The Israeli military has carried out several strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities and military sites in and around the country’s capital, Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
In a prerecorded video message posted early Friday morning, Netanyahu said the strikes were aimed at hurting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and ballistic missile factories.
“This operation will take as long as is needed to complete the task of fending off the threat of annihilation against us,” Netanyahu said.
An unnamed Israeli military official told the Reuters news agency that Israel struck “dozens” of nuclear and military targets early on Friday.
Iranian state-run news agency, Nour News, said several “loud explosions” have been reported in and around Iran’s capital. It added that Iran’s air defense system is on full alert, and all flights at Imam Khomeini international airport have been suspended.
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Israel and the United States will pay a "heavy price" following an Israeli attack early on Friday on Iran, Iranian armed forces spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told state TV.
ReplyDeleteAlong with air strikes, Israel carried out a series of sabotage acts against missile and air defense facilities in the Islamic Republic, Axios journalists Barak Ravid wrote on the X social network.
ReplyDeleteA senior Israeli official told him that the Mossad "led a series of covert sabotage operations deep inside Iran."
The goal was to damage Iran’s strategic missile sites and its air defense capabilities, the journalist wrote.
Fresh explosions heard in Iran capital, says state TV
ReplyDeleteIran vowed a "strong response" to deadly Israeli air strikes that hit multiple areas across the country on Friday, including nuclear facilities.
ReplyDelete"The armed forces will certainly respond to this Zionist attack," said Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for the general staff of the armed forces, adding that Israel "will pay a heavy price and should await strong response from the Iranian armed forces."
L'Iran a promis une "réponse forte". "Les forces armées répondront certainement à cette attaque sioniste", a déclaré Abolfazl Shekarchi, porte-parole de l'état-major des forces armées, ajoutant qu'Israël "paiera un lourd tribut et doit s'attendre à une réponse forte des forces armées iraniennes".
DeleteThe Israeli military also confirmed to The Times of Israel newspaper it had “launched an aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme” in an operation dubbed “Nation of Lions”. The source told the outlet it needed to act against the “imminent threat” posed by Iran.
ReplyDeleteIsrael has fully coordinated with Washington on Iran and notified the United States before its strike on Iranian targets, state broadcaster Kan quoted an Israeli official as saying on Friday.
ReplyDeleteThe official, who was not named, told Kan that recent reports of rifts between Israel and Washington were false, but had not been denied as part of a media ruse to confuse Iran.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is alive and is being continuously briefed about the situation, a security source told Reuters, following an Israeli attack on Iran early on Friday.
ReplyDeleteIsrael's army chief said the military's strikes against Iran on Friday may not achieve "absolute success" and warned citizens to brace for likely retaliation from the Islamic republic.
ReplyDelete"I can't promise absolute success -- the Iranian regime will attempt to attack us in response, the expected toll will be different to what we are used to," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said, while calling the strikes on Iran a "historic campaign unlike any other".
An unnamed Israeli defence official said the strikes have likely killed members of Iran’s general staff, including the chief of staff and several senior nuclear scientists.
ReplyDeleteIran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami killed in Israeli attack
ReplyDeleteIsraël frappe l'Iran, le chef des Gardiens de la Révolution tué
DeleteIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says in a statement Israel will face "severe punishment"
ReplyDeleteA fresh wave of explosions were heard in Iran's capital on Friday morning amid a deadly Israeli attack on the country, state television reported.
ReplyDelete"New explosions were heard in Tehran; aerial defence responding," the broadcaster said. The explosions were also heard by AFP correspondents in the city.
The Israeli air force attacked at least six military bases on the outskirts of Tehran, including the military complex in Parchin, The New York Times wrote citing Iranian officials.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the report, the strikes also targeted buildings in two heavily guarded residential neighborhoods for the Islamic Republic’s top brass.
Tehran considers the United States an accomplice in Israel's strikes on Iran, a spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff said.
