Huge blaze after Israel strikes oil depot in Tehran (VIDEOS)

Huge blaze after Israel strikes oil depot in Tehran (VIDEOS)

RT

Israel struck an oil depot in Shahran, a northwestern suburb of Tehran, as the two archrivals continued trading barrages throughout Saturday and into Sunday.

Videos from the scene show a massive blaze and plumes of thick black smoke. The Iranian Oil Ministry said firefighters and emergency crews were dispatched to the site.

Iran condemned the attacks as unjustified and responded by launching a barrage of kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles into Israel. Iranian officials said the Israeli strikes amounted to “a declaration of war.”

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IDF confirms striking Iran’s Defense Ministry HQ and fuel depots

IDF confirms striking Iran’s Defense Ministry HQ and fuel depots

The IDF issues an update saying that Israeli jets completed “an extensive series of strikes on targets in Tehran related to the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons project,” confirming striking fuel depots in the country.

According to the military, the targets included the Iranian Defense Ministry headquarters as well as the “headquarters of the SPND nuclear project, and additional targets, which advanced the Iranian regime’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon and where the Iranian regime hid its nuclear archive.”

Death toll in earlier missile strike on Tamra, in northern Israel, rises to 5

The death toll in an Iranian missile strike that hit the city of Tamra, near Haifa, has risen from three to five.

All the fatalities are members of the Khatib family.

Initial reports indicate impacts in Bat Yam, Rehovot, Ramat Gan from Iran missiles

Initial reports in Hebrew media indicate a number of missile or shrapnel impacts in central Israel following the latest barrage from Iran. 

First responders say they are responding to reports of impacts in a number of locations, including major damage on a building in Bat Yam. 

Magen David Adom says there are a number of moderately and lightly injured people in Bat Yam, and first responders are still searching the building.

Initial reports from the Fire and Rescue Services also indicate a possible direct impact on a building in Rehovot, an impact in Tel Aviv and in a mall in the central town of Kiryat Ekron.

Sirens sound across much of Israel amid Iran missile barrage

Sirens are sounding across Tel Aviv, much of central Israel, Ashdod and parts of Jerusalem following a barrage of missiles fired from Iran.

Earlier the IDF said it had identified a barrage fired from Tehran, instructing people to seek shelter.

Upon hearing a siren, Israelis are told to remain in their shelters until further notice.

Iran missile barrages kill 3 Israelis, wound dozens including baby rescued from rubble

Iran missile barrages kill 3 Israelis, wound dozens including baby rescued from rubble

Emanuel Fabian

Iran launched three major barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel Friday night and early Saturday morning, sending Israelis across the country rushing to shelters as the skies were filled with streaks of light and fireballs from incoming projectiles and Israeli interceptions.

Some 80 people were reported hurt in the strikes, including three people who were critically injured and later succumbed to their wounds in the cities of Ramat Gan and Rishon Lezion. According to Magen David Adom, several more people were seriously hurt. The rest were lightly to moderately injured or suffered acute anxiety.

Two of the three fatalities were named Saturday as Etti Cohen Engel and Yisrael Aloni.

Iranian media claimed hundreds of missiles were fired in the first barrage late Friday, while the Israel Defense Forces estimated that the actual number in all the attacks stood at some 200.

Three waves of attacks overnight each consisted of dozens of missiles, according to the IDF, which declined to provide a specific number.

Several missiles impacted central Israel, with large explosions heard in the Tel Aviv area and smoke seen rising over several impact locations.

A barrage in the early hours of Saturday morning hit a residential area in Rishon Lezion, killing Aloni and a woman who was not immediately named, and at least 20 people were wounded.

A three-month-old baby was among those rescued from the rubble.

“I pulled her into my arms and then gave her to the first police officer I saw, and then started lifting out all the other family members,” Fire and Rescue Service Captain Idan Chen told the Walla news site.

“As we were doing this, there were people trapped in the home above and next door — and opposite there was a fire — and I’m trying to manage the incident amid complete destruction,” he said.

The baby was lightly wounded.

