Israel, Iran news LIVE: US races to bring Iran to negotiation as Netanyahu says killing Khamenei would ‘end conflict’

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Israel, Iran attack news LIVE: Israel and Iran continue to trade missile fire for a fifth straight day straight with the United States warning civilians in Tehran to evacuate as soon as possible. Stay tuned for Israel, Iran attack news LIVE updates.

Israel, Iran attack news LIVE: Smoke rises following what Iran says was an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot in Tehran(via REUTERS)

Israel, Iran attack news LIVE: Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, June 17, as US President Donald Trump, who left G7 Summit ahead in urgency, issued a stark warning to Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate”. Anticipating Israeli hostility towards Iran to continue but without offering further details.

Despite mounting international pressure to de-escalate, Iran and Israel appeared determined to continue the barrage that began Friday, when Israel launched a sweeping wave of airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that Israel was changing the face of the Middle East and eliminating Iran's security leadership “one after the other”. He has also not ruled out the possibility of eliminating Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it's going to “end the conflict”.

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17 Jun 2025, 09:55 AM IST

Israel, Iran attack news LIVE: As Israel-Iran conflict enters Day 5, US discusses possible meet with Iran to end war

As Israel and Iran continue bombarding each other with drones and missiles, the White House is now discussing with Iran possibility of a meeting between the US envoy, Steve Witkooff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi to get the latter on the negociating table.

The United States and Iran had engaged in several rounds of indirect talks on Tehran's nuclear programme in recent weeks, but Iran said after the start of Israel's campaign that it would not negotiate while under attack.

This comes as the US sounds an alarm to Tehran residents to evacuate the city in view of impending strikes on Iran from Israel. Stay with Mint for Israel, Iran attack news LIVE updates.

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