ReplyDeleteAn unnamed Israeli military official has told the Times of Israel newspaper that it has carried out five waves of strikes on targets across Iran.
ReplyDeleteHundreds of strikes have been carried out in total, with at least eight locations targeted.
Israel’s chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, said the military launched its attacks on Iran as Israel had reached a “point of no return”.
ReplyDeleteDescribing the early morning strikes on Iran as a “fight to preserve our existence”, Zamir said the military launched the attacks as it could not “wait for another moment to act”.
He also issued this warning: “Anyone who tries to challenge us will pay a heavy price”.
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization labels IAEA complicit in Israel strike
ReplyDeleteThe commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, has been killed in Israeli strikes, the IRGC confirmed in a statement.
ReplyDelete"The brutal terrorist aggression and crimes committed by the Zionist regime today resulted in the martyrdom of the valiant and illustrious commander of the Aerospace Force, IRGC Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, along with a group of brave and loyal servicemen," the statement says.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh was confirmed to have been martyred in the military strikes that the Zionist regime launched on Tehran in the early hours of Friday.
DeleteThe IRGC announced in a statement on Friday that Brigadier General Hajizadeh was martyred in a terrorist strike by the Zionist regime on an IRGC center in the wee hours of Friday.
Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Site Sustains Superficial Damage: Spokesman
ReplyDeleteIsrael attacks Iran nuclear sites: Europeans, Gulf countries will 'simply' urge restraint
ReplyDeleteThe city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran has been attacked by Israel once again, the NourNews agency reported, releasing footage of a fire at one of the facilities in the city.
ReplyDeleteEarlier, Iranian media reported that Israel struck the territory of an oil refinery in Tabriz at night and attacked the airport area.
Iran’s Fars news agency, citing security source, denied Israeli reports that Tehran has launched drones towards Israel on Friday, adding that Iran’s revenge “will take place in the near future.”
ReplyDeletePresident Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that Iran will make Israel “regret” its deadly attack which targeted multiple areas including nuclear sites.
ReplyDelete“The Iranian nation and the country’s officials will not remain silent in the face of this crime, and the legitimate and powerful response of the Islamic Republic of Iran will make the enemy regret its foolish act,” Pezeshkian said in a video statement aired on state TV.
The death toll in the Iranian city of Tabriz has risen to five, Mehr reported citing the crisis management directorate of the East Azerbaijan provincial administration.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the agency, another 12 people received injuries.
Israeli army radio has reported that air raid sirens are currently active in the Galilee region.
ReplyDeleteFars news agency reports “unofficial statistics” saying that more than 70 people were killed and more than 320 were injured in Israel’s attacks.
ReplyDeleteIsraeli strike hits Kermanshah facility storing ballistic missiles
ReplyDeleteGreece and Britain have advised their merchant shipping fleets to avoid sailing through the Gulf of Aden and to log all voyages through the Strait of Hormuz after Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, documents seen by Reuters showed.
ReplyDeleteIran has in the past threatened to close the critical Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure. Analysts have said that any closure of the Strait could restrict trade and impact global oil prices.
In a telephone conversation with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani on Friday, Araqchi condemned the Israeli attacks on Iran as a brazen violation of the international law.
ReplyDeleteThe Iranian government and people expect the international community, specifically the European Union, to condemn the Israeli regime’s criminal attacks, he stated.
The foreign minister stressed that Iran will respond to the Israeli act of aggression definitely and decisively.
For his part, Tajani said he has told the Israeli officials that the attacks on Iran are unacceptable and must stop.
Der iranische Außenminister führte ein Gespräch mit dem italienischen Außenminister, der erklärte, Rom sei bereit, zur Wiederaufnahme des Dialogs beizutragen
DeleteThe months of Iran-US nuclear talks essentially gave "Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage," with the strikes effectively amounting to "a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran," Scott Ritter said.
