Israel Iran War: Israel strikes 80 targets in Tehran over night, hits defense HQ, Iran vows response. The already volatile Middle East has plunged into a new and dangerous phase of conflict as Israel and Iran openly traded blows over the past two days. Following a blistering Israeli assault on key Iranian nuclear and military installations, including the Natanz enrichment facility and a nuclear research site in Isfahan. Iran retaliated with a barrage of drones and an estimated 100 ballistic missiles targeting Isreal. These attacks caused explosion over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, leading to three deaths and over 170 wounded in Isreal, while Iran reported 78 fatalities and over 320 injuries from the initial Israeli strikes.
“Iran will pay a very heavy price for the premediated murder of civilians, women and children,” Netanyahu said during a visit to the site of a missile strikes on a residential building in the coastal city of Bat Yam Tel Aviv. Said on Israel Iran war.
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Israeli officials claim their “widespread strikes” hit over 400 targets across Iran, including command centers and air defense system, and killed several top generals and scientist involved in Iran’s nuclear program. Satellite imagery shows extensive damage to the Natanz facility with experts suggesting repairs could take “much more than a few weeks.” Amidst the tit-for-tat attacks, Israel’s Defense Minister Isreal Katz warned “Tehran will burn” if missile attacks continue, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised even stronger action.
Conversely Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, condemned Israel’s “warmongering” and called on the United Nations to intervene, also deeming ongoing nuclear talks “unjustifiable.” Oman confirmed the postponement of a planned round of indirect US-Iran nuclear talks. The US, while denying direct involvement in Israel’s strikes, confirmed aiding Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles. The escalating violence, including a reported Israeli drone strike on an Iranian natural gas plant, signals a grave trajectory in a region already on edge due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
