DUBAI, June 17 – Israel’s military said on Tuesday it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran’s wartime chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander.

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TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi condemned the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian state broadcaster’s buildings as a cowardly move that indicated the Zionist regime’s frustration.

A staffer at the secretariat of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) was martyred and several other staff and several journalists were injured following the Israeli airstrike that targeted one of the state TV’s buildings on Monday evening.

In comments at a televised interview on Tuesday morning, Araqchi said the cowardly strike on a civilian center indicated the Israeli regime’s failure in the actual battlefield.

The attack on IRIB proved that the Zionists have been frustrated, he added, dismissing their mistaken belief that assassinating the Iranian military commanders or hitting the civilian sites would force the Iranian nation to surrender.

Highlighting Iran’s steadfast resistance against all pressures and sanctions, the foreign minister said the Israeli regime has been practically disappointed after the martyred Iranian commanders were replaced and the Iranian Armed Forces displayed their preparedness.

The enemy must bear in mind that it won’t be able to find a solution militarily or force the Iranian nation to give in to its demands, Araqchi underlined.

The Iranian military forces have launched several rounds of retaliatory missile strikes against the Israeli targets since June 13 after the Zionist regime attacked Iran.

The Zionist regime’s unprovoked act of aggression and airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear, military and residential sites have resulted in the martyrdom of top military commanders, nuclear scientists and ordinary citizens, including 45 women and children.

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TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) condemned the Israeli regime’s attack on Iran’s state television, stressing that such cowardly and terrorist acts will not silence the truth.

A staffer at the secretariat of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) was martyred and several other staff and several journalists were injured following the Israeli airstrike that targeted one of the state broadcaster’s buildings on Monday evening.

In a statement later on Monday, the IRGC said the bloodthirsty and child-killing Zionist regime, continuing its crimes in the attack on the Islamic Iran, once again displayed the depth of its terror and desperation in the face of truth and enlightenment by committing an overt crime and directly targeting a vital pillar of the resistance’s media front, the building of the IRIB and the studio of the News Network.

“This cowardly and terrorist act was not merely an attack on a media building but a blatant assault on the people’s right to know, the free flow of information, and truth-telling media. This is a media outlet that stands on the frontlines of the cognitive battle, narrating the oppression of the Palestinian people, exposing the relentless crimes of the usurping Zionist regime, and revealing the lies propagated by the Zionist-Western media empire,” the statement said.

“We strongly condemn this criminal and inhumane terrorist act, seeing it as a clear sign of the enemy’s media strategy failing against the awareness-raising and awakening efforts of our national media in recent days, as well as their frustration over the dominance of the resistance narrative in shaping public opinion across the region and the world.”

TASNIM

ISTANBUL – Israel detonated five car bombs in the Iranian capital Tehran amid an exchange of attacks between the two regional arch-foes, Iranian media said on Sunday.

The state news agency IRNA, citing an informed source, said the explosions took place after Iranian air defenses successfully repelled the latest wave of Israeli strikes on Iran.

No information, however, was given about casualties or damage from the blasts.

However, an Israeli official, speaking to the public broadcaster KAN, denied the claim, denying any Israeli involvement in the car bombings.

Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, on Friday, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes within hours.

Israeli authorities said that at least 13 people were killed and more than 370 others injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday.

Iran, for its part, said that 78 people were killed on the first day of the Israeli assault, and scores, including children, were killed on the second.

ANADOLU, 15.6.2025

LIMA, Peru – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.

The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was located 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Callao, west of the capital Lima.

A 36-year-old man died in northern Lima while “standing outside his vehicle waiting for a passenger” when a wall from the fourth floor of a building under construction detached and fell on his head, Police Col. Ramiro Clauco told RPP radio.

The five people injured are being treated in hospitals, the Emergency Operations Center said. The agency also reported damage to roads and educational centers.

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Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches (6 to 10 centimeters) of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night.

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PRAGUE, June 15 – Czech police on Sunday detained a suspect following a shooting incident that left two people dead in a town east of Prague.

The incident occurred in the evening in Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy, where police responded to reports of a shooting at a residential property.

