Iran-Israel latest: Israel ‘hits Tehran centrifuges’ after officials say Trump is considering joining strikes

The Israeli military said it attacked a centrifuge production site in Tehran.

More than 50 Air Force fighter jets completed a series of attacks on military targets in the Tehran area in recent hours, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on X.

It claimed to have attacked several weapons production sites, including a production site of raw materials and components used in the assembly of surface-to-surface missiles.

The IDF said Iran has launched these kinds of missiles towards Israel in the past.

Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority said flight cancellations will remain in place until 2pm (local time) on Wednesday.

Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles at Israel in the latest round of overnight strikes between the two nations.

“The 11th wave of the proud Operation Honest Promose 3 using Fattah-1 missiles” was carried out, the Iranian military said in a statement.

Hypersonic weapons can travel more than five times the speed of sound, giving air defences little time to react to a strike.

Donald Trump has warned Iran to make a deal “before there is nothing left” and issued a chilling threat: he knows where the supreme leader is hiding but “we are not going to take him out, at least not for now”.

Mr Trump demanded a “real end” to the bloody conflict with Israel, which is now entering its sixth day, and told Tehran there was still time to end the war if it delivered “unconditional surrender”.

After launching Operation Rising Lion last week with an unprecedented attack on Iranian nuclear sites and top military figures, Israel claimed on Tuesday to have the Iranian military leadership “on the run”.

US president Donald Trump is considering joining Israel’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, CBS and NBC News reported, citing US officials.

Mr Trump is considering a range of options, including a possible strike targeting Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear site, following a meeting with his national security team, according to CBS News.

Chinese president Xi Jinping said his nation was “deeply worried” about the escalating conflict in the Middle East, triggered by Israel’s attack on Iran last week.

“China opposes any actions that infringe upon sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of other countries, and deems military conflict no solution,” Mr Xi said during a meeting with Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

“All parties should work to de-escalate the conflict as soon as possible and prevent the situation from worsening further,” Xi said, in comments quoted by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

China is ready to play a constructive role in restoring peace and stability in the Middle East, he added. The Chinese foreign ministry suggested that the US should use its influence on Israel to stop the raging conflict.

“China calls on all relevant parties, especially those countries that have a special influence on Israel, to shoulder their due responsibilities, take immediate measures to cool down the tense situation and prevent the conflict from escalating and spreading,” spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.

Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other today as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day.

The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel in the first two hours of this morning. Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv.

Israel told residents in a southwestern area of Tehran to evacuate so its air force could strike Iranian military installations. Iranian media said Israel was attacking a university linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the east of the capital.

A major explosion was heard in Tehran around 5am (local time), according to local reports.

Israeli strikes have killed at least 585 people across Iran and wounded 1,326 others, a human rights group has said.

Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said it had identified 239 of the dead as civilians and 126 as security personnel.

The group, which also provided detailed casualty figures during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, cross-checks local reports in the Islamic Republic against a network of sources it has developed in the country.

Iran has not been publishing regular death tolls during the conflict and has minimized casualties in the past.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has vowed his country will give a “strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime”, referring to Israel.

“We will show the Zionists no mercy,” Mr Khamenei said in a post on X.

US president Donald Trump has claimed he knows where Iran’s supreme leader is hiding and called for his “unconditional surrender”.

Mr Trump said in a post on Truth Social that “our patience is wearing thin”, adding: “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding.

“He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.”