Day 7: Missile Strikes and Nuclear Facility Attacks Escalate Israel-Iran Tensions

LIVE UPDATES: Israel-Iran Conflict Developments – June 2025

Iran’s missile attacks hit an Israeli hospital, while Israel targets Iran’s Arak heavy water facility and other sites, amid growing U.S. preparations for potential military action against Tehran’s nuclear program.

Casualty and Damage Summary (as of June 19, 2025, 10:00 PM CEST)

• Israel: 25 killed, 693+ injured (630+ prior + 24 light, 2 critical, 1 moderate in Beersheba; 40 in Tel Aviv, 6 critical) (New York Times, Sky News citing AFP, Israeli emergency services, AP); 80 buildings damaged in Bat Yam, 22 at risk of collapse, 20 vehicles burned in a Tel Aviv parking lot, Soroka Hospital in Beersheba heavily damaged, a Tel Aviv residential skyscraper and other central Israel sites hit (Chand Sanieh citing Channel 12, AP); ~4,000 civilians displaced (Sky News).
• Iran: 585 killed, 1,326 injured (Sky News citing Iranian sources); additional 26 killed in Borujerd/Khorramabad, 6 IRGC and 2 Basijis in Khmin, 2 at Tabriz’s Second Fighter Base, 30 senior military commanders killed (Basij Student News Agency, Fars Telegram, IRGC Telegram, Israeli Military).
• Notable Damage: Israel’s central power grid, Nevatim Airbase, Haifa ammonia plant, power station, and Soroka Hospital damaged; Tehran’s Foreign Ministry, Justice Ministry, IRIB building (reignited fire), Khabar Network studio, oil/gas facilities, residential areas, Bagheri Chitgar, Iran Mall, western, northeastern, eastern, and District 3 Tehran locations, Kermanshah missile facility, Esfahan’s fighter base, Alavijeh Industrial Town, Imam Hussein University, Hakimiyeh in Tehranpars, Natanz enrichment halls (one destroyed, one damaged), Mehrabad Airport, Payam Airport area, Tehran Refinery, Parchin facilities, Khajir missile complex, IRGC-affiliated university, internal security agency headquarters, Arak heavy water facility (fire reported), police information center, and Shiraz IRGC barracks/ammunition depot hit; sites in Tabriz, Shiraz, Parand, Mehrshahr, Karaj, Lavasan, Isfahan, Kashan, Mallard, Fardis (Alborz), and Ahvaz’s Kianabad/Kianpars targeted; Isfahan nuclear-related facilities and Kashan checkpoint damaged.

Day 7: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Updated: 22:00 PM

• Regime’s IRGC: Announced its 15th wave of missile attacks on Israel and claimed over 100 combat and suicide drones targeted military sites, particularly anti-missile defenses in Haifa and Tel Aviv, with plans to escalate against military and industrial targets.
• Associated Press: An Iranian missile struck Soroka Hospital in Beersheba early Thursday, causing extensive damage and injuring several, mostly Palestinian Arabs. Iran claimed it targeted a military site. Israeli emergency services reported 24 with light injuries, 2 in critical condition, and 1 with moderate injuries.
• Israeli Emergency Services: Reported 40 injuries, 6 critical, from Iranian missile strikes on a Tel Aviv residential skyscraper and other central Israel locations.
• Sky News: Reported Iran fired over 400 ballistic missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel since the war began, killing 25 and injuring ~600. Approximately 800 Iranian drones were intercepted before entering Israeli airspace, and ~4,000 Israeli civilians were displaced.
• Israeli Military Spokesman Avichay Adraee: Stated Israeli pilots, including active and reserve forces, are conducting relentless airstrikes in Iran, targeting surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles to establish air superiority. Israel claimed to have killed 30 senior Iranian military commanders and intercepted 480 Iranian drones since the conflict began.
• Israeli Military: Reported overnight strikes on dozens of military targets in Tehran and other Iranian regions, including the Arak heavy water reactor.
• Regime’s Atomic Energy Organization: Confirmed the Khondab heavy water facility and research reactor were attacked Thursday morning but stated the site was evacuated, with no radiation risk.
• Regime’s Mehr News Agency: Reported Israeli attacks on the police information center in Tehran, injuring several law enforcement officers.
• Regime’s Iran Daily News Telegram Channel: Israeli strikes on an IRGC barracks and ammunition depot in Shiraz, a military base in Fardis (Alborz province), and a Basij domain in Karaj.
• Reuters: U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held several phone calls with Iranian regime Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to end the Israel-Iran conflict. Three diplomatic sources said Iran insists Israel must cease attacks before negotiations resume.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, stated: “A deal with Iran must include no uranium enrichment,” noting Iran possesses components for a nuclear weapon. On regime change, she said the U.S. priority is preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: Said President Trump will decide within two weeks whether to join Israel’s war against Iran to eliminate its nuclear program.
• Iran’s state-run media reports: The war’s seventh day saw heavy mutual missile and bombing attacks, civilian casualties and damage, complete internet shutdown in Iran, and public concern over communication losses.

