Israel Launches Precision Strikes On Iran

Dubai/Internet/Hyderabad, Oct 26 (Maxim News): Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes early on Saturday, saying it was targeting military targets in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month.

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Explosions could be heard in the Iranian capital. Tehran, though there was no immediate information on damage or casualties.

The attack could push the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran – including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon are already at war with Israel. 

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The Israeli military said on Saturday it had launched “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” without immediately elaborating. “The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7 including direct attacks from Iranian soil, “Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said in a prerecorded video statement early on Saturday. “Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond.”

Initially, nuclear facilities and oil installations all had been seen as possible targets for Israel’s response to Iran’s Oct 1 attack, but in mid-October, the Biden Administration believed it had won assurances from Israel that it would not hit such targets. 

Iran’s state-run media acknowledged blasts that could be heard in Tehran and said some of the sounds came from air defense systems around the city. 

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But beyond a brief reference, Iranian state television offered other details and even began showing what it described as live footage of men leading trucks at a vegetable market in Tehran in an attempt to downplay the assault. 

According to the Tehran resident, at least seven explosions could be heard, which rattled the surrounding area.  The resident spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. 

Iran closed the country’s airspace early on Saturday and flight tracking data analyzed showed commercial airlines had broadly left the skies over Iran and across Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. 

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In Syria, an unnamed military official reported “barrages of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan and Lebanese territories targeted some military sites in the southern and central regions, early on Saturday. 

It said Syria’s air defenses had shot some of the missiles down.  There was no immediate information on casualties.

The strike Saturday happened just as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was arriving back in the US after a tour of the Middle East where he and other US officials had warned Israel to tender a response that would not further escalate the conflict in the region and exclude nuclear sites in Iran.  

White House National Security Council spokesman Scan Savett said in a statement that “we understand that Israel is conducting targeted strikes against military targets in Iran” and referred reporters to the Israeli government for more details on their operation. (Maxim News)

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