June 26, 2025
Over 50,000 Israelis try to return as flights resume
Iran's nuclear programme is spread over many locations. While the threat of Israeli airstrikes has loomed for decades, only some of the sites have been built underground
Israel destroyed over a third of Iran's missile launchers, military spokesman says
The prospect that Tehran might choke off the Strait of Hormuz - the world’s most important gateway for oil shipping - raised broader economic concerns
The two foes have launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict
Despite an obvious goal of disrupting Tehran's nuclear programme, Israel's choice of targets, and its politicians' own words suggest another, longer-term objective
The strikes have ratcheted up the confrontation between the arch foes to an unprecedented level after years of war in the shadows
Tehran accuses Israel of seeking "to kill diplomacy, to sabotage negotiations, and to drag the region into wider conflict"
