02:34
Revolutionary Guards say they targeted “terrorist groups” in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have just announced that they have targeted the “headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah”, in Iraqi Kurdistan, the official Irna news agency reports on Telegram.
01h45
Flights at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport suspended until further notice
Flights at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport, one of the two main airports in the Iranian capital, were suspended after Iran’s attack on Israel, the Iranian Mehr news agency has just reported.
This airport reopened in April after weeks of closure due to the war triggered by Israeli-American strikes on February 28.
01h05
Israeli army to strike Iran ‘with force as soon as the green light is given’
The Israeli army warns that it will strike Iran “with force” as soon as the “green light” is given. “The Chief of Staff is currently carrying out an assessment of the situation,” indicates a military press release.
22h49
Israeli army says it will continue operations ‘across Lebanon’
The Israeli army will continue its operations “throughout Lebanon” and “intensify pressure” on the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah, its spokesperson declared Sunday evening after Iranian missile attacks on Israel in response to an Israeli bombardment on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
22h48
Trump says he will call Netanyahu to ask him not to respond to Iranian missiles
Donald Trump says he will call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ask him not to respond to the missiles fired by Iran on Sunday towards Israel, the Axios media reported on Sunday. “I’m going to call Bibi (Netanyahu’s nickname) right now to tell him not to retaliate. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another (strike),” declared the American president according to Axios journalist Barak Ravid, who said he spoke to him on the phone.
22h35
“The Iranian terrorist regime made a serious mistake,” says the Israeli army)
“The Iranian terrorist regime has made a serious mistake by once again choosing the path of terrorism,” declared Brigadier General Effie Defrin, the army spokesperson, during a short televised address. “We will not allow continued shooting targeting citizens of the State of Israel.”
22h32
Iraq announces closure of its airspace for 72 hours after Iranian missile attacks on Israel
22h32
Iran partially closes its airspace in the west of the country
Iran closed its airspace in the western part of the country on Sunday evening until further notice, after retaliatory strikes launched on Israel for its bombing of the southern suburbs of Beirut in Lebanon.
“Following safety and security assessments (…), the western part of the country’s airspace is closed until further notice,” declared the Iranian civil aviation, in a press release relayed by the Irna press agency, which calls “Avoid” traveling to airports located in western Iran.
21h58
Reprisals against Israel a ‘warning’, says Iran
Iran warned on Sunday that its missile attacks on Israel were a “warning” in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of Beirut’s southern suburbs, warning that any further aggression would be met with a “stronger response.” “Tonight’s operation is a warning. If such attacks recur, the response will be broader and will target all American-Zionist targets in the Middle East region, the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, declared in a statement.
21h47
Israeli army says it has ‘so far’ intercepted all Iranian missiles
The Israeli army said on Sunday that it had intercepted all the missiles fired from Iran, specifying that it had detected new shots. “The Air Force has so far intercepted all the missiles fired from Iran,” said a military statement. The army “detected new shots in the direction of the State of Israel. Air defense systems continue to identify and intercept threats,” the text continues.
21h34
Israel announces nationwide school closures after Iranian shooting
Israel announced on Sunday the closure of all schools in the country, after missile attacks from Iran. “Following the assessment of the situation (…) educational activities cannot take place,” indicates a joint statement from the Ministry of Education and the Home Front Command (branch of the army).
21h19
Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut: 2 dead and 20 injured
The Israeli strike carried out on Sunday on the southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, left two dead and twenty injured, announced the Lebanese Ministry of Health. “The airstrike carried out by the Israeli enemy on the Mreijeh district, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, left two martyrs and twenty injured, including four children and four women,” the ministry said in a press release.
9:18 p.m
Hezbollah confirms targeting Israeli army in northern Israel
Hezbollah confirmed having targeted several military positions in northern Israel on Sunday morning, a few hours after an Israeli strike on Beirut. The pro-Iranian movement indicated in a press release that it had targeted “a gathering of soldiers of the Israeli enemy at the Dovev barracks”, in northern Israel at 9:30 a.m. local time.
Hezbollah also claims the attack an hour earlier on an Israeli artillery position as well as a gathering of soldiers still in the north of the country.
21h17
Iran threatens to hit US interests in region after Israeli strikes on Beirut
Iran threatened on Sunday to strike American and Israeli interests in the Middle East, in retaliation for attacks carried out during the day by Israel on the southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
“The naval blockade imposed on Iran and the green light given today by the United States to the Zionist regime make American and regime bases and assets in the region legitimate targets,” declared Iran’s chief negotiator, Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
21h13
Israel says it is the target of Iranian missiles
The Israeli army indicated on Sunday that it was the target of Iranian fire, for the first time since the ceasefire announced on April 8. “Recently, the army identified missiles fired from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel,” said a military statement. Warning sirens sounded across large swaths of northern Israel, according to the army.
5:35 p.m.
Donald Trump once again claims to know the exact location of enriched uranium in Iran
Donald Trump once again claimed to know the exact location of enriched uranium in Iran and said he wanted to recover it one way or another while remaining evasive on sending American troops to do so. “If we conclude an agreement now and we are on good terms, we will all go together” to recover this uranium, he assured. “We will remove it and destroy it, whether on site or elsewhere.”
17h29
Trump says he won’t release Iranian assets until deal
US President Donald Trump says he will not release frozen Iranian assets before an agreement with Tehran, in an interview broadcast on Sunday. “That will come later. If they act correctly, if they do a good job,” he said in this interview with NBC, recorded Friday.
Iran demands that the United States release these Iranian funds abroad, frozen because of American sanctions. According to a source close to the matter, the American Treasury is examining the possibility that these assets could, on the contrary, be used to compensate the Gulf countries for the damage caused by the Iranian strikes.
17h07
Le président syrien prêt à « aider » au Liban ? That’s what Trump said
President Trump said Syrian President Ahmed Al-Chareh was “ready to help” in Lebanon. “Syria is doing a very good job of getting back on track. She has a very good leader. She has a leader who has done a really good job in a very short time. And he would be happy to help,” he told NBC.
Since the dismissal in 2024 of Bashar al-Assad, the new Islamist authorities in Damascus have renewed diplomatic ties with the United States. The former jihadist was the first Syrian leader since the country’s independence in 1946 to be received at the White House.
The Syrian president first met Trump in Saudi Arabia during the US leader’s regional tour in May.
17h03
Trump would like to “separate” discussions on Lebanon from negotiations for an agreement with Iran
Donald Trump confirmed that he had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two days earlier by telephone, during which he allegedly reprimanded his close ally over the Israeli offensive in Lebanon. Asked whether he demanded that Lebanon be part of the deal with Iran, the Republican leader replied: “No, no.”
“Not at all. I don’t demand anything. I think they would like that to be the case, but I’m not demanding anything,” he said. Donald Trump said he would like to “separate” discussions on Lebanon from negotiations for an agreement with Iran, while Tehran on the contrary wishes to link the two conflicts.
16h48
Israel denies attacking Beirut “in response to Hezbollah fireâ€
“The army is currently carrying out a strike against terrorist command centers in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah fire towards Israeli territory,” a joint statement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