A large fragment from an intercepted missile hit a town in northern Israel, causing damage, police said.

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said most of the missiles were intercepted by air defenses or fell short before reaching the country.

“There are a limited number of impacts on buildings, some were caused by interception fragments,” he said.

An American official said the US assisted Israel in defending against the missile attacks.

“I can confirm that the US is assisting in shooting down missiles targeting Israel,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. No detail was given on the extent of the US role.

The IDF called on the public not to publish the locations or footage of missile impacts. “The enemy monitors the footage to improve its attack capabilities,” the military said.

Another salvo of missiles was fired after 1 a.m. Saturday morning, with Israelis given the all-clear to leave their shelters some 25 minutes later.

More missiles were fired several hours later, triggering sirens in the north and, subsequently, activating alerts across the country.

A ballistic missile in the latter salvo directly struck a building in Rishon Lezion in central Israel, causing extensive damage to numerous homes and injuring at least 19 people, including two people who died of their wounds.

Iran’s state news agency IRNA claimed hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel’s biggest-ever attacks on Iran, blasting Iran’s huge underground nuclear site at Natanz and other nuclear and military sites, and wiping out its top military commanders.

The Revolutionary Guards said they carried out attacks against dozens of targets in Israel.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a statement that Israel had initiated a war and said it would not be allowed to do “hit and run” attacks without grave consequences.

“The Zionist regime will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian nation must be guaranteed that our response will not be half-measured,” Khamenei said.

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Israel and Iran exchange new waves of strikes:

Israel and Iran exchange new waves of strikes: LIVE UPDATES

RT

Israel dramatically escalated its attacks on Iran on Saturday, striking key oil and gas facilities including the massive South Pars gas field – the world’s largest. The energy sector strikes came after a night of intense reciprocal attacks between the two nations.

• 14 June 2025

  22:19 GMT

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is “not off limits” as a potential target, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an Israeli official.

  21:23 GMT

  Israeli jets targeted an oil depot in Tehran, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, which cited the Oil Ministry.

  A video circulating on social media appears to show a large fire at an oil refinery in the capital.

  • 20:56 GMT

    An Israeli airstrike was carried out in Yemen earlier today, according to defense sources cited by The Times of Israel. The attack was reportedly an assassination attempt targeting a leader of the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group.

  • 20:25 GMT

    The sky over Haifa, Israel filled with Iranian missiles.

  • 19:53 GMT

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his claim that Iran attempted to assassinate US President Donald Trump "twice", supposedly in retaliation for the 2020 killing of General Qasem Soleimani. Netanyahu did not provide specific details about the alleged plots. Iranian media and officials have consistently denied similar past claims, framing them as Israeli propaganda to justify military actions.

  • 19:24 GMT

    Iran has temporarily reduced operations at the massive South Pars gas field – the world’s largest – following an Israeli strike that triggered a fire there Saturday, according to the Iranian Tasnim news agency. This appears to mark Israel’s first direct attack on Iran’s critical energy infrastructure.

    Israel initially avoided targeting Iran’s oil and gas facilities in earlier attacks, which already drove oil prices up 9% on Friday.

  “This war in Israel-Iran should end,” US President Donald Trump has posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that he agrees with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the matter

  18:00 GMT

  Iranian air defenses are engaging incoming projectiles over the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas, as Israel continues its strikes against Iranian targets. Local reports indicate multiple interceptor missiles have been launched from Iranian anti-aircraft batteries in an attempt to shoot down the Israeli munitions.

Updates From Israel

Times of Israel Updates

Iran reports Israeli strikes on oil depot near Tehran; no comment from IDF

The Israeli Air Force bombed the Shahran oil depot near Tehran a short while ago, according to Iranian media.

Iran’s oil ministry confirms the Israeli attack and says the “situation is under control.”

“The fuel volume in the targeted tank was not high, and the situation is fully under control,” the oil ministry’s SHANA news agency claims.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

Earlier, Iranian media reported strikes on the South Pars field in the southern Bushehr province.

Iran to limit cooperation with IAEA, slams it for being ‘silent’ over Israeli strikes

Iran says it will limit its cooperation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, while criticizing it for its silence over Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

“It makes no sense that these peaceful sites come under attack and that the agency remains silent,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says.

“Iran will no longer cooperate with the agency… as it once did,” he adds.

First responders heading to Iranian missile impacts in Haifa area

Israeli strike hits Yemen, reportedly targeting a Houthi leader

Footage shows Iranian missile attack on Haifa; no immediate reports of injuries

IDF says it’s striking military targets in Tehran

2025 Bilderberg Meeting Attendees Revealed: Global Elites Convene In Secret Amid Global Chaos

2025 Bilderberg Meeting Attendees Revealed: Global Elites Convene In Secret Amid Global Chaos

TYLER DURDEN

Bilderberg’s 71st meeting kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden Thursday, where global elites convened behind closed doors amid tensions across Europe and the Middle East, and against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s assault on their favorite thing of all time; globalism. The shadowy group, which was founded in 1954, infamously bans media and enforces a code of silence, fueling concerns of hidden agendas and backroom deals shaping the world’s future.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will address the EU’s “competitiveness" and his country's support for Ukraine against Russia, his spokesperson told Reuters. Transatlantic relations lead the agenda, with Ukraine, critical raw materials, and AI also slated for discussion, according to documents viewed by Reuters.

Unlike similar events, such as the World Economic Forum’s annual get-together in Davos, Switzerland, no media are invited to cover what goes on during the meeting, and attendees themselves tend to remain tight-lipped about what has been said behind the conference’s closed doors. the Epoch Times notes. 

Among the topics scheduled for discussion are Trans-Atlantic relations, the Russia–Ukraine war, the U.S. economy, artificial intelligence, depopulation and migration, the “Authoritarian Axis,” and the geopolitics of energy and critical minerals.

There is limited other information about the event as the meetings are held under the “Chatham House Rule,“ named after the international affairs think tank in London, which states: ”When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.”

The organizers say that this privacy allows participants to take part as individuals rather than in their official capacities, meaning they are not bound by any office they may hold or previous publicly stated positions on the issues for discussion.

Notable American participants include Stacey Abrams, CEO of Sage Works Production; Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft; and Peter Thiel, President of Thiel Capital. Other prominent Americans include Jack Clark of Anthropic, Alex Karp of Palantir, Eric Schmidt of Relativity Space, and Lawrence Summers of Harvard, alongside national security figures like Christopher Donahue, Commander of US Army Europe and Africa, and Samuel Paparo, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command. Political and corporate media voices such as Jason Smith, Member of Congress, and Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS, round out the roster.

Below is the complete list of participants:

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And So It Begins: Civil War Coming?

And So It Begins: Leftist Monkey Wrenching Is Leading To Civil War

Brandon Smith

The events in Los Angeles are just the beginning and the path this situation will take is relatively predictable. There is a large enough percentage of the US population (around 25% to 30%) that is inexorably rooted in the ideologies of Marxism and multiculturalism. Many of them might not even understand what they’re supporting, but they’ll still do what they’re told by their gatekeepers.

For decades now the progressives have treated America like an experiment in social engineering; the US has been their personal multicultural playground. What has them enraged today is the fact that they are hitting a wall of opposition. They aren’t used to being told “No” and the only way they know how to respond is by lashing out.

The agenda is simple enough to understand – Open borders, third world replacement of the native population, a complete overhaul of our culture’s fundamental principles and ultimately the utilization of the foreign populace and leftist activists as a weapon to eliminate any resistance. 

Interference on a political level is met with mob violence, looting, rioting and eventually terrorist actions and assassinations. This is the classic model of leftist revolutions throughout modern history. They seem to be disjointed and reactionary, yet their efforts end up highly coordinated and conveniently timed. There is nothing “grassroots” about these movements.

Currently, there is a push to make the LA riots go national with something called the “No Kings” protests scheduled to take place in cities across the country this weekend at the same time as the US Army’s 250^th anniversary celebration (and Donald Trump’s birthday). The Democrats continue to spin the narrative that Trump is a dictator or “king” when he was duly elected by the majority of Americans and almost everything he has done so far is in line with what he promised during his campaign.  All the usual suspects are pushing the spread of the riots, from NGOs to Democrat politicians to the corporate media.

There are some hilarious hot takes floating around social media concerning this event. Some leftists are claiming that conservatives are “running scared” and going quiet in the face of the protests. This is simply a lie. Conservatives are actually laughing at activists because the crazies still don’t understand the level of FAFO they are playing with.

They still don’t get it.

The majority of Americans VOTED FOR THIS. They want mass deportations. All illegal migrants are criminals by definition and the public wants them gone. I’m even seeing most Libertarians (who often waffle on these kinds of issues) and black Americans call for illegals to be aggressively booted out.

My primary theory on the engineered migrant invasion of the west has long been that these people are not just being used to score a voting majority in the near future, or as a tool for cultural replacement, but that they are a kind of mercenary army – An entitled mob purchased with welfare subsidies that will turn to violence to secure what they see as their piece of the shrinking American pie.

Progressive leaders and their NGO partners have deliberately positioned these migrant populations to be used as foot soldiers in an eventual soft coup. They believe that when the Trump Administration cracks down on the riots it will inspire even more unrest in other cities, creating a spiraling crisis. The foreign invasion tactic is part of what I call the “Monkey Wrenching” of America.

In my article ‘The “Monkey Wrench” Sabotage Of America Begs For An Authoritarian Response’, published in January, I outlined the history of far-left attacks on conservative or traditionalist societies including their attempts to overrun Germany in the 1920s (which ultimately led to misguided public support for socialist fascism).

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Russia: Israeli strikes on Iran ‘completely unprovoked’

Israeli strikes on Iran ‘completely unprovoked’ – Moscow

RT

Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, has condemned Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, the diplomat said West Jerusalem was acting with impunity, backed by the West.

Israel launched the strikes on uranium enrichment sites in Iran on Friday and killed several senior commanders and scientists in targeted assassination operations, claiming the moves were preemptive steps to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran, which denies pursuing a military nuclear program, responded by launching multiple volleys of ballistic missiles at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.

Nebenzia said Israel had apparently intended to sabotage the indirect US-Iran nuclear talks which had been scheduled to resume Sunday. Tehran has declared that the strikes have effectively ended any diplomatic pathway.

“This is a completely unprovoked attack – whatever Israel may claim to the contrary – and it constitutes a gross violation of the UN Charter and international law," Nebenzia said. “Responsibility for all the consequences of these actions rests entirely with the Israeli leadership and those who condone them.”

He noted that Iran has the right to defend itself and pointed to Tehran’s previous commitment to the 2015 UN-backed nuclear deal, which the US abandoned during President Donald Trump’s first term. The Islamic Republic denied accusations of secretly violating the agreement at the time but has since ramped up uranium enrichment.

The US and its allies “have been doing everything possible to fuel the escalation, and, essentially, they incited it,” Nebenzia argued, adding that Western support had “spurred Israel to take radical steps.” He also raised alarms over the risk of radiation leaks from the targeted Iranian facilities and warned that “no military solution can be either legitimate or viable.”

Iran’s UN envoy, Amir-Saeid Iravani, described Israel’s attacks as “a chilling display of calculated aggression” that “amounted to a declaration of war.” He called for international action to disarm the Jewish state’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, which West Jerusalem has neither confirmed nor denied.

Israeli envoy Danny Danon defended the airstrikes, saying his country was a “democracy under siege” which had acted to “prevent its destruction” by the Islamic Republic. He urged the council to reflect on the potential consequences had the Iranian missiles been equipped with nuclear warheads.

Iran Planning to Attack US Military Bases in Middle East

Iran Planning to Attack US Military Bases in Middle East

Sputnik

Iran intends to continue attacking Israel and is also planning to strike US military bases in the Middle East, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the Iranian military leadership plans. 

"The war which launched by the aggression of the Zionist [Israeli] regime will spread to all the territories occupied by this regime and the US bases in the region. The aggressors will receive a decisive and large-scale response from Iran," the source told the agency.

