Israel-Iran War Heats Up | LIVE UPDATES
Live updates: Iran fires 30 missiles at Israel, IDF strikes petrochemical plant in Mahshahr; Houthis declare Red Sea ban on Israeli shipping as escalation intensifies.
13:25 Tehran says it has sealed off the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
A source linked to Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf told state media the regime's next move is targeting oil and energy infrastructure in U.S.-allied Gulf states, framing it as retaliation for the Israeli strike on Mahshahr's petrochemical complex. (Open Source Intel quoting Mehr News Agency)
13:22 - The Health Ministry reports that since the start of the special home front situation, as of Monday, June 8 at 11:00 a.m., 44 casualties have been brought to hospitals. Of those, one patient is currently hospitalized in mild condition.
13:10 - IDF Pushes Back on Misinformation
As rumors spread rapidly online Monday of additional Israeli strikes in Tehran, correspondent Doron Kadosh issued a flat denial on behalf of the IDF. The military stated clearly that since the morning strikes, no additional attacks have been carried out inside Iran, and that no senior Iranian official has been eliminated. The IDF urged the public to rely only on official military statements amid what it described as a fog of misinformation circulating on social media.
13:04 - The New York Times reported Monday that regional diplomatic officials are engaged in intensive behind-the-scenes efforts to prevent the current Israeli-Iranian exchange from destroying the broader US-Iran ceasefire framework that has been in place since April 8. Two regional officials confirmed that concerted diplomatic efforts were underway to salvage the ceasefire between Iran and the United States following the exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran.
13:00 - Lebanese commentator Khalil Nasrallah, who is close to Hezbollah, assessed that "Iran will not stop its attacks until a ceasefire is established that includes Lebanon."
According to him, "This is a fact well known to the Americans. First and foremost, establishing the ceasefire as an advance payment toward a memorandum of understanding that will end the state of war. It does not appear that Tehran and its allies intend to back down from establishing their equations."
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12:20 — The IDF is preparing for several days of fighting against Iran, with detailed strike plans already approved across the various command levels. A senior IDF officer stated: "From our perspective, we are in the continuation of Operation Lion's Roar - day 42, after a two-month lull. We have an opportunity to leverage the gains."
The current round began Sunday with an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah explosive drone command headquarters in Beirut's Dahieh district. In response, Iran has fired 22–24 ballistic missiles at Israel, while Yemen launched two additional missiles, one intercepted, one falling short.
The IDF said it had assessed that Iran would respond to the Dahieh strike but was not certain about the precise timing. The Air Force subsequently launched two waves of strikes inside Iran, beginning with the neutralization of aerial threats.
As during Operation Lion's Roar, American military representatives are currently in the IDF's operations center at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, with Israeli representatives stationed at US Air Force headquarters in Florida. All offensive strikes against Iran have been carried out by Israel alone, though the United States assisted in intercepting a portion of the Iranian missiles in the aerial defense effort.
On Iran's attempts to impose deterrence equations linking Israeli strikes in Beirut to Iranian restraint, the IDF was unequivocal: "We have no equations. The Iranians are trying to confine us to equations, but we will not allow them to create a new reality in the Middle East."
The IDF also made clear that strike opportunities in Beirut's Dahieh will be acted upon whenever they arise.
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12:00 — Iran's Fars news agency, citing an Iranian military source, threatens that if strikes against energy infrastructure continue, all oil and gas facilities linked to Israel, the United States, and their allies will be targeted as legitimate military objectives.
11:43 — Iranian state media publishes footage purportedly showing one of the waves of ballistic missiles fired at Israel Monday morning. One of the missiles was inscribed with the words: "You will regret this."
11:28 — Approximately 30 missiles have been fired from Iran toward Israel since the current round of hostilities began. Photographer Haim Goldberg documented the impact of an Iranian missile that buried itself deep in the ground in the Israeli desert near the Jericho area.
11:23 — Reports from Tehran indicate that Ashura University in Tehran was struck. Additional strikes were reported in western Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Hamadan Province in western Iran.
11:00 — Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have struck industries in Haifa in retaliation for Israeli action against Iranian petrochemical targets. The IRGC warned that "Israel has opened a dangerous game by targeting civilian infrastructure and oil industries. The scope will include all energy targets in the region, and the consequences for the global economy are the responsibility of the United States."
10:45 — Since the current round of fighting began, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has spoken three times with US CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
10:40 — Police sappers and officers across the Southern District are conducting sweeps of areas where interceptor fragments have been reported, to neutralize dangers to the public. Police are urging citizens to remain in protected spaces during sirens and not to touch any interceptor fragments. Any suspicious object should be reported immediately to emergency services at 100.
10:37 — The IDF Spokesperson announces that dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets, guided by Military Intelligence, recently completed a large-scale strike against strategic air defense systems of the Iranian terror regime. The systems had been deployed across several locations in Iran as part of Tehran's efforts to rebuild detection and defense capabilities damaged during Operation Lion's Roar. The strikes destroyed those systems, further expanding the IAF's freedom of operation in Iranian skies.
10:25 — Spokesman for Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ibrahim Rezaei threatens: "The path to peace and stability lies through war. Our forces have grown stronger and repaired their losses during the battlefield silence. We are stronger, ready to respond, and will not be silent until the enemy regrets its actions and recalculates."
10:20 — A total of 30 launches from Iran have been identified since last night.
10:00 — The Transportation Ministry clarifies that as of now, there is no decision to close Israeli airspace or halt operations at Ben Gurion Airport. Discussions are underway regarding a Home Front Command request to limit the number of people in the airport terminal to 2,500. Any decision to reduce flight activity will be formally communicated to the public and airlines.
09:51 — Home Front Command: The public may exit protected spaces.
09:50 — Magen David Adom: No casualties reported at this stage.
09:43 — Explosion sounds heard in Jerusalem and central Israel. No casualties reported.
09:15 — Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea: "In response to Zionist aggression in Lebanon, Iran, and Gaza, we have launched missiles at sensitive Israeli enemy targets in the area of occupied Jaffa." Sarea also declared a complete and total ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, stating all Israeli naval movements are now military targets.
08:30 — Israeli assessments: The exchange of blows with Iran is expected to continue for several days.
08:20 — The Revolutionary Guards claim to have fired missiles at the Nevatim and Tel Nof air force bases in response to Israeli strikes on radar targets in Iran. "We are ready for any scenario and to expand the fighting on all fronts," the IRGC said.
07:57 — IDF Spokesperson: The Air Force, directed by Military Intelligence, struck several targets at the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran.
07:52 — A senior Israeli official confirms: "We struck a petrochemical facility in southern Iran at Mahshahr."
07:34 — Additional launches identified from Iran toward Jerusalem and central Israel.
07:26 — The security cabinet is set to convene at 11:00 a.m.
07:19 — Additional launches from Iran: sirens activated in Beersheba, Dimona, and surrounding areas.
07:15 — All launches from Iran successfully intercepted.
06:50 — A senior White House official clarifies that the United States was not involved in the Israeli strikes on Iran.
06:35 — Israeli Ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter updates: "Israel targeted Iranian surface-to-surface missile launch sites and infrastructure facilities unrelated to the energy sector. If Hezbollah fires at Israel, its command centers in Dahieh will be struck hard."
06:30 — IDF Spokesperson: Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Zamir and senior IDF commanders have been conducting ongoing situation assessments throughout the night, commanding Israeli strikes on Iran from the Air Force operations center. "The IDF is alert and ready to continue operating on all fronts against anyone who threatens the State of Israel."
06:00 — Senior Houthi official Hazam al-Assad writes following the launch toward Israel: "The equation has changed. The era of immunity is over and the price is now being paid."
05:55 — IDF Spokesperson announces a missile was identified launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory. Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.