Israel-Iran updates: Iran launches more missiles at Israel, sirens sound in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

The IDF said it is currently striking "surface-to-surface missile sites."

Last Updated: June 16, 2025, 2:58 AM EDT

Aerial attacks between Israel and Iran continued overnight into Monday, marking a fourth day of strikes following Israel's Friday attack. That surprise strike hit the heart of Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.

The U.S. did not provide any military assistance or have any involvement in Israel's Friday strike, a U.S. official told ABC News. President Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday, "It's possible we could get involved."

Jun 13, 2025, 6:59 PM EDT

'Dozens of missiles' launched from Iran: IDF

Smoke billows after a projectile hit a building in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 14, 2025.
Leo Correa/AP

"Dozens of missiles" were launched from Iran toward Israel in the past hour, the Israel Defense Forces said in a post on X about 10 minutes ago.

"Some of the missiles were intercepted," the IDF said.

Search and rescue forces are operating in "a number of locations" across Israel, the IDF added.

The IDF has instructed that people can leave shelters but should stay close to them.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Jun 13, 2025, 6:23 PM EDT

More missiles launched toward Israel, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said it identified missiles launched from Iran a "short while ago."

"Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat," the IDF said in a statement.

Sirens sounded across Israel at 1:10 a.m. Saturday, according to ABC News' team based in Israel.

The trace of a projectile is seen as it hits buildings in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 14, 2025.
Leo Correa/AP

-ABC News' Jordana Miller, Dana Savir and Dorit Long

Jun 13, 2025, 5:45 PM EDT

Israel defends attack as 'act of national preservation'

Speaking at the UN Security Council Friday, Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon defended Israel’s decision to take military action against Iran as an "act of national preservation," insisting it had no other option.

Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon addresses during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following Israel's attack on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, June 13, 2025.
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"This operation was carried out because the alternative was unthinkable. How long did the world expect us to wait?" Danon asked. "Until they assembled the bomb? Until they mounted it on a Shahab missile? Until it was en route to Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, like the more than 100 missiles that descended an hour ago? How long should we wait?"

A projectile hit buildings as Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, June 13, 2025.
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He concluded: "Empty words will not stop Iran. Israel will. We will not wait for the bomb to fall."

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Jun 13, 2025, 9:43 PM EDT

Israel says at least 1 dead, over 41 injured; Iran claims 78 killed, over 300 injured

Amid the ongoing Iranian attacks on Israel, at least one woman has died and 41 people were injured, an Israeli emergency services spokesperson said in a statement.

In remarks before the UN Security Council, Iranian Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani claimed that 78 people had been killed in Israeli attacks across Iran -- using the term "martyred" -- and that another 320 had been injured.

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