Aresh suicide drones were able to attack targets in Israel, the Fars news agency also reported citing the Iranian armed forces.

The drones were able to reach the territory of Israel and attack the targets set by the operators, the agency said,

At the same time, Iran is going to continue attacking Israel and will not limit itself by the previously taken measures, the agency added.

Israel Says Another Missile Barrage Launched From Iran Overnight, Casualties Rise

Israel Says Another Missile Barrage Launched From Iran Overnight, Casualties Rise

TYLER DURDEN

Summary/developments:

• Missile sirens sound across north as IDF says new barrage launched from Iran
• More than 60 Israelis wounded in barrages
• Israelis rush back into shelters in the north
• Senior Iranian official threatens that Iran will target countries that try to defend Israel
• Iran says Israel has killed 78 people, including senior military officials, and wounded more than 320 people in Iran,
• AJ: Trump stays out of ‘public eye’ as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
• Air-defenses seen active once again Friday late night over the Iranian capital of Tehran
• Israeli says it completely destroyed Tabriz military base in Iran
• Next Israeli attack: potential targets are likely economic, including oil and gas infrastructure which resources the IRGC, and political and leadership targets.
• FOX: The U.S. Army is assisting in shooting down incoming Iranian missiles with Patriot Pac-3 missiles and with Thaad
• Israel completely evacuates Ben Gurion International Airport — including civilian aircrafts
• US confirms: American equipment and assets used in defending Israel against Iran strikes
• International media widely confirms several major strikes on Israeli cities 
• At least seven Israelis injured, some in serious condition
• AJ: Israeli attacks could push Iran to pursue nuclear weapon
• Iran closes airspace until tomorrow afternoon
• Iran says the missiles are the ‘beginning’ of its ‘crushing response’
• Trump warns Iran to agree to a deal ‘before there is nothing left’
• Axios reports that the Trump admin briefed lawmakers before Israeli strikes began
• There is radiological and chemical contamination at Natanz: IAEA's Grossi to UN Security Council
• "Israel destroyed the above-ground part of the Natanz nuclear facility. There are no indications of damage to the underground enrichment facilities at the site, but the power outage may have affected the centrifuges. There is radioactive and chemical contamination at the site," Grossi said.

Update(1425ET): A reported hundreds of Iranian missiles were launched on Israel. Some appear to have landed, though Israel's robust air defense system is active, and likely busy intercepting. Times of Israel writes in an update:

Sirens are sounding across Israel amid a major Iranian ballistic missile attack.

An estimated 100 missiles were launched from Iran at Israel, according to an Israeli military source

Al Jazeera is reporting based on eyewitnesses that Israelis have been instructed to take shelter in safe rooms. At least 100 ballistic missiles are inbound. Israel has confirmed there are casualties. Major impacts observed:

Jordanian armed forces say they are intercepting over Jordanian airspace. At least one impact in Tel Aviv has been reported. There have been at least eight waves of Israeli strikes on Iran since last night. Times of Israel reports:

Netanyahu is set to convene security chiefs and key ministersat 10 tonight, Channel 12 reports.

The network quotes a senior Israeli official warning against any euphoria and saying: “Iranian missiles will get here, and it won’t take them long. The results will not be minor. That’s precisely why we need to use every moment to attack and not hold back. We won’t take our foot off the gas. We are preparing for a lengthy conflict. This is one of the most significant historic events since the establishment of the state.”

The TV station also says that perhaps the most likely scenario presented to ministers last night is that of Iran firing 600 ballistic missiles in phases at Israel.

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Israel Katz: 'If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israeli civilians, Tehran will burn'

Israel Katz: 'If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israeli civilians, Tehran will burn'

AVI ASHKENAZI

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday threatened further action against Iran should more missiles be fired towards Israeli civilians. 

"If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israeli civilians, Tehran will burn," Katz said in a threatening message towards to Iranian Supreme Leader. 

The defense minister made these statements after finishing a situational assessment with the IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director David Barnea, and other Israeli military leadership.

