Alice Cuddy Reporting from Beersheba, southern Israel EPA Shortly before a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was due to take effect, residents in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba were woken early on Tuesday by the sound of missile alarms on their phones. “Extreme alert,” the message read, warning of an imminent strike. Then the … Read more
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent BBC Listen to Lyse read this article On Friday, after Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran, its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Iranians directly. Speaking in English, he told them that the time had come for them to stand up against an “evil and oppressive regime”. Israel’s military operations … Read more
Reuters US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, as the conflict continues for a sixth day and angry rhetoric ramps up between all sides. American strikes could involve using superior weaponry to hit an underground nuclear site at Fordo, according to five sources who spoke to the … Read more
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israel’s airstrikes on Iran Friday sent reverberations through financial markets. Oil prices jumped on fears that supply from Iran, the world’s ninth-largest oil … Read more
Airlines around the world canceled flights to Israel and were skirting a large swath of airspace in the Middle East on Friday after Israel’s overnight missile strikes on Iran. Iran later launched drones toward Israeli territory. Delta Air Lines on Friday afternoon said it was suspending its service to Tel Aviv, Israel, until at least … Read more
Frank Gardner Security correspondent BBC Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion”, as it calls its attack on Iran, is unprecedented. It is vastly more extensive and ambitious than anything that has come before, including the two missile and drone exchanges it had with Iran last year. For Iran, this is the biggest assault on its territory since … Read more
Israel’s attack on Iran, its nuclear sites and its military leadership are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s larger ambition to reform the dynamics of the Middle East and vanquish longtime foes. With the Islamic Republic weakened by the near defeat over the past year of key proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah, the final … Read more
Lana Lam and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: Footage shows explosions and damaged buildings ablaze in Iran’s capital Tehran Israel launched strikes across Iran on Friday, saying they targeted the “heart” of Iran’s nuclear programme. The strikes killed Hossein Salami, chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, a powerful branch of the country’s armed forces, … Read more
People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty Images World leaders are calling for restraint after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran early Friday morning, in an escalation of regional tensions. Israel has said … Read more
Israel was able to carry out extensive air raids inside Iran even though it had virtually no element of surprise in its favor, driving home Israel’s vast military superiority over its adversary and Tehran’s security vulnerabilities. Last year, Israel appeared to calibrate its military responses to Iran, seeking to show resolve and send a warning … Read more