Rail Station, June 16, 2025. (Ariela Karmel)

Reporter's notebook

Echoes of the Blitz in Ramat Gan’s underground Bialik Station, an unlikely wartime refuge

By Ariela Karmel

As Iranian missiles hit central Israel, many residents without adequate bomb shelters have found safety in the Tel Aviv-adjacent city’s well-maintained light rail station

For Israelis under Iranian barrage, deadly nights give way to days brimming with life

By Deborah Danan

Iran fires several small missile barrages throughout the day, causing minor injuries

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Unlike previous days, attacks do not cause significant damage in urban areas; IDF believes Tehran’s capabilities being degraded by ongoing Israeli strikes

Top (L-R): Yaakov and Hadassah Belo, Uri Levy; Bottom (L-R): Daisy Yitzhaki, Dani Avraham, Igor Fradkin. All were killed in Iranian ballistic missile strikes on Petah Tikva and Haifa on June 16, 2025. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Five more victims of Iranian missile strikes in Petah Tikva and Haifa named

A phone screen shows the Home Front Command app on August 8, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

IDF Home Front Command no longer issuing pre-launch alerts to stay near shelters

By Emanuel Fabian

Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran on June 16, 2025. (AFP)

Five days into Iran war, Israel emanates confidence, flirts with regime change

By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman

As leaders escalate rhetoric against Tehran, officials say international backing remains firm and more covert operations yet to be revealed; Katz reminds Khamenei of Saddam’s fate

Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Inside storyHow Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun and hobble Iran

By Julia Frankel and SAM MEDNICK

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) waves to the crowd in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, October 27, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu says Israel won’t rule out killing Khamenei: It would ‘end the conflict’

By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office shows him addressing the nation on the first anniversary of the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, May 20, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

ExplainerHow Iran’s Khamenei, at first dismissed, achieved an iron grip as supreme leader

By Reuters and ToI Staff

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Moshe Vahedi, 37: Dad of 3 who ‘loved to help whoever he could’

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Those we are missing

The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

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Taken captive: Guy Gilboa-Dalal, took a selfie with his brother for mom

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Taken captive: Segev Kalfon, last seen running across Highway 232

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Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home

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Taken captive: Avinatan Or, planning to move in with girlfriend

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Taken captive: Elkana Bohbot, young son asking, ‘Where’s Daddy?’

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Taken captive: Yosef-Haim Ohana, helped injured at Supernova rave

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Taken captive: Matan Zangauker ‘is a survivor’

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Taken captive: Bar Kuperstein, last seen tied up by Hamas

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Maxim Herkin, was attending his first trance rave

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Taken captive: Ariel Cunio told brother ‘We are in a horror film’

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Taken captive: Bipin Joshi, Nepalese student who deflected grenades

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ziv Berman, from his home in Kfar Aza’s young generation neighborhood

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Taken captive: Omri Miran, driven in his own car to Gaza

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Taken captive: Evyatar David, IDed in a Hamas photo on Telegram

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Taken captive: Rom Braslavski, rave guard who saved others

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Taken captive: Alon Ohel, pianist’s family recorded song for him

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Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house

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Taken captive: Eitan Mor, guard at rave who helped save others

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Informal educator Eitan Horn visiting from Kfar Saba

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tamir Nimrodi, walked by gunmen to base gate

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Tales of the Times

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War drums
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Travel buddies
Lior Raz and Rotem Sela star in ‘Off Road,’ new Netflix reality show

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Unity in song
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Academic kudos
Dan David prize goes to 9 historians, archaeologists and filmmakers

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Rhyme and reason
‘I’m a Zionist,’ rapper Azealia Banks declares in latest tweet spree

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Cultural celebration
Israel Museum launches 60th year with live ‘One Night’ event

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Seed funding
Former hostage honored for pioneering farming work in Africa

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Troubled waters
Aviv Geffen hosts Art Garfunkel in Tel Aviv, calls for end to war

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Reflections
Kusama infinity room joins Tel Aviv museum’s permanent display

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Craft and commerce
Fresh Paint fair brings new Israeli art to potential collectors

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Palm Monday
Macron’s office downplays shove in the face from his wife

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Driving up the wall
Israeli racer crashes out of Indy 500 after losing control

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Love and romance
Keshet romcom about wedding planner comes to Netflix Israel

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Great expectations
Scarlett Johansson makes directorial debut with Holocaust-tied film

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The write stuff
Sami Rohr prize awarded for novel about Jewish life in Soviet Union

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Quick starter
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Sound of Silence
Art Garfunkel to join Aviv Geffen on stage in Israel at end of month

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Scaling new heights
Israeli opera star who sings about chocolate heads to Carnegie Hall

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Gefilte fresh
Azealia Banks goes on social media rant defending Jewish cuisine

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