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Smoke rises following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun



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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Palestinians transport a man who was injured in Israeli fire while waiting near a food aid centre, into Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025. Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 47 people and wounded more than 200, as thousands of Palestinians gathered to receive flour at an aid centre in the morning, adding "Israeli drones fired at the citizens... some minutes later, Israeli tanks fired several shells at the citizens, which led to a large number of martyrs and wounded". (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again, the fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
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TEHRAN, IRAN  JUNE 14: Demonstrators take part in anti-Israel and anti-U.S. demonstrations after Ghadir Khumm celebrations turned into protest marches in response to Israeli attacks on June 14, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. Marchers gathered at Enghelab Square after walking from Azadi and Imam Hussein Squares, chanting slogans such as "Revenge, revenge," and calling for stronger retaliation against Israel. Protesters held Iranian flags and carried posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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People gather on a hill to watch smoke rising in the distance from an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, Iran, on June 14, 2025. Iran's foreign minister said the country would respond "decisively and proportionally" to a wave of attacks that Israel launched beginning in the early hours of June 13. The attacks targeted multiple military, scientific and residential locations, as well as senior government officials.
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A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Moshe Mizrahi
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TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 13: People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's three top military generals were killed in the attacks that also targeted nuclear and military facilities, according to published reports. Israel described the strikes as preemptive to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the reports said.  (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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The studio complex of Iran’s state news channel IRINN was struck by Israel on Monday, according to the country’s state news agency. A loud explosion was heard while an anchor was presenting live on air, according to a live feed.
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Motorists queue at a petrol station in Tehran on June 15, 2025, after overnight Israeli missile strikes struck two fuel depots in Iran's capital. Israel pressed its intense bombardment campaign on Iran on June 15, striking a defence facility and fuel depots as the two arch foes kept up their most intense confrontation in history.
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People and first-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on June 13, 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centres and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists. (Photo by MEGHDAD MADADI / TASNIM NEWS / AFP) (Photo by MEGHDAD MADADI/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Video shared with CNN by Israeli spy agency Mossad show Israeli operatives smuggling weapons into Iran in advance of Friday’s strikes.
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