KARACHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sustained minor leg injuries during an Israeli strike that targeted a meeting of Iran`s Supreme National Security Council during the war between both countries last month, the Fars News Agency has reported.

The missile attack occurred on June 16 as top Iranian leaders, including the heads of the three branches of government, were meeting in a secure lower level of a building in western Tehran, said the report.

The strike involved six projectiles that hit the entrances and exits of the building, an approach similar to an assassination operation on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Officials managed to evacuate using a pre-planned emergency hatch, the agencyreported,notingthatPezeshkian was `injured during the evacuation but was able to exit safely`.

The report also said Iranian authorities suspect a possible internal leak, cit-ing the accuracy of the strike.

The revelation, by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Fars news agency, confirmed claims made by Mr Pezeshkian during a recent interview that Israel had tried to assassinate him.

In an interview with the US media personality Tucker Carlson, the Iranian president said Israel attacked an area where he was holding a meeting.

The news agency`s report added that following the explosions, power was cut to the targeted floor.

A 12-day armed conflict between Israel and Iran erupted on June 13 after Tel Aviv launched airstrikes on Iranian military, nuclear and civilian sites, killing at least 606 people and injuring 5,332, according to Iran`s Health Ministry.

Tehran launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 3,400, according to figures released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The conflict came to a halt under a US-sponsored ceasefire that took effect on June 24