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Live Blog EndedJun 13, 2025

Iran launches new wave of retaliatory strikes into Israel

Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency said it launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel.

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What to Know

  • Iran launched two waves of strikes on Israel, which had launched airstrikes against Iran early Friday.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation targeted Iran’s nuclear program and "will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat."
  • Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in the Israeli strikes, Iran's state media arm, Tasnim, reported.
  • The Israeli strikes were conducted without U.S. involvement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as the Trump administration has been in talks with Tehran on a possible nuclear deal.

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