Israel Hits Iran Nuclear And Missile Facilities

Jerusalem/Dubai/Washington/Internet, June 13 (Maxim News): Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders at the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

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Iran promised a harsh response and Israel said it was working to intercept about 100 drones launched towards Israeli territory in retaliation. But around 0800 GMT, Israeli media said an order to citizens to remain near protected areas had been lifted, suggesting that most of all the drones had been neutralised.

The price of crude oil leapt on fears of retaliatory attacks on a major oil producing region, but then eased back somewhat.

An Israeli security source said Israeli Mossad commandos had operated deep inside the Islamic Republic before the attack and the Israeli spy agency and military had led a series of covert operations against Iran’s strategic missile array.

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Israel also established an attack drone base near Tehran, the source added. The military said it had carried out a large-scale strike against Iran’s air defences, destroying “dozens of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers.”

Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said its top commander, Hossein Salami, had been killed and state media reported the unit’s headquarters in Tehran had been hit. Several children were killed in a strike on a residential area in the capital, they said.

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“We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded video message.

“Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”

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He warned Israelis that they might have to remain in shelter for extended periods.

At the same time, Israel has limited Iran’s ability to retaliate by severely weakening its Middle East allies since the war in Gaza erupted in October 2023, assassinating top leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

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Some 200 Israeli fighter jets took part in the strikes, hitting more than 100 targets in Iran, military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said.

He told an online briefing Israel had been able to confirm that the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards and the commander of Iran’s Emergency Command had all been killed in the strikes.

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Six Iranian nuclear scientists were killed, Iranian state media reported.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said there was no increase in radiation levels at the Natanz nuclear site, citing information provided by Iranian authorities.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement that Israel had “unleashed its wicked and bloody” hand in a crime against Iran and that it would receive ” a bitter fate for itself.” (Maxim News)

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