Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said the airstrikes will not go unanswered
Iran will retaliate for Israeli strikes on its territory, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday, confirming that senior commanders were killed in the attack.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck dozens of targets across Iran, including military installations and a nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the goal of the operation was to prevent Iran from acquiring the capability to develop nuclear weapons.
In a statement on Friday morning, Khamenei warned that Israel โshould expect severe punishment.โ He accused the IDF of striking residential areas, while acknowledging that โseveral commanders and scientistsโ were killed.
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces described the attack as โblatant aggressionโ and vowed a โcrushingโresponse.
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๐ปAt least 78 people killed and 329 injured in Israeli strikes on Tehranโs residential districts, according to Fars News.
๐ปThe US will โdefend itself and Israelโ if Iran retaliates for West Jerusalemโs โpreemptiveโ strikes, President Donald Trump has told Fox News. He made the remarks in a phone call with host Bret Baier on Friday morning, according to the network.
๐ปDEFCON 4: Alert level raised following Israeli strikes on Iran (Operation Rising Lion) and reported Iranian retaliation. Regional tensions escalate.
๐ปTrump to convene Security Council in Situation Room in one hour โ White House
๐ปOil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran, stoking fears of a full-blown war.–AFP
๐ปWorld leaders have urged restraint after Israel pounded Iran, striking 100 targets including nuclear and military sites, and killing senior figures.–AFP
๐ปIsraelis rush to stock up on groceries amid fears of imminent Iranian retaliation following Israeli attacks on Iran.
๐ปPentagon orders destroyers, including USS Thomas Hudner, toward the Eastern Mediterranean โ POLITICO
๐ปIranian port of Bushehr at the Persian Gulf on fire.
๐ปIran confirmed internal radioactive contamination at the Natanz nuclear facility following an Israeli airstrike, but said no radiation had leaked outside and there was no public risk.
๐ปIranian MP Shahriari: We urge the Supreme Leader to authorize nuclear weapons..
๐ปTurkish leader Devlet Bahรงeli warns Israelโs strike on Iran is a message to Turkey, saying the real target is Turkey.
๐ป2 loud explosions heard in the area of Iran’s Fordow nuclear site.
๐ปIranโs Supreme Leader to address the nation on live TV in minutes.
๐ปIranโs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed a strong response to Israeli actions, saying the โmalicious Zionist entityโ will face severe consequences. He stressed that Israel โwill not escape accountabilityโ and assured the Iranian people that the response will be firm and uncompromising.
๐ปAmerican fighter jets took off from Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, preparing to intercept Iranian missiles.
๐ปIran has just launched a major strike on Israel, with a swarm of missiles now in the air and heading straight toward their targets. Missiles were spotted soaring over western Iraqi cities, moving in the direction of Jordan and then on toward Israel.
๐ปIsrael plans to strike Iranian oil and natural gas refineries in the Persian Gulf if Tehran attacks Israeli population centers, Israeli Channel 12 reports.
๐ปOfficial reports indicate that Iran is preparing to launch at least 100 missiles against Israel.
๐ปRussian President Vladimir Putin has held phone conversations with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the escalation in the Middle East following the Israeli strike against Iran.
๐ปDemonstrations in Tehran’s streets, crowds chanting “death to Israel” as Iranian anti-air systems come online.
๐ปAn Israeli military official says dozens of incoming missiles have been detected.
๐ปRockets fall on 7 areas in central Israel launched by Iran.
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