Israel and Iran trade further strikes as hostilities extend into fifth day

17-Jun-2025

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Israel has carried out strikes across Iran while Tehran returned fire with missiles as the foes traded attacks for a fifth straight day with the region anxiously bracing for a potentially wider and ruinous conflict.

The ongoing violence on Jun 17 came after United States President Donald Trump struck an ominous note, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran. Concerns that the US could spark a wider regional war should it enter direct conflict with Iran continue to build.

The Israeli military reported early on Jun 17 that it carried out “several extensive strikes” on what it said were missile sites and other military targets in western Iran, striking dozens of missile and drone facilities.

Iranian media reported that loud explosions were heard in the northwestern city of Tabriz, home to an air force base that Israel has repeatedly targeted since it launched a surprise assault on Iran’s military and nuclear facilities on Jun 13.

Three people were killed and four injured in strikes on the central city of Kashan, Iran’s state-run Nour News reported.

A residential building was struck in Tehran, and three people were rescued from the rubble, the reports added.