The Hindu – Amidst escalating conflict and continuing airstrikes by Israel, the Iranian government said on Friday (June 20, 2025) that it had agreed to open its otherwise closed airspace to facilitate chartered flights carrying about 1,000 Indian nationals back to India.
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The Israeli military said on Thursday (June 19, 2025) that Iran used a missile with multiple warheads, posing a new challenge to its defences. Instead of having to track one warhead, missiles with multiple warheads can pose a more difficult challenge for air defence systems, like Israel’s Iron Dome.
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A week of Israeli strikes on Iran has killed at least 657 people and wounded 2,037 others, the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists said Friday.