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Israel's emergency service Magen David Adom has said medics are treating two people after airstrikes in the past hour.

A 16-year-old boy is in a serious condition and a 54-year-old man is in "moderate condition" with shrapnel wounds, they said.

They didn't say where they were hurt, but we know the Ministry of Interior building was hit in Haifa.

The Middle East is the world's foremost oil-producing region and a major centre for maritime trade.

Its waterways are a critical thoroughfare for cargo ships transporting oil and container ships with goods and appliances on board.

This is particularly true of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a quarter of the world's oil trade.

At the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the narrow channel is in the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, which at its narrowest point is just 33km wide.

It flows into the Gulf of Oman, and from there ships can travel to the rest of the world.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict blockades in the strait could push oil prices above $100 (拢74) per barrel.

According to the International Monetary Fund, inflation in advanced economies rises by about 0.4 percentage points for every 10% increase in oil prices.

That being said, it would be an extreme step for Iran to close the route, given it could anger its major customer - China - as well as Qatar and the UAE, two other major oil-producing states.

Following reports of a new wave of Iranian rockets earlier - see our 13.40 post - Israeli police has confirmed impact sites.

Officers have not said where missiles have landed.

Images on social media, however, show a large plume of smoke rising from the port city of Haifa, in the north.

Israeli media has said initial reports suggest missiles hit in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Here are some of the latest pictures from Geneva.

As we've been reporting, foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany, and an EU foreign policy chief, are going to sit down with their Iranian counterpart in this Swiss city later.

But first, the Europeans had lunch.

Present at the meeting at the offices of the honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany were France's Jean-Noel Barrot, Britain's David Lammy, Germany's Johann Wadephul and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

Six people have been arrested near the Iranian embassy in London, on suspicion of grevious bodily harm.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson: "At 9.53am on Friday 20 June, officers responded to reports of an altercation in Princes Gate, SW1.

"Six men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm 鈥� they remain in police custody.

"Two men were treated for injuries at the scene and have been taken to hospital for further treatment by the London Ambulance Service.

"Police have cordoned off the area while initial investigations take place."

Iran has snubbed any possible negotiations with the US - at least as long as Israeli attacks continue.

That's the latest from Geneva, where Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, is going to meet with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany this afternoon.

He's stuck to Iran's line that it won't meet US officials until Israel halts its strikes.

Watch what he had to say below:

Iran has launched a wave of missiles towards Israel.

The Israeli military said it identified the attack in a statement and it was also reported in Iranian state media.

The Israel Defence Forces said sirens had sounded in "several areas across Israel" and it was working to intercept the threat.

Explosions are being heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Reuters news agency said.

Iran is ready to discuss limitations to its nuclear programme, Reuters reports, citing a senior Tehran official.

The news agency quoted the official as saying Iran was prepared to talk about limitations to its uranium enrichment.

Zero enrichment would be rejected, "especially now under Israel's strikes," the source added.

The official also reportedly said Europe's role was stronger given Tehran's unwillingness to engage with the US as Israel continued to attack.

Positive signs?

The seemingly positive words match reports of America's similar willingness to sit down for talks.

However, Iran has repeatedly said it won't talk with Washington while Israeli strikes continue.

Yesterday, Donald Trump reflected a possible move in the right direction, saying: "There's a substantial chance of negotiations."

Enriching your way to peace

The nuclear fuel used in a reactor, or a nuclear bomb, needs to have a higher concentration of uranium-235 than naturally exists.

Only about 0.7% of natural uranium is capable of becoming weapons-grade.

To this end, uranium is enriched.

Iran has a number of enrichment facilities, such as Fordow - which is buried in a mountain.

But Tehran has always said these are for civilian use, not for making bombs, which need very high levels of uranium-235.

Facilities like Fordow use centrifuges to separate out the wanted uranium isotope, enriching it.

Limiting such enrichment efforts would keep Iran's uranium from levels needed for bombs, but at levels it could be used for civilian fuel.

Europe and Britain will tell their Iranian counterpart in today's meeting in Geneva that the US is open to direct talks - even as Donald Trump mulls over striking Tehran directly.

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi will be told that Iran must send a "clear signal", Reuters news agency reported, citing two diplomats.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke to several of his Western counterparts ahead of today's meeting, the diplomats reportedly added, saying it indicated a readiness to engage.

Washington has not confirmed this, but CNN quoted a US official as saying that Donald Trump supported diplomacy.

And we reported earlier that the US preferred a diplomatic solution - but was open to a military one.

However, Tehran has repeatedly said it will not talk to Trump's government until Israel stops its attacks.

Stepping away from the Middle East for a moment, our security and defence editor Deborah Haynes has visited a top secret nuclear base in the UK.

Her trip comes as fighting in the Middle East hinges around Israeli claims that Iran was racing towards a nuclear bomb of its own.

Catch up on her report below: