04:15 PM IST – 18/06/2025
- The IDF in a post on X has reported of carrying out an attack on a centrifuge production site and a weapons production site. The attack as reported by the IDF involved 50 Air Force Fighter jets. The report is not verified and the Iranian government has not acknowledged anything.
- Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has warned against any intervention or direct military assistance to Israel by the US in the Israel-Iran conflict, he is reported to have said that any direct involvement of the US could destabilise the Middle East.
- Iran’s Khamenei said Wednesday that the country will not back down to threats and nor it will agree to terms of peace and war imposed on it. The statement comes after Donald Trump had posted a salvo of texts on Truth Social, one which read “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”
The Supreme Leader further warned that any intervention by the US will result in irreparable damage.
06:30 PM IST – 17/06/2025
- Following talks with his Indonesian counterpart Sergey Lavrov urges the need for efforts to de-escalate the conflict between Israel and Iran.
- IAEA reports that the underground enrichment hall at the Natanz nuclear facility may have been damaged:
04:00 PM IST – 17/06/2025
- The President of the United States Of America in a post on Truth Social posted message to evacuate Tehran:
- Following the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, Kaja Kallas the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy told press of urgent need for de-escalation between Iran and Israel and noted that EU will play its part for a diplomatic solution:
- Esmaeil Baqaei in a post on X criticised the stance of the statement issued by the G7 leaders.
- Statement of G7 Leaders on Israel-Iran conflict: In a joint statement the leaders asserted their commitment for peace and stability.
- In an interview post G7 meet Donald Trump said, he is seeking an end and not a ceasefire:
