Israel-Iran Conflict Live Updates, June 17-18, 2025 - Whole Day Updates

     Updated: June 18, 2025 | 01:15 am IST

The direct military conflict between Israel and Iran has escalated significantly from June 13-18, 2025, marked by intense missile and drone exchanges, increasing casualties, and heightened international concern.

Key Developments:

• Intense Strikes and Counter-Strikes: Both nations have launched repeated missile and drone attacks. Iran claims to have fired over 370 missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel. Israel has conducted extensive strikes on Iranian military targets, including Revolutionary Guard command centers, missile and UAV sites, and nuclear facilities like Natanz, where the IAEA confirmed "direct impacts." Iran, in turn, claims to have struck Israel's military intelligence directorate and Mossad's operation center in Tel Aviv.
• Rising Casualties: The conflict has resulted in at least 24 deaths and over 500 injuries in Israel. In Iran, a human rights group reported over 400 killed and 650 wounded, with Iran's health ministry stating 224 fatalities, predominantly women and children. Key military figures, including Iran's wartime Chief of Staff Ali Shadmani and other generals, were reportedly eliminated by Israel.
• Nuclear Program Concerns: Israel asserts its strikes aim to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, claiming Iran was "running towards" them. US intelligence, however, suggests Iran is still "up to three years away." The IAEA reported direct impacts on Iran's Natanz facility.
• Diplomatic Landscape: The G7 nations, including the US, expressed support for Israel, labeling Iran a source of instability, and called for de-escalation, while affirming Israel's right to self-defense and stating Iran "can never have a nuclear weapon."
• Trump's Stance: US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acknowledging the US knows his location but will "not take him out... for now." Trump called for Iran's "unconditional surrender," urged Tehran residents to evacuate, and sought a "real end" to the conflict, not just a ceasefire. He also convened the National Security Council on Iran.
• Regional Impact: The conflict caused a fuel crisis in Pakistan's Balochistan province, led to flight cancellations and airspace closures, and prompted evacuation advisories from various countries, including India and China, for their citizens in Iran and Israel. Cybersecurity attacks have also targeted Iranian banking and digital infrastructure.