"The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about the reality that they, and in particular the residents of Tehran, will pay a heavy price for the criminal harm to the citizens of Israel," the defense minister added.

Katz then praised the IDF and security forces for the impressive operations and achievements against the Islamic Republic since Thursday. 

Katz made these statements after another two Iranian deputy commanders at the Iranian armed forces' general staff were killed in Israeli strikes.

Furthermore, Iran's Fordow nuclear facility sustained limited damage following recent attacks by Israeli forces. Israel had also killed nine Iranian scientists who were advancing the Islamic Republic's agenda in developing a nuclear weapon, the IDF said.

IDF: Nine senior scientists and experts in the Iranian nuclear project killed

Nine senior scientists and experts in the Iranian nuclear project killed, IDF says

AVI ASHKENAZI

Nine senior scientists and experts in the Iranian nuclear project were killed by the IDF, the military announced on Saturday afternoon.

Two of the nine were advancing the Islamic Republic's agenda to obtain nuclear weapons, the IDF added.

The strike that killed the Islamic Republic officials was possible due to intelligence gathered by the IDF's Intelligence Directorate.

The scientists killed had decades of cumulative experience in the development of nuclear weapons. The scientists include Fereydoun Abbasi and Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani, experts in nuclear engineering; Akbar Motalebi Zadeh, an expert in chemical engineering; Saeed Barji, a materials engineering expert; physics experts Mohammad Mahdi Tehranshi, Mansour Asgari, and Amir Hassan Fakhahi; Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr, a reactor physics expert; and Ali Bakhouei Katirimi, a mechanics expert.

Times Of Israel Updates: IDF - Tehran Not Immune, Iranian lawmaker says closure of key Strait of Hormuz under consideration

IDF: ‘Tehran is no longer immune; the Iranian capital is exposed to Israeli strikes’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday

Iranian lawmaker says closure of key Strait of Hormuz under consideration

The closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz is being seriously reviewed by Iran, IRINN reported, citing statements by Esmail Kosari, a member of the parliament’s security commission.

The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Oman and Iran, is the world’s most important gateway for oil shipping.

France boosts security at Jewish sites, Israeli and US interests

IDF releases new footage of Iranian ballistic missile launchers being destroyed in strikes

The IDF releases new footage showing Iranian ballistic missile launchers being destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.

The Israeli Air Force has been working to disrupt attempts by Iran to launch further ballistic missile barrages on Israel.

IDF: ‘Tehran is no longer immune; the capital is exposed to Israeli strikes’

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says over 70 Israeli Air Force fighter jets participated in the overnight operation in Tehran to achieve aerial freedom of action over the Iranian capital.

He says some 40 sites were targeted, including air defense systems and related assets.

IAF fighter jets and drones flew over Tehran for some two and a half hours during the operation, Defrin says.

“The dozens of aircraft are flying freely over Tehran, thanks to the opening blow that removed the threat of Iranian air defense systems,” he says.

Defrin says it is the deepest area in Iran that the IAF has operated in so far.

“Tehran is no longer immune; the capital is exposed to Israeli strikes,” he adds.

Air force has not yet struck all Iran’s nuclear facilities, but efforts will continue, say military officials

The Israeli Air Force has not yet struck all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but these efforts will continue while the military also works to degrade the country’s ballistic missile array, military officials say.

So far, the IAF has caused “significant damage” to the Natanz nuclear facility and destroyed some sections of the Isfahan site, according to the IDF. The IAF has not yet targeted Fordo.

Nine nuclear scientists were also killed in Israeli strikes on Friday.

Air force ready for sudden escalation, but says operation against Iran ‘advancing according to plan’

IAF says it is preparing for a sudden further escalation with Iran.

Meanwhile, the IAF says it can now fly over Tehran with fighter jets, which it says is “significant.”

The IAF also says it is working to disrupt attempts by Iran to launch massive ballistic missile barrages on Israel, with fighter jets flying over the launch sites. As time goes on, Iran’s ability to launch missiles at Israel will be slowly degraded, the IAF says.

