First-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centres and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists. Meghdad Madadi/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel launched multiple waves of air strikes across Iran on June 13 that targeted the Islamist power’s nuclear program, key military sites, and some residential areas.
The strikes killed several of Iran’s top military commanders as well as nuclear scientists, and were aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, according to Israeli leadership.
