Italian media tracked escalating Iran-Israel exchanges that moved beyond sequential strikes to simultaneous bombardments. Early morning reports showed casualty figures climbing from overnight Iranian missile attacks on Tel Aviv, with death tolls rising from one to four civilians. By midday, Israeli forces claimed destroying Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Isfahan and eliminating nine nuclear scientists, prompting Iran to threaten 2,000 missile deployment and cancel nuclear negotiations with the United States.
The conflict expanded as Iran threatened US, UK and French military bases, while Netanyahu declared Gaza a "secondary front" and warned Tehran would "burn." Evening brought the most intense exchange yet, with Iran launching over 100 missiles targeting Haifa and Tel Aviv as Israeli jets simultaneously struck Tehran's fuel depots, leaving the capital "in flames." Netanyahu announced Israel now "controls Iran's skies" and identified Khamenei as a direct target.
Putin contacted Trump offering Russian mediation while Britain deployed jets to the region.