The military releases footage showing the identification of Iranian ballistic missile launchers in Tehran, shortly before they were targeted.

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Jan Markell: The King Is Coming—Whether Or Not It’s ‘Popular’ In Today’s Churches

The King Is Coming—Whether Or Not It’s ‘Popular’ In Today’s Churches

Jan Markell

Sometime in the last 25 – 30 years, the church took its attention off of the incredible message that the King is coming. The days are gone when to be an evangelical Christian was nearly synonymous with being pro-Israel and pro-prophecy. It’s a new day and not a happy one, and this ministry has heard from hundreds of you affirming this.

Dispensationalism Decline

Eschatology and pro-Israel sentiment have always found a home within Dispensationalism. This teaches a literal rapture, tribulation, Millennium, and separate role for Israel and the church.

Twentieth-Century teachers John Walvoord, Dwight Pentecost, Tim LaHaye, Hal Lindsey, Chuck Missler, Mark Hitchcock, Ron Rhodes, Dave Reagan, Thomas Ice, Ed Hindson, and many more, have educated millions. I’m just one of many who have learned from these scholars. Since 2001, I have featured many of them on air and at conferences.

Jim Showers is President of an organization I love and respect, Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. He states, “The next generation of ministry leaders, at best, sees no value in studying future prophecy and, at worst, views it with disfavor or as something to be avoided entirely.”

He suggests even those who hold to Dispensationalism and a Christian Zionist view of Israel, borne out of a literal interpretation of the Bible, are distancing themselves from these topics.

The Church Yawns and Not Yearns

At a time in history when headlines are, at best, maddening and bleak, the very theologies that make sense of them are declining in favor of theologies that fill pews and increase donations. As I like to say—and say it often, sadly—I never thought I would see the day.

What incredible times we live in—like no previous generation. The world is heading pell-mell for a conclusion, and today there is a classic yawn within the church. The hoofbeats of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are heard faintly in the distance and they are fading out, not rushing in.

It is a privilege and a challenge to be born for such a time as this. Very little that is predicted to happen in the “last days” is good news, and who wants a steady dose of bad? But if one can “look up,” one can bear the heartache of looking around as the signs of the times explode on our news outlets.

Convergence!

The Bible asks us to be “watchmen” (Ezekiel 33). We’re to be sounding an alarm. Trouble is ahead. Time is short. And I have never felt such a sense of urgency as it concerns this message.

I am watching signs “converge.” They are stunning and breathtaking. But most pastors will not talk about them!

Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees and Sadducees for not discerning the times. “When it is evening you say, it will be fair weather, for the sky is red; and in the morning, it will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.” (Matthew 16:2-3 NKJV)

But if you wish to be silent, pastors and teachers, you are marginalizing up to one-third of the Bible. Would a church leader marginalize this much of the Bible on other relevant key topics? I doubt it!

Mocking and Anti-Israel Today

We are now in the days of 2 Peter 3:3: The mocking and scoffing generation as to end-time events. We are in a time when Israel has been so maligned that even within evangelicalism, she is seen as an “apartheid occupier” more than a special, called-out people.

Anti-Israel sentiment is global. Antisemitism is raging. Entire denominations are engaging in the Boycott, Divest, Sanction Movement that harms Israel economically. At the same time, there are so many prophecy-related events happening daily and hourly that it presents a major dilemma for those of us watching the signs of the times to know just where to focus.

I am told such topics will scare people. That Bible prophecy will marginalize church giving. That it may offend. That it is not politically correct. That it will even make the teacher look like he or she represents “the fringe”—whatever that means!

Please, Sound the Alarm!

If you believe that the King is coming any day, do not be silent. Keep sounding the alarm. Yes, it will cost you something. But your rewards are eternal. The prophecies of the first coming of Christ were fulfilled. They stand as evidence that the Bible can be trusted. Prophecies of His second coming work the same way, except we get to witness these events in our time, often with our own eyes.

The nations of the world seem moved, as though by a hidden hand, into exactly the right positions on a global chess board. What an amazing thing to see it happening before our eyes!