ReplyDeleteThe United States has begun shifting additional military forces to the Middle East region amid concerns that Iran can retaliate Israeli strikes on its territory, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing US officials.
ReplyDeleteAccording to them, the US Navy has directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner to begin sailing toward the Eastern Mediterranean and has directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward, so it can be available if requested by the White House, AP wrote.
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with the leaders of the US and Russia, his office says.
ReplyDelete“The leaders showed understanding toward Israel’s need to defend itself against the Iranian annihilation threat,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
Israel has the right to self-defense and ensure its security, Macron said.
ReplyDeleteIranian ballistic missile launchers have appeared in the provinces of Hamadan, Hormuzgan and Fars.
ReplyDeleteDer Iran wird trotz des Todes von Wissenschaftlern die Arbeit an der Atomenergie fortsetzen, sagte der Leiter der iranischen Atombehörde
ReplyDeleteIran announces radioactive contamination of Natanz nuclear reactor after Israeli attack
ReplyDeleteIran's Nuclear Authority said radiation was detected inside the Natanz nuclear facility, but no leaks were found outside the plant, giving no cause for concern.
DeleteThe public relations office of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (I.R.G.C.) has announced that the Zionist regime of Israel and its regional and international supporters will undoubtedly receive a proportionate and decisive response at an appropriate time and place of its choosing.
ReplyDeleteIl Ministero dell'Energia israeliano ha dichiarato di aver ordinato la chiusura temporanea dei giacimenti di gas naturale per motivi di sicurezza.
ReplyDeleteIran plans largest-ever missile attack on Israel - Reuters
ReplyDeleteИран планирует крупнейшую в истории ракетную атаку на Израиль, сообщает Reuters
DeletePezeshkian: El enemigo recibirá una respuesta contundente y decisiva
ReplyDeleteEl presidente de Irán aseguró que el país está preparado y decidido para responder a la agresión israelí a su territorio.
Leaders of Britain, France and Germany have called for all sides to refrain from further escalation after Israeli strikes against nuclear and military facilities in Iran, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said.
ReplyDeleteIsraeli Ambassador to Washington:
ReplyDelete"The military operation must end with the destruction of the Iranian nuclear site at Fordow. We hope that the Iranian regime will get the message and dismantle Fordow."
Des explosions ont été signalées à l'ouest de Téhéran dans le cadre d'attaques israéliennes
ReplyDeleteIran’s Nour news agency says explosions have been heard and smoke seen coming from Alborz province, west of Tehran.
DeleteThe Israeli army continues to attack targets in Iranian territory, it says in a post on X published a few minutes ago.
DeleteSono ripresi gli attacchi israeliani contro Teheran: i residenti hanno riferito di numerose esplosioni di grandi dimensioni nelle zone orientali e occidentali della città — NYT.
DeleteDes images montrent la fumée et les conséquences de la nouvelle vague de frappes israéliennes sur l'ouest de Téhéran
DeleteIran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassador of Switzerland, which represents US interests in Tehran, state media says, following this morning’s attacks.
ReplyDelete“During the meeting, the Islamic Republic of Iran conveyed its deep outrage and strong protest over this act of aggression by Israel and the support extended to it by the United States,” said the official news agency IRNA.
US Provides Israel with High-Precision Intelligence to Strike Iran
DeleteIsrael will continue delivering very intensive strikes against Iran in the next few days, ABC News television reported.
ReplyDeleteThe Israeli Air Force is currently bombing the Fordow nuclear facility with dozens of bunker buster bombs (the main targets are located deep underground)
ReplyDeleteIsrael strikes near Iranian nuclear facility in Fordow, two explosions heard, Fars News Agency reports
DeleteFordo nuclear facility targeted amid ongoing Israeli attacks in country: Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency
DeleteAttacchi in corso anche contro il sito nucleare di Fordow. Esplosioni udite anche a Parchin e Qom.
