ISTANBUL, June 15 — Israeli airstrikes early on Sunday targeted the headquarters of Iran's Defence Ministry in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing the Iranian semi-official news agency Tasnim.
The attacks targeted the Defence Ministry and Armed Forces Logistics headquarters in the Nobonyad area, causing slight damage to an administrative building.
There was no immediate comment from the Iranian Defence Ministry.
In the early hours of Friday, Israeli forces attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities and killing top military commanders and scientists.
Iran responded with ballistic missiles targeting several areas across Israel, killing and injuring Israelis and damaging buildings.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio quickly announced that the United States had not been involved.
Separately, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Riyadh believes the Israeli regime seeks to deepen the conflict with Iran in an attempt to drag the United States (US) into the war, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
In a phone conversation with President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, the Saudi crown prince said Saudi Arabia was also confident that Iran would act prudently and thwart Tel Aviv’s goal.
“Today, the entire Islamic world supports you in unison,” Mohammed bin Salman told the president.
Pezeshkian said he had worked since his inauguration to strengthen peace, security, and stability in the region but Israel had sought to disrupt his agenda anytime he came close to achieving that goal.
The president said he hoped Iran and Saudi Arabia could work together to fill the region with calm.
In WASHINGTON, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for nearly an hour, with much of the conversation focused on tensions between Israel and Iran, AA reported.
“President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but more importantly, to talk about Iran, a country he knows very well,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
He said both leaders agreed that the conflict between Israel and Iran should end. “To which I explained, his war should also end,” Trump added, referring to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
While the conversation largely focused on the Middle East, Trump noted that he and Putin would discuss the Russia-Ukraine war “next week”.
"He is doing the planned prisoner swaps — large numbers of prisoners are being exchanged, immediately, from both sides," he added.
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