Three killed in Israeli strike on security checkpoint in central Iran

Israeli warplanes targeted an active command center in central Tehran overnight, killing Ali Shadmani, the newly appointed head of Iran’s Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.

Shadmani, a senior Iranian military figure, was appointed just four days ago to replace Gholamali Rashid who got killed on Friday.

The IDF said the strike was based on precise intelligence and described Shadmani as a key figure in directing Iran’s military operations against Israel.

A missile struck a bus parking lot in Israel’s Dan District, causing a fire but no reported injuries, Israeli emergency services said.

Following earlier sirens, Magen David Adom teams -- Israel's national emergency service -- were dispatched to search affected areas. Firefighters are responding at multiple scenes. A bus in a town north of Tel Aviv also sustained a direct hit.

Around 30 missiles were fired from Iran on Tuesday morning, with several impact sites reported in central Israel, according to Israel’s N12 news outlet.

Sami Sadat, a former senior Afghan army commander, has warned that “very heavy weapons” may be used in Tehran in the coming days and urged Afghan migrants to leave the city.

In a post on social media platform X, Sadat also advised Afghan nationals in Iran to avoid gatherings and stay away from government facilities, citing information suggesting the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict could result in “high civilian casualties.”

“To all Afghans in Iran: avoid travel, avoid crowds, and avoid major cities, especially Tehran,” Sadat wrote.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that he left the G7 summit in Canada to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

“Wrong!” Trump posted on Truth Social, saying Macron “has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a cease fire. Much bigger than that.”

“Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong,” he added.

Two staff members of Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB were killed in Monday’s Israeli airstrike on the network’s glass-fronted building in northern Tehran, according to Iranian media.

Nima Rajabpour, a news editor, and Masoumeh Azimi, a secretariat staffer, died following injuries sustained in the attack, which also wounded several other journalists and employees, state-affiliated outlets reported.

Azimi was reportedly killed by the blast wave, while Rajabpour succumbed to his injuries later, according to a live report on IRINN.