--- description: Hundreds of military strikes have been exchanged as the two nations remain locked in conflict. title: Photos of the Escalating Conflict Between Iran and Israel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b0745f093821d85/6998c78d1500fb02acaa65cf/israel-iran-conflict-2025-14.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iran](/tag/iran/) ## Iran Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Photos of the Escalating Conflict Between Iran and Israel  Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 16, 2025. Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 16, 2025.Ronen Zvulun—AP --- Story by [Solcyré Burga](/author/solcyre-burga/) and [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) Jun 16, 2025 5:34 PM CUT Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 16, 2025. Ronen Zvulun—AP Smoke and missiles have lit up the skies in Israel and Iran in a fierce standoff triggered by fears over [Tehran’s expanding nuclear program](https://time.com/7294133/iran-israel-nuclear-program-attack/ "undefined"). Since June 13, hundreds of military strikes have been exchanged as the two nations remain locked in a conflict that shows no signs of abating. The ongoing exchange of attacks has brought the death toll to at least [224 in Iran](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/israel-iran-battle-escalates-will-be-high-agenda-world-leaders-meet-2025-06-16/ "undefined") and [24](https://www.gov.il/en/pages/operation-rising-lion-update "undefined") in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://time.com/7294186/israel-warns-tehran-will-burn-deadly-strikes-traded-nuclear-program/ "undefined") claimed Monday that military forces are “striking regime targets—unlike Iran’s criminal regime, which targets civilians.” In Tehran, many residents are fleeing to safer areas, while in Israel, air raid sirens continue to sound, urging citizens to seek shelter. The violence has also resulted in significant damage to residential buildings, power grids, and oil refineries. **Read more:** [_Israel Gets the War It Wanted_](https://time.com/7293976/israel-iran-attack-war-hezbollah/ "undefined") The timeline for a resolution remains unclear. President Donald Trump expressed support for a nuclear arms deal in [an early Sunday post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114687664442020232 "undefined") on Truth Social, suggesting he could help broker an agreement. Trump affirmed his backing of Israel’s defense and [said](https://time.com/7294360/trump-warns-iran-bloody-conflict-israel-death-toll-rises/ "undefined") he hopes to keep the U.S. out of the broader Middle Eastern conflict for now, [though reports indicate](https://time.com/7294500/israel-attack-iran-us-involvement-trump-netanyahu-khamenei/ "undefined") some level of military coordination between Israel and the U.S. **Read more:** [_Here Are the Top Iranian Generals and Scientists Targeted and Killed by Israeli Strikes—and What We Know About Them_](https://time.com/7293886/iranian-generals-scientists-targets-killed-by-israeli-strikes/ "undefined") He also warned Iran against retaliating against the U.S., [stating](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114685507052179501 "undefined"), “if we are attacked in any way, shape, or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict.”  People observe fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran.Getty Images  Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, on Sunday, June 15, 2025.Baz Ratner—AP  Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 15, 2025.Amir Cohen—Reuters  Relatives of the 23 military personnel who killed in Israeli attacks attend a funeral ceremony at the Valley of Mercy Martyrs Cemetery in Tabriz, Iran on June 16, 2025.Anadolu/Getty Images  Jewish man inspects the damage inside a synagogue at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025.John Wessels—AFP/Getty Images  Commuters drive along a road as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025.Atta Kenare—AFP/Getty Images  Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025.Menahem Kahana—AFP/Getty Images  Paramedics evacuate a wounded woman from a building struck by a missile fired from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025.Tomer Appelbaum—AP  Iranians who were injured in a reported Israeli strike on Keshavarz Boulevard in downtown Tehran on June 15, 2025.Amir Kholousi—AFP/Getty Images  Smoke rises from locations targeted in Tehran amid the third day of conflict between Israel and Iran, June 15, 2025.Khoshiran—Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images  A building damaged in an Israeli strike targeting the Narmak district in eastern Tehran on June 15, 2025.Fatemeh Bahrami—Anadolu/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7294609/iran-israel-war-pictures-strike/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7294609/iran-israel-war-pictures-strike/"},"headline":"See Photos of the Escalating Conflict Between Iran and Israel","datePublished":"2025-06-16T17:34:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T13:32:17.642Z","description":"Hundreds of military strikes have been exchanged as the two nations remain locked in conflict.","url":"https://time.com/7294609/iran-israel-war-pictures-strike/","keywords":["Iran"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Solcyré Burga","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/solcyre-burga/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/iran/","name":"Iran"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7294609/iran-israel-war-pictures-strike/","name":"See Photos of the Escalating Conflict Between Iran and Israel"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Footage Shows Destructive Aftermath of the Escalating Conflict Between Iran and Israel","description":"In the early hours of Friday morning, Israel launched a sweeping military campaign against Iran. 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