Israel-Iran updates: Iran launches more missiles at Israel, sirens sound in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

The IDF said it is currently striking "surface-to-surface missile sites."

Last Updated: June 16, 2025, 2:58 AM EDT

Aerial attacks between Israel and Iran continued overnight into Monday, marking a fourth day of strikes following Israel's Friday attack. That surprise strike hit the heart of Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.

The U.S. did not provide any military assistance or have any involvement in Israel's Friday strike, a U.S. official told ABC News. President Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday, "It's possible we could get involved."

Jun 14, 2025, 12:26 PM EDT

Putin offers to mediate between Israel and Iran in call with Trump, Russian media says

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump for 50 minutes by phone on Saturday, offering to mediate between Iran and Israel, TASS, Russian state media, reported.

Putin condemned Israel’s attack on Iran, TASS reported.

"Trump assessed the situation as very alarming, admitting, however, the effectiveness of Israel's strikes on Iranian territory," TASS reported.

The two leaders "did not rule out a return to the negotiating track on the Iranian nuclear program," TASS reported.

-ABC News' Tanya Stukalova and Dada Jovanovic

Jun 14, 2025, 11:12 AM EDT

Israel has attacked 'over 150 targets and over 400' components in Iran, IDF says

Israel claimed it has attacked “over 150 targets and over 400 different components,” in Iran, IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Efi Defrin said Saturday.

The war is a “multi-sector war. In parallel with the attacks on Iran, IDF fighters and their commanders continue to fight defensively and offensively in all arenas,” Defrin said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Jun 14, 2025, 10:30 AM EDT

Netanyahu tells mayors of impacted areas he will 'provide whatever assistance is needed'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “expressed sorrow” for the three Israelis killed in Iran’s retaliatory strikes Friday in a statement released from his office originally in Hebrew.

Netanyahu said he spoke with the mayors of Rishon LeZion, Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan -- all areas that were hit in the attack.

Netanyahu "told the mayors that the government will provide whatever assistance is needed for rehabilitation and treatment of the damage caused by the attacks," the Prime Minister’s Office said in the statement.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Jun 14, 2025, 9:59 AM EDT

Israel says it killed over 20 commanders in Iran's security apparatus

Israel said it has killed “over 20 commanders in the Iranian regime’s security apparatus,” since the start of the Israeli operation early Friday morning local time.

Iranian Armed Forces General Staff Gholam-Reza Marhabi, who “was considered Iran’s most senior intelligence officer,” the Commander of the IRGC’s Surface-to-Surface Missile Array Mohammad Bagheri and the IRGC’s Air Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh were among those killed in the operation by Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Bagheri “oversaw most of Iran’s surface-to-surface and cruise missile capabilities,” the IDF said. "Bagheri managed Iran’s firepower systems and played an active role in the decision-making processes behind Iran’s attacks on Israel in April and October 2024."

Hajizadeh "and several other senior officials," were killed in an underground headquarters in Tehran, the IDF said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

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