Israel kills three top Iranian commanders as Erdogan says he's 'optimistic' for Tehran's 'victory'

Published connected 21/06/2025 - 8:51 GMT+2•Updated 17:33

That’s it from nan Euronews squad this Saturday. We're closing our unrecorded blog from time 9 of nan escalating conflict betwixt Israel and Iran.

It's 18.30 successful Tel Aviv and Tehran. We'll time off you pinch this summary of immoderate of nan cardinal developments from today.

Day 9 summary

- Israel and Iran exchanged different barrage of strikes overnight. The Isfahan atomic tract was struck successful cardinal Iran, pinch further explosions reported successful nan oil-rich Khuzestan province.

- A drone (UAV) fell connected a residential area successful bluish Israel, marking nan first clip an Iranian UAV has penetrated Israeli defences since nan commencement of nan conflict.

- Three elder Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders were killed successful overnight strikes according to nan Israeli military, nan IDF. They see a apical charismatic successful complaint of coordinating pinch nan Palestinian militant group Hamas.

- 430 group person been killed and 3,056 wounded successful Iran since nan conflict started connected June 13, nan Iranian Health Ministry said.

- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told overseas ministers from nan Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that he is “optimistic triumph will beryllium Iran's" and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "not willing successful resolving issues done negotiated means." It comes up of a highly anticipated gathering of NATO state leaders successful The Hague later this week, wherever some Erdogan and US President Donald Trump will beryllium successful attendance.

- Emmanuel Macron has said he will "accelerate" negotiations pinch Iran. It comes contempt Trump claiming earlier that “Europe is not going to beryllium capable to help” and that Iran “doesn’t want to speak to Europe.” France — on pinch Germany, nan UK, and nan EU — is spearheading efforts to bring nan parties to nan negotiating table.

- Iranian overseas curate Abbas Araghchi has warned that it would beryllium “very, very vulnerable for everyone” if nan US were to subordinate Israeli attacks connected Iran.

- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said a centrifuge manufacturing shop had been deed astatine Iran's Isfahan atomic site, but that nary "radiological consequences" were expected.

- Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis person threatened to onslaught US ships successful nan Red Sea if Trump joins nan conflict connected Israel's side.

Review really Saturday unfolded arsenic Euronews reporters from nan region and astir nan world brought updates and reactions from nan melodramatic events successful nan Middle East.