“Upon the immediate arrival of patrol units to the scene, officers detained a possible suspect and seized the gun supposedly used in the shooting,” police said on the social media platform X.

Two people were found dead in the garden of the house, police added.

In an updated message on X, police identified the suspect as a 65-year-old man. The victims are a 50-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. “There is no danger to the public, and the violent person is in the custody of the Czech Police,” the message said.

The motive behind the shooting remains unclear. According to police, regional criminal investigators are conducting necessary procedural steps and working to determine the circumstances surrounding the crime.

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TEHRAN – Police say they have arrested two Mossad operatives in separate operations that also led to the confiscation of large amounts of explosives.

Sa’eed Montazer al-Mahdi, spokesperson for the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said on Sunday that the two operatives had been identified and arrested in Fashafuyeh, a district of Ray County in Tehran Province.

Over 200 kilograms of explosives, and equipment for 23 drones, launchers, as well as other equipment were confiscated from the two, Montazer al-Mahdi said. A Nissan pickup truck was also impounded.

The Israeli regime began strikes inside Iranian territory, including on residential buildings, in an unprovoked act of aggression overnight on June 13. Operatives of the Israeli spy agency have been attempting acts of sabotage inside Iran since then. Small drones carrying explosives have been used to hit locations.

IRNA

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said the process of Iran’s “national revenge” against the Zionist regime has just started, reminding Israel that it will have to pay the price for its crimes.

In a statement released on Sunday, June 15, the IRGC Public Relations department declared the loss of seven senior commanders of the IRGC Aerospace Force who were martyred along with Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the force, in an Israeli strike in the wee hours of Friday.

The statement confirmed that Mahmoud Baqeri, Davood Sheikhian, Mohammad Baqer Taherpoor, Mansour Safarpour, Masoud Tayyeb, Khosro Hassani, and Javad Jarsara were martyred in the terrorist and cowardly attack by the Israeli regime.

Highlighting the IRGC’s severe and decisive response to the Israeli attack shortly after the act of aggression, the statement said, “This is just the beginning of the course of ‘national revenge’. The Zionist regime must bear in mind that the era of unpunished crimes has ended.”

The IRGC stated that the fake and occupying Zionist regime is doomed to destruction and downfall.

The statement emphasized that the martyrdom of the IRGC Aerospace Force commanders will strengthen the Iranian nation’s resolve to stand against the Zionist regime and its supporters.

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TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that Iran will be giving “more painful and crushing responses” to the Israeli strikes, cautioning that the Zionist regime will assault other regional states if it is not reined in.

In a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani on Sunday, Pezeshkian said the Zionist regime’s aggression against Iran, carried out after the violation of Iraq’s airspace, reveals the criminal and aggressive nature of Israel, which has no respect for international regulations and norms.

Pointing to the dark record of the Israeli regime in attacking Muslim countries, such as Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iran, the president warned that if such an evil process is not brought to a halt with the collective and mighty determination of the Islamic world, the Zionist regime’s aggression will undoubtedly also engulf other regional countries sooner or later.

It is the historical responsibility of all Muslim countries to stand against the Israeli regime’s brazen law-braking seriously, resolutely and at all levels of international organizations, Pezeshkian added.

Whoever is truly after peace, security and stability must stand against the Israeli regime’s aggression, he noted.

Pezeshkian stated that Iran did not start the war, but powerfully responded to the offense.

The Israeli regime will have to brace for more painful and crushing responses if its acts of aggression against Iran continue, the president warned.

The Israeli regime attacked a number of residential neighborhoods of Tehran as well as military and nuclear sites in other parts of Iran in the early hours of June 13.

Several top military commanders, at least six Iranian nuclear scientists, and dozens of civilians were martyred in the strikes.

The Iranian Armed Forces have taken retaliatory action against the Zionist regime, hitting several cities in the occupied territories with powerful ballistic missiles.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said after the Israeli attack that the Zionist regime “has made a big mistake, a grave error, and committed a reckless act.”