DeleteLes défenses aériennes iraniennes activées et interceptent les missiles israéliens au sud de Téhéran
ReplyDeleteIsraeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said Israel currently has no plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his entourage.
ReplyDeleteUn missile balistico è stato lanciato dallo Yemen verso Israele.
ReplyDeleteThe IDF has detected a rocket being fired towards Israel from Yemen, IDF reported.
DeleteThe Israeli army said a rocket launched from Yemen fell in the Hebron area of the West Bank and no interceptors were used against it.
DeleteA ballistic missile fired from Yemen fell in the West Bank city of Sa'ir, near Hebron, The Times of Israel reports.
DeleteI media iraniani riferiscono di un'intensa attività di difesa aerea nei pressi di Piazza Pasteur a Teheran, vicino alla residenza ufficiale della Guida Suprema iraniana Ali Khamenei e all'ufficio presidenziale.
ReplyDeleteOne of Ayatollah Khamenei's residences was hit by a missile, Iranian media reported.
DeleteL'Iran ha lanciato diversi missili verso Israele.
ReplyDeleteAvvistati nei cieli iracheni in direzione Giordania e Israele.
L’Iran prepara il lancio di 100 missili balistici
DeleteL'attivazione dell'allerta dell'Home Front Command arriva in seguito all'individuazione, da parte delle forze di sicurezza, della preparazione di circa 100 missili balistici in Iran, che potrebbero essere lanciati verso Israele.
DeletePutin and Netanyahu had a telephone conversation, the Kremlin reported.
ReplyDeleteVladimir Putin also had a telephone conversation with Iranian President
The President stressed that Russia condemns Israel's actions, which violate the UN Charter and international law.
Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the leadership and people of Iran over the casualties, including civilians, caused by Israeli strikes, the Kremlin reported.
DeletePutin had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Pezeshkian, the Kremlin said. He expressed condolences to the leadership and people of Iran over the casualties, including civilians, caused by Israeli strikes.
DeleteThe president also spoke by telephone with Netanyahu. Putin stressed that Russia condemns Israel's actions, which violate the UN Charter and international law.
Putin drückte der iranischen Führung und dem iranischen Volk sein Beileid über die zahlreichen Todesopfer, auch unter der Zivilbevölkerung, infolge der israelischen Angriffe aus, so der Kreml
DeletePutin betonte, dass Russland die israelischen Aktionen verurteilt, die gegen die UN-Charta und das Völkerrecht verstoßen
DeleteThe Iranian President told Vladimir Putin that Tehran will give an appropriate response to Israeli strikes, the press service of Masoud Pezeshkian reported.
DeleteAn Israeli F-35 jet was reportedly shot down by Iranian air defense forces in Iranian airspace.
ReplyDeleteFrance will support Israel if Iran retaliates, Macron says
ReplyDeleteIsraeli army says it carried out airstrike on nuclear facility in Iran's Isfahan
ReplyDeleteIranian channels report unofficial news about the beginning of attacks from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
ReplyDeleteIn Israel, the Home Front Services send out SMS messages with a message that the alarm will sound soon and call for people to stay near bomb shelters.
Tzeva Adom [codice rosso] attivato nella fascia centrale di Israele, comprese le città di Tel Aviv e Gerusalemme.
DeleteAir raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv amid reports of missile launch from Iran
DeleteSeveral Israeli media outlets report that sirens are sounding across the country amid an Iranian missile attack.
DeleteIranian news agencies Fars and Mehr also report the launch of missiles from Iran towards Israel.
DeleteIn live footage from Tel Aviv, explosions were heard moments ago, followed by plumes of smoke rising into the air.
DeleteIranian state media reported that the country had launched a massive missile attack on Israel. More than 100 ballistic missiles were reportedly launched from Iranian territory at targets in Israel.
ReplyDeleteIranian missiles reportedly reached Tel Aviv. Several explosions heard over Jerusalem.
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