Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
WORLD & NATION Paramedics evacuate a woman from a site in Rishon Lezion, Israel, that was struck by an Iranian missile on Saturday. (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman and Julia Frankel June 14, 2025 Updated 6:51 PM PT DUBAI — Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran on Sunday, with direct strikes targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles blamed for the deaths of four people. The exchange of strikes represented the latest salvo since a surprise attack by Israel two days earlier aimed at decimating Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. New explosions boomed across Tehran as Iranian missiles entered Israel’s skies in an attack that Israeli emergency officials said killed four people in an apartment building in the Galilee region. Casualty figures weren’t immediately available in Iran, where Israel targeted the Defense Ministry h...