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Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Trump goes to ground after National Security Council meeting, weighs US involvement; Iranian nuclear, weapons facilities attacked in Israeli strikes

The world waits to see what – if anything – US President Donald Trump will do to intervene in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Follow along for all the latest developments.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud, Lachlan Abbott, Olivia Ireland and Lynette Eyb

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TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. 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. (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

It’s been six days since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know

The rapidly escalating conflict may see a new player officially take the field: US President Donald Trump. But what happens then, and how did we get here?

  • Bronte Gossling
US President Donald Trump may need to contend with MAGA Republicans if he wants to joiun Israel in its war against Iran.

If Trump goes to war with Iran, he could become a POTUS without potency

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump in the Oval Office in April.

How Trump shifted on Iran under pressure from Israel

The US president spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war under way, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the US military.

  • Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Calgary International Airport.

Phone in hand, weapons at the ready, Trump must act on his instinct for drama

Donald Trump faces a real-world crisis with real-world, high-stakes consequences, one in which he must be closely involved.

  • Michael Koziol
Damaged buildings following a missile strike in Tel Aviv.

Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender

President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
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Why have some missiles penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome?

As conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, the damage is clear on the ground in both countries. How are Iran’s missiles evading Israeli defences?

  • Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB was struck by an Israeli missile.

TV station vows to report ‘until the end’ after missile hit live on air

An Iranian anchor was forced to flee the set amid explosions. Soon after, the station head appeared on camera clutching a bloodied piece of paper to deliver a message of resilience.

  • Adrian Blomfield
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump in the Oval Office in April.

Trump faces three excruciating choices in a war only he can end

Donald Trump promised to end the wars in the Middle East. Instead, America’s president finds himself supervising a new one.

Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile in Bat Yam.

The 500-kilogram missile that wreaked havoc in Israeli coastal town

The Iranian strike is responsible for the worst civilian loss of life in Israel since the latest conflict broke out, and rescue workers say they have never seen anything like it.

  • Melanie Swan

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