Israel’s seventh day of air strikes on Iran came a day after Iran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender

Israel’s military warned people on Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.

The warning came in a social media post on X. It included a satellite image of the plant in a red circle, like other warnings that preceded strikes.

Israel’s seventh day of air strikes on Iran came a day after Iran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage to them”. Israel also lifted some restrictions on daily life, suggesting the missile threat from Iran on its territory was easing.

The Israeli military said Thursday’s round of air strikes targeted Tehran and other areas of Iran, without elaborating.