Iran retaliated against Israel with a second wave of missiles following Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, which resulted in numerous casualties. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed consequences for Israel’s actions, while Israel reported injuries from the missile barrage. World leaders, including Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer, called for de-escalation, but Iran rejected calls for restraint, citing past inaction on Palestinian issues.

Despite a massive fire that engulfed the aircraft and surrounding buildings, the religious text was found largely untouched in the debris.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation formed a committee to investigate the Air India Flight AI-171 crash on June 12, which caused 274 deaths, and recommend improved SOPs.