Tehran vows revenge after Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites and top military leaders, as it happened
Several key Iranian figures, including the military chief and the head of the Revolutionary Guards, were killed in the strikes by Israel.
Debris and rubble are pictured at the scene of a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Jun 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Tasnim News/Meghdad Madadi)
Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday (Jun 13), striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a "bitter and painful" fate over the attacks.
The Israeli military said later that Iran launched 100 drones towards Israel in response and that its air defences were intercepting them outside Israeli territory.
Iran's Fars news agency, citing a security source, denied reports that Tehran had launched drones, adding that its revenge "will take place in the near future".
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