Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp, which Israel has been battering with increasing intensity, were inevitably a prime target as the guardians of a regime built on hatred of the West and after decades of violent subversion often enacted with the aid of that other enemy of the West: Russia.

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 20 senior Iranian commanders including the head of the revolutionary guards, Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were killed in Israel's strikes on Iran on Friday, two regional sources told Reuters.

Unsafe: In another public safety incident, an iron bridge collapsed at a popular tourist spot in Maharashtra’s Pune district, killing at least four persons, including a child, and injuring 38 others. The local administration has set up a panel to investigate the matter and whether a structural audit of the bridge was conducted.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

DHAKA, June 16, 2025 (BSS) - Iran has called upon the international community, including the UN and Islamic countries, to respond quickly against Israeli aggression to its territory.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, expressing Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with Iran after Israel’s attacks, which he described as “blatant provocations”.