**13 June 2025, Tehran, Iran**: A building in Tehran was hit during an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital early in the morning. – Sepahnews/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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**MADRID, 13 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS)** – The wave of attacks launched early Friday morning by the Israeli military against various locations in Iran has resulted in the death of the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), General Hosein Salami, among other officials. So far, these actions have left at least nine dead and over a hundred injured.

The IRGC has confirmed Salami’s death in a message reported by the IRNA news agency, shortly after the spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, General Abolfazl Shekarchi, stated to the same outlet that «several commanders have been martyred» and assured that Israel «will pay a heavy price» for the attacks.

«There is no reason to worry in the country, and the Zionist regime and the United States will pay a high price and receive a strong slap,» the spokesman stated, denouncing that «residential areas have been attacked, which is a sign of the enemy’s humiliation, unable to confront the country.»

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**12:53** Natanz, a symbol of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and a recurring military target for Israel. The Natanz facility, attacked by Israel this past night, represents Iran’s nuclear aspirations and is the spearhead of a uranium enrichment program that has put Iranian authorities at odds with Israel and its allies since the world first learned of its existence in 2002 through a statement from the Iranian opposition.

**12:02** Merz defends Israel’s right to self-defense after speaking with Netanyahu. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz asserted on Friday Israel’s right to defend itself against potential threats such as that posed by Iran, in his first reaction to the early Friday morning attacks, having received firsthand information from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

**11:16** Iran’s allied groups denounce the Israeli attack as an act of aggression. Iran’s allied groups have uniformly condemned the Israeli attack early Friday morning on Iran as an act of aggression that brings the entire region closer to open confrontation, in a series of statements blaming Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States, and the United Nations nuclear agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

**11:13** Israel claims to the international community that «it had no other option» but to attack Iran. The Israeli government has embarked on a «marathon of calls» with authorities worldwide, essentially arguing that it «had no other option» but to launch a new series of attacks on Iran, despite widespread calls from the international community for restraint to prevent further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

**9:11** The Ibex 35 opens with a 1% drop, falling below 14,000 points due to tensions in the Middle East. The Ibex 35 began trading on Friday with a 1.2% drop, bringing the Madrid index down to 13,919.2 points around 9:00 AM, on a day when oil prices surged by more than 13%, reaching their highest cost since January following the wave of attacks launched by the Israeli military against various points in Iran.

**7:53** The U.S. distances itself from Israel’s «unilateral» attack on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied the involvement of the Trump Administration in the attacks carried out by the Israeli military early Friday morning against alleged nuclear targets in Iran, asserting that they are part of a «unilateral action» by its ally in the Middle East, although he acknowledged that the Israeli government «informed us that this action was necessary for its self-defense.»

**7:52** Israel kills the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in its «preventive attack.» The wave of attacks launched early Friday morning by the Israeli military against various locations in Iran has resulted in the death of the head of the IRGC, General Hosein Salami, among other officials, with at least nine confirmed dead and over a hundred injured.