Updated: 13:15 PM

• Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a direct threat to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, warning him of a “fate similar to Saddam Hussein” if Tehran continues targeting Israeli civilians. During a security briefing with top military officials, Katz said in a statement:“I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launch rockets at Israeli civilians. Israel will strike the Iranian dictator wherever he is.”
• Iranian Media: IRIB broadcast a video showing a fire at the Khondab heavy water facility in Arak following Israel’s attack. ISNA reported no radiation risk due to prior evacuation. The facility, on the Arak-Khondab road, supports nuclear reactors but can produce plutonium for potential weapons use.
• Israeli Military, Thursday Morning: Reported 40 fighter jets dropped over 100 bombs on dozens of Iranian military targets overnight, including the Khandab heavy water facility linked to the Arak reactor and Natanz nuclear site, claiming these prevent plutonium reuse and nuclear weapons development. Iran regime’s Atomic Energy chief Mohammad Eslami denied significant damage, stating, “Everything is fine.”
• Regime’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Command: Warned the U.S. against entering the conflict, stating it would “spread war in the region” and inflict “heavy and irreparable blows.” The command vowed “crushing” responses until Israel “repents.”
• Regime’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated, “If America wants to actively intervene in favor of Israel, Iran will be forced to use its own tools,” with military options ready but unspecified.
• Regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Karami as IRGC ground forces commander, replacing Mohammad Pakpour, who became IRGC commander-in-chief after Mohammad Salami’s death in Israeli attacks on June 13.
• Iranian Media: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, and EU’s Kaja Kallas in Geneva on Friday, at the European Troika’s request, to discuss the ongoing war sparked by Israel’s June 13 attack.

• Regime’s Mehr News Agency, 3:30 AM: Iranian defense forces began operations in central Tehran, with reports of explosions in Isfahan, Kashan, Mallard, and Karaj.
• Israeli Military, Wednesday Evening: 60 Israeli Air Force jets bombed over 20 military targets in Tehran, including weapons production, centrifuge manufacturing, and nuclear R&D centers aimed at accelerating uranium enrichment beyond civilian needs.
• Bloomberg, Thursday Morning: Senior U.S. officials are preparing for a potential attack on Iran in the coming days, possibly Saturday or Sunday, though plans may change. The Wall Street Journal reported Trump approved but postponed an attack, pending Iran’s possible halt to its nuclear program.
• Iranian Reports, 6:00 AM: Israeli Air Force attacked the area near Khondab’s “Martyrs of Khondab” heavy water facility with two projectiles; defenses repelled others. No casualties or radiation risks were reported due to prior evacuation. ISNA reported an explosion near Khondab.
• Israeli Military, 4:30 AM Tehran Time: Issued an evacuation warning for a two-kilometer radius around the Arak heavy water facility, planning to strike military infrastructure, accompanied by a satellite image marking the target.
• Iranian TV: Reported two Israeli missiles hit the Arak heavy water facility, with no casualties or contamination due to prior safety measures and evacuation.
• Regime’s Tasnim and Fars News Agencies, Early Thursday Morning: Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel, targeting the Israeli army’s command and intelligence headquarters and Gav-Yam tech park, not Soroka Hospital. Explosions reported in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Modi’in.
• Israeli Reports, Early Thursday Morning: An Iranian missile struck Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, causing extensive damage and injuring several people, with 30 total injuries (3 critical) across Holon and Ramat Gan. Buildings in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Holon were also damaged.
• Al Jazeera, Early Thursday Morning: Loud explosions heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; Israeli media reported at least four missiles hit locations in Israel.
• Israel’s Channel 12: Reported 20 missiles in the Thursday attack, noting fewer missiles and no casualties in Iran’s attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, allowing Israel to reopen shopping centers and offices.
• Israeli Military: Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem due to Iranian missiles, with Israel’s defense system intercepting most. Israel claims it reduced Iran’s missile launch capacity by 40% by targeting systems in Ilam, Kurdistan, East/West Azerbaijan, and Kermanshah.
• Regime’s Tasnim News Agency: Iran claimed it fired advanced ballistic missiles capable of faster travel to Israel, a capability held by few countries.
• Israeli Military Spokesman Avichay Adraei: Israel killed Yassin Abdel Moneim Izzeddine, a Hezbollah artillery commander, who was rebuilding artillery in Lebanon. Hezbollah has not confirmed.
• Ayatollah Sistani: Condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran, warning that targeting Iran’s leadership would violate moral and international standards, risking regional chaos. He urged global and Islamic governments to stop the war and seek a peaceful, law-based solution to Iran’s nuclear issue.
• Axios, Citing U.S. Officials: Trump requested data on attacking Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility with bunker-busting bombs, seeking assurance it’s necessary, effective, and won’t prolong U.S. involvement. Pentagon officials are confident, but Trump remains undecided. Israeli officials believe they could damage Fordow independently, possibly with ground forces.
• ABC News, Citing Informed Source: Trump is increasingly open to multiple strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, with preparations underway.
• Sparrowhawk Hacking Group: Stole over $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency company, transferring the funds to an irretrievable location to send a message.