Smoke billows from a site near the Azadi Tower (L) in central Tehran, as fighting between Israel and Iran continues on June 16, 2025. Israel and Iran traded deadly fire on June 16 in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

In pictures: Death, destruction, debris in Iran and Israel amid war

Israel and Iran have been trading missile strikes since the former launched an air offensive on Friday.
Published June 17, 2025

Israel and Iran have been trading missile strikes since the former launched an air offensive on Friday, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

The pictures below show some of the widespread destruction in both nations caused by the ongoing conflict.

Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16. — AFP
Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16. — AFP

Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after being attacked on June 16. — AFP
Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after being attacked on June 16. — AFP

Mourners carry the coffins of people killed in Israeli attacks during their funeral in Hamedan, western Iran on June 16. — AFP
Mourners carry the coffins of people killed in Israeli attacks during their funeral in Hamedan, western Iran on June 16. — AFP

Smoke billows for the second day from the Shahran oil depot, northwest of Tehran, Iran on June 16. — AFP
Smoke billows for the second day from the Shahran oil depot, northwest of Tehran, Iran on June 16. — AFP

A man carrying a wounded girl following the Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran on June 15. — Reuters
A man carrying a wounded girl following the Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran on June 15. — Reuters

Smoke billows from a site in the city of Haifa, Israel on June 16, following a barrage of Iranian missiles. — AFP
Smoke billows from a site in the city of Haifa, Israel on June 16, following a barrage of Iranian missiles. — AFP

Firefighters work at an impact site following an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — Reuters
Firefighters work at an impact site following an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — Reuters

Smoke billows from a site hit by Iranian missiles in Haifa, Israel on June 16. —  AFP
Smoke billows from a site hit by Iranian missiles in Haifa, Israel on June 16. — AFP

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP

Responders are seen next to a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Responders are seen next to a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP

People check a damaged religious school following an Iranian missile attack in central Israel on June 16. — Reuters
People check a damaged religious school following an Iranian missile attack in central Israel on June 16. — Reuters

Responders attend to a woman and a baby near a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Responders attend to a woman and a baby near a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP


Header image: Smoke billows from a site in central Tehran, as fighting between Israel and Iran continues on June 16. — AFP