Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Iran signals impasse in US talks

IRGC commander who helped arm, fund Hamas killed, Israel strikes Isfahan nuclear facility

Fire breaks out due to rocket shrapnel in Holon • IAF announces it killed IRGC drone commander • Iranian drone crashes in open area in Golan Heights

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Who would be Khamenei’s successor if regime falls? Foreign diplomats debate – report

The diplomats had also discussed whether Iranian nuclear sites could be secured, and what the environmental consequences would be in attacking facilities like Fordow.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)

Talks about who would succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s leader were held confidentially by diplomats from Europe and the United States, speaking theoretically about a scenario where the Islamic Republic would collapse, CBS News learned on Friday.

The diplomats had also discussed whether Iranian nuclear sites could be secured, and the environmental consequences for their allies in the region as a result of attacking nuclear facilities like Fordow.

Khamenei has been hiding since Israel’s exchange of missiles with Iran broke out one week ago, with US President Donald Trump saying on Tuesday that the US knows exactly where he is. The Iranian leader is also believed to be battling cancer, the report noted, and cited an assessment by US intelligence that concluded Khamenei hasn’t resumed his country’s nuclear weapons program, which halted operations in 2003.

IRGC commander who helped fund, arm Hamas prior to Oct. 7 killed, Israel Katz says

He was killed in an apartment in the city of Qom, south of

Israeli minister of Defense Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 6, 2025.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday the assassination of Mohammad Saeed Izadi, the commander of the Palestine Corps within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.

Izadi, according to reports, helped finance and arm Hamas in the lead-up to the October 7 massacre. He was reportedly behind the “plan to destroy Israel” by coordinating assaults on Israel from multiple fronts. 

Izadi was killed in an apartment in the city of Qom, south of Tehran. 

Hundreds of US citizens left Iran in last week, State Dept cable says

By REUTERS

Hundreds of American citizens have departed Iran using land routes over the past week since the war between the Islamic Republic and Israel broke out, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters on Friday.

While many left without problem, “numerous” citizens had faced “delays and harassment” while trying to exit, the cable said. It said, without giving further details, that one unidentified family had reported that two US citizens attempting to leave Iran had been detained.

Israeli Navy strikes Hezbollah Radwan Force site, obtained intel. from terrorist interrogation

An Israeli Navy vessel on Friday night struck a Hezbollah Radwan Force infrastructure site in Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the military said on Saturday.

According to the IDF, knowledge of the site was obtained following an interrogation of a Hezbollah terrorist by Unit 504 a few weeks ago, and the site was struck based on Israeli Navy and Northern Command intelligence.

The infrastructure site constitutes a violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF said. 

Israel strikes Isfahan nuclear site, no leakage of hazardous materials

By REUTERS

Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site was targeted by Israel, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Saturday, adding that there was no leakage of hazardous materials.
 

Iranian drone triggers sirens in Golan Heights, crashes in open area

An Iranian drone crashed in an open area in Israel’s North on Saturday, the military said.

According to protocol, sirens were triggered by the drone intrusion in Ein Zivan, Alonei Habashan, and Ortal in the Golan Heights.

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

The Israel Air Force killed a Hezbollah terrorist in the area of Baraachit in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Saturday. 

Hacker group targets IRGC

Hacker group “Gonjeshke Darande” claims that it targeted the IRGC’s financial networks in a Saturday morning post on X/Twitter.

“These foundations were not for the welfare of citizens; they were run by the Revolutionary Guards for the purpose of bullying, suppressing the nation, and terrorizing,” the post read.

The group added that “any institution that will support the IRGC will be on our radar,” and also called on Iranian citizens to withdraw their money from institutions affiliated with the IRGC. 

Israel Air Force announces it killed IRGC drone commander

The Israel Air Force announced that it had killed IRGC drone brigade commander Aminpour Joudaki in strikes on Iran on Saturday. 

The IDF release noted that “Aminpour Joudaki advanced hundreds of UAV attacks against Israeli territory from the area of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran.”

The IDF also noted that he took over as the overall commander of the UAV headquarters after the military eliminated Taher Pour, the former commander of the UAV headquarters.

Araghchi calls Israeli attacks a ‘betrayal of diplomacy’ from US, signals talks at a standstill

Araghchi said that Iran would continue to enrich uranium, and that he had communicated that US envoy Steve Witkoff several times.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a meeting with ambassadors in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025(photo credit: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Iran does not believe it can trust the US in diplomatic talks regarding a ceasefire or nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News on Friday.

Araghchi alluded that the sixth round of US-brokered nuclear talks was a cover for Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic.

“So they had perhaps this plan in their mind, and they just needed negotiations perhaps to cover it up,” Araghchi said. “We don’t know how we can trust them anymore. What they did was, in fact, a betrayal of diplomacy.

He added that his country was unwilling to negotiate with the US during the current war.

“We’re not prepared to negotiate with them anymore, as long as the aggression continues,” he said.

Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.

Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.

Fifty-three hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.

The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.

Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.

24 Israelis killed, over 800 wounded, including seven IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.

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