“By God’s grace, the consequences of this will bring that regime to ruin,” the Leader warned, adding, “Our Armed Forces are ready, and the country’s officials and all the people are behind the Armed Forces. Today, similar messages have been issued by all the various political factions and numerous groups throughout the country. Everyone feels that we must give a strong response to the evil, despicable, terrorist Zionist identity.”

TASNIM, 15.6.2025

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urged Islamic countries to take collective action against escalating violations of international law by Israel.

During a phone conversation with Hissein Brahim Taha, the secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), on Sunday, Araqchi thanked him for condemning Israel’s military aggression against Iran.

Araqchi said the aggression was a blatant breach of international law and the U.N. Charter, and poses grave threats to regional and global stability, adding that it underscores the danger of impunity.

“This impunity encourages further aggression and crimes,” he warned.

He also reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defense, stressing that the Armed Forces are ready to defend the country’s sovereignty.

For his part, the OIC secretary-general voiced deep concern over Israel’s attacks and condemned the military escalation.

He said the OIC would work with the United Nations to mobilize international support and prevent the region from descending further into instability.

IRNA, 15.6.2025

TEHRAN – Iran launched a new wave of ballistic missile strikes at Israel as part of its retaliatory operation dubbed True Promise 3.

Iranian missiles were launched at Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Ashkelon on Sunday.

The missile barrage was launched shortly after the Israeli regime struck locations in Tehran on the third day of its aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Israeli media reported heavy explosions in several cities and towns following the Iranian strikes, with images showing crowded bomb shelters in the northern regions.

In response, the Israeli security cabinet said a state of emergency would be extended until the end of June.

Sources also said that one of the targets struck was a power station in the port city of Hadera.

The Israeli regime began strikes inside Iranian territory overnight on Friday. In a major escalation, it hit residential buildings in and near the capital. Top Iranian military officials were assassinated in targeted strikes. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed new military commanders and said life would turn bleak for Israel. Shortly afterwards, Iran began punitive strikes deep inside Israel, hitting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, among other targets.

Iranian officials have said the mission will continue as long as necessary.

IRNA, 15.6.2025

TEHRAN – Two infiltrators linked to the Israeli Mossad spy agency have been arrested in Savojbolagh county, Alborz Province, according to the police.

The arrest was made by intelligence units of Alborz Provincial police. The two suspects were members of a Mossad terrorist cell operating from a safe house, where they were producing bombs, explosive materials, booby traps, and electronic equipment.

Authorities say further details and confessions from the detainees will be released soon. The operation is part of ongoing efforts to counter foreign intelligence threats within Iran’s borders.

IRNA, 15.6.2025

NEW DELHI, June 15 – At least two people were killed and 32 others injured, with several others swept away, on Sunday after a bridge collapsed in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said.

The bridge over the Indrayani river collapsed at Kundmala in Pune district, about 129 km southeast of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.

“According to preliminary information, two people were killed in this incident. I pay my heartfelt tribute to them. We share the grief of their families,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a brief statement on social media.

Authorities have rushed teams of police, health department and disaster response force personnel, including teams from India’s National Disaster Response Force, to the spot to carry out search and rescue operations.

“Six people have been rescued so far,” Fadnavis said. “Thirty-two people were injured, six of them are in critical condition. They have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.”

He said he was in constant touch with senior local government officials and police officers regarding the incident.

“All the agencies have been ordered to be on alert mode,” he said.

Kundmala is a popular tourist destination and witnesses a high footfall during monsoons.

According to officials, there were dozens of people, mostly tourists, on the bridge at the time of its collapse. Witnesses said the people fell into the swollen river, and some were swept away in the strong current of water.

Officials said the area has been experiencing heavy rains over the past few days, pushing up the water level in the river.

Reports said locals had raised concerns about the structural safety of the bridge, which was renovated four years ago. However, the people thronging the area were unaware of the potential danger.

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TEHRAN, June 15 – A police building in Iran’s capital Tehran was attacked by an Israeli micro aerial vehicle (MAV) on Sunday, the Hamshahri Online news website reported.

The attack left a number of people wounded and inflicted minor damages on the building, the report said, though no specific casualty figures were provided.

Police said their operations were continuing as normal.

Israel on Sunday continued its attacks on Tehran as well as other parts of the country.

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