June 17, 2025, Tehran The war between Israel and Iran has intensified. The Israeli military claimed the death of Iran's Chief of Staff Ali Shadmani and threatened Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that he could end up like Saddam Hussein. On Tuesday morning, Iran launched multiple attacks on Tel Aviv, causing sirens to sound several times in Israel and forcing people to flee to safe places. Details Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, "I warn the Iranian dictator that firing missiles at Israeli citizens will result in the same consequences as Saddam Hussein, who was removed from power and executed." Saddam Hussein, who was president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, was removed and executed in a US invasion in 2003 after firing missiles at Israel in the 1991 Gulf War and accused of a secret nuclear program. According to the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, 224 civilians, including women and children, have been martyred and 1,257 injured in Israeli attacks so far.