Israel says it killed second-in-command of Iran's elite Quds Force

The Israeli military says it has"eliminated" Behnam Shahriyari, the second-in-command of the Iranian elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was targeted by Israeli strikes overnight Friday into Saturday, according to CNN.

The Israeli Air Force killed Shahriyari in his vehicle while he was traveling in western Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Saturday.

Iran's Health Ministry: Death toll has exceeded 400

More than 400 people have been killed in Iran by Israeli strikes since the start of the conflict on June 13, says Iran's Health Ministry spokesman.

3,056 people were injured in the strikes. Of those killed, 54 were women and children, and five were health workers, he said, before adding that most of the victims and injured"were civilians," the BBC writes.

The update is the first official death toll since June 15, when authorities reported that 224 people were killed and more than 1,200 were injured.

France, Iran agree to accelerate nuclear talks after presidential call

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that negotiations between Europe and Iran will accelerate after his recent phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Macron stressed that Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons and must provide full guarantees regarding its peaceful intentions.

He expressed optimism about finding a diplomatic solution to prevent the conflict from escalating and said that France and its European partners would step up efforts in negotiations with Iran to avoid growing dangers.

Gulf states sound alarm over Israel's 'dangerous' strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

Ambassadors from six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have expressed serious concerns to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, Sky News reports.

At a meeting in Vienna, GCC envoys warned Rafael Grossi, the head of the IAEA, about the"dangerous consequences" of such strikes.

The GCC includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.

The warning came after Israel initially claimed to have struck Iran's only operational nuclear power plant, located at Bushehr, a statement later retracted as a"mistake".

The plant, built by the Russians and located on the Gulf coast, poses a risk of environmental contamination in the event of an attack.

Turkey accuses Netanyahu of blocking peace in the Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the"biggest obstacle" to peace in the Middle East, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said, criticizing Israel's actions in the current regional conflict, according to Sky News.

Erdogan accused Netanyahu's government of deliberately trying to"sabotage" potential nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran by launching military strikes, claiming that Israel has no real interest in diplomacy.

He urged the international community to ignore what he called Israel's"poisonous rhetoric" and instead support a diplomatic solution.

While several global powers have encouraged Iran to return to the negotiating table, Iranian officials argue that this is not possible as long as Israeli attacks continue.

Iran reports over 430 deaths since outbreak of conflict with Israel

At least 430 people have been killed and 3,500 injured in Iran since the start of hostilities with Israel on June 13, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health, writes Sky News.

The conflict was triggered by Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities, as well as attacks on high-ranking generals and nuclear scientists.

In retaliation, Iran launched approximately 450 missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel, according to Israeli military estimates.

Most of these missiles were intercepted by Israel's multilayered air defense systems. However, at least 24 people were killed in Israel and hundreds were injured.

Iranian Foreign Minister Warns: US Involvement Would Be"Very Dangerous for Everyone"

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any involvement by the United States in Israel's attacks on Iran would pose a serious risk to global stability.

Speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Araghchi said:"Unfortunately, we have heard that the US may join this aggression. It would be very regrettable and extremely dangerous for everyone."

US President Donald Trump has delayed a decision on possible military involvement with Israel for up to two weeks, while international leaders have urged Iran to resume diplomatic talks with the US.

However, Araghchi stressed that negotiations are impossible under the current conditions:"It is obvious that I cannot go to negotiations with the US while our people are being bombarded with their support. I have come to the conclusion that the US has been involved in this aggression from the very beginning."

The United States has denied involvement in the attacks.

Israeli official: Two centrifuge production centers hit in Iran

An Israeli military official has confirmed that two centrifuge production facilities in Iran were targeted, Sky News reports.

According to an anonymous source cited by Reuters, the attacks targeted locations in Isfahan, a city located in central Iran that is home to one of the country's most important nuclear sites.

Earlier in the day, Iran's Fars news agency also reported that the Isfahan nuclear facility was attacked by Israel.

Centrifuges play a key role in the uranium enrichment process, a process that can be used for both civilian energy purposes and, potentially, for the development of nuclear weapons.

Putin claims that Russia and the IAEA have no evidence that Iran wants nuclear weapons, amid tensions over uranium enrichment and Israeli attacks.

Israeli strike reportedly kills five members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Five members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) have been killed in an Israeli attack, according to Iranian state media citing military sources, writes Sky News.

The IRGC, established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is considered the most powerful branch of the Iranian armed forces. Created to protect the new regime and act as a counterweight to the regular army, the IRGC has grown to an estimated 125,000 troops, with its own land, naval and air units, although some analysts believe the real figure is much higher.

How close is Iran to obtaining a nuclear weapon?

US intelligence agencies say they have no evidence that Iran is actively developing a nuclear weapon, an assessment that President Donald Trump has publicly disputed, calling it"erroneous."

Although Iran continues to deny that it is seeking to obtain nuclear weapons, and the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said in June that there was no evidence of a"systematic effort" to militarize, concerns persist.

Iran is currently the only non-nuclear state enriching uranium to 60%, just one technical step away from the 90% level needed for nuclear weapons, raising concerns about how quickly it could make the transition, if it decided to do so.

'Dangerous' crisis in Middle East, Britain warns. Iran urged to seize diplomatic window

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy described the current situation in the Middle East as"dangerous", while also emphasizing that there is still a small window for a diplomatic solution, according to Sky News.

Speaking after a joint meeting in Geneva with his counterparts from France, Germany and Iran, Lammy urged Iran to engage in talks with the United States.

"There is still a window, of about two weeks, in which a diplomatic solution is possible, as President Trump indicated yesterday," Lammy said.

"This is an extremely serious moment. Iran must choose the path of dialogue with the Americans."

The meeting followed President Trump's announcement that he would delay a decision on US involvement in Israeli strikes on Iran for about two weeks.

Iran, however, has stated that it will not enter into negotiations with the US as long as Israel continues airstrikes on its territory.

A veteran Iranian commander has been killed in an attack, Israel's defense minister says, according to Sky News. Israel Katz said the soldier was part of the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Iran and Israel resume attacks in the context of the failure of negotiations

During the night from Friday to Saturday, the Israeli military announced the detection of a ballistic missile attack launched from Iran. Air raid sirens were sounded across large areas of central Israel, including Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank. Israeli air defense systems intercepted several missiles, with explosions visible over Tel Aviv.

At the same time, Israel launched new airstrikes on military infrastructure in Iran, specifically targeting missile depots and launch sites, according to the Israeli military.

Israel's national emergency service confirmed that alarms were also activated in the south of the country. Israeli military officials said Iran had launched five ballistic missiles, with no reports of casualties or significant damage.

However, debris from an intercepted missile caused a fire on the roof of a residential building in central Israel, according to images released by emergency services.

According to the Iranian Human Rights Watch, a US-based organization, Israeli attacks have killed 639 people in Iran, including members of the military leadership and nuclear scientists. Israeli authorities have also reported 24 civilians killed in Iranian attacks.

Meanwhile, diplomatic negotiations remain without progress, despite talks in Geneva between Iran and European foreign ministers. Tehran's foreign minister has ruled out dialogue with the US as long as Israeli aggression continues. President Trump has announced that he will decide in two weeks whether the US will get involved in the conflict, without pressuring Israel to scale back its offensive.

At the UN, Israel announced that it would continue the attacks until the nuclear threat was eliminated, and Iran requested the intervention of the Security Council.