Category: 2. Middle East

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces’ chief of staff, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a “bitter and painful” fate over the attack, which also killed a senior Guards commander according to Iranian media.

Iran had launched 100 drones in response towards Israel whose defences were…

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces’ chief of staff, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a “bitter and painful” fate over the attacks.

The Israeli military said later that Iran launched 100 drones towards Israel in response and that its air defences were intercepting them outside…

Iran called Israel’s wave of strikes on Friday a “declaration of war”, after the Israeli military hit about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and killed senior figures, among them the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel it faced a “bitter and painful” fate over the attacks, while the Iranian military said there were “no limits” to its response.

In a letter to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…

Israel carried out “preemptive” strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear plant and military sites, after US President Donald Trump warned of a possible “massive conflict” in the region.

Explosions were heard Friday morning in the Iranian capital, state TV reported, adding that Iran’s air defence were at “100 percent operational capacity”.

Israel declared a state of emergency, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying that retaliatory action from Tehran was possible following the…

The Israeli air force conducted strikes inside Iran early Friday local time. The Israeli military said in a statement that it had launched airstrikes against “dozens of targets across Iran related to the nuclear program.”

Explosions were reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as Israel changed security guidelines for its citizens, declaring a state of emergency. 

Iranian media reported at around 3:30 a.m. local time (8:00 p.m. ET Thursday) that explosions were occurring in Tehran. The…

The Israeli air force conducted strikes inside Iran early Thursday.

Explosions were reported in the Iranian capital early Friday morning as Israel changed security guidelines for its citizens. 

Iranian media reported at around 3:30 a.m. local time (8:00 p.m. ET Thursday) that explosions were occurring in Tehran. 

The…

The Israeli air force conducted strikes inside Iran early Friday local time.

Explosions were reported in the Iranian capital Tehran early as Israel changed security guidelines for its citizens, declaring a state of emergency. 

Iranian media reported at around 3:30 a.m. local time (8:00 p.m. ET Thursday) that explosions were occurring in Tehran. 

The Israeli air force conducted strikes inside Iran early Friday local time, including targeting Iran’s main enrichment facility, in Natanz. 

A fresh round of attacks on Natanz was reported by Iranian state media at 1:50 p.m. local time Friday. Several local reports said explosions were heard in the northwestern city of Tabriz, near the city’s main airport. No further details were available. The Israeli military has not commented on the reports so far.

The Israeli military said in a statement…