Iran said on June 20 it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the United States considers whether to get involved in the conflict.

Iran has accused International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi of distorting facts in a past report that led to Israel’s military strike on Tehran’s nuclear facilities, calling it a betrayal of the agency’s mandate.

Iran has a legitimate right to respond to Israel’s attacks, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, accusing West Jerusalem of engaging in “banditry and state terrorism.” 

Iranian state TV has urged citizens to delete WhatsApp, alleging without evidence that the app shares user data with Israel.

Iran said Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency on charges of tarnishing the country's image online, Iranian news agencies reported.

President Donald Trump faces potentially the hardest choice of his time in the White House, as he weighs up whether the United States should join Israel's bombing campaign against Iran.

Iranian missiles struck key Israeli intelligence sites, including the Aman logistics center and Mossad headquarters in Herzliya. Reports suggest sensitive Unit 8200 facilities may have been severely damaged or destroyed.

Twenty-one Muslim-majority countries jointly condemned Israel’s recent military strikes on Iran, calling for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation.

Iran's judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes.

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Monday that the residents of Tehran will “pay the price and soon” after Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn, killing at least eight people.

West Jerusalem has asked the White House to take part in its military campaign against Iran in order to eliminate Tehran’s nuclear program, according to two Israeli officials cited by Axios.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed a strong and decisive response to Israel’s recent acts of aggression, promising that the regime will not go unpunished.