‘It’s very late to be talking,’ Trump says as Iran signals talks

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK, along with the High Representative of the European Union urged Iran and Israel to de-escalate their conflict during a June 16 call with Tehran’s foreign minister, said the EU in a statement on Wednesday.

The E3 and EU reaffirmed Israel’s right to self-defense under international law but pressed all sides to return to diplomacy.

They also warned Iran against withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty and expressed deep concern over Tehran’s expanding nuclear program and continued safeguards violations.

“E3 Ministers and the High Representative of the European Union reiterated their longstanding concerns about Iran’s nuclear program which largely exceeds any credible civilian purpose, and Iran’s ongoing non-compliance with its legally binding safeguards obligations.”

Residents shared footage with Iran International on Wednesday showing major explosions across eastern and western Tehran.

One video captured a powerful blast in the mountains east of the capital, striking the Nobonyad area.

Other videos showed explosions in Phase 8 of Pardis to the east, Shahrak-e Esteghlal near Chitgar in the west, and renewed Israeli strikes on Shahran—where a fuel depot was previously targeted.

Another explosion was reported near Seoul Street in northern Tehran.

Ongoing attacks in eastern Tehran—specifically in the areas of Khojir and Parchin—were heavy, a citizen told Iran International on Wednesday.

The individual shared video footage of heavy smoke rising from the area.

Israeli firefighters and hazardous materials teams on Wednesday inspected a ballistic missile fragment found in an olive grove in the Galilee region of northern Israel, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services Northern District spokesperson said.

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French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published a cartoon showing three Iranian clerics without their turbans, holding a banner that reads "Khamenei, Life, Freedom" — a play on the 2022 protest slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom" that became the rallying cry of Iran’s boldest uprising against the Islamic Republic in decades.

The cartoon appeared in the latest issue released Wednesday, under the title: The mullahs remove their veils in Tehran, portraying a reversal of Iran’s compulsory hijab laws.

The magazine also ran a mock obituary, featuring a photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with a black ribbon and a fictional death date marked only as a question mark in June 2025.

Below it, the caption read: “The first one to find the date wins a trip to Tehran.”