A top Iranian general said his country may reconsider its nuclear policies if Israel threatens to attack its atomic sites, an implicit warning that Tehran might race toward a nuclear weapon as rhetoric continued to escalate in the wake of its April 13 drone and missile attack.
Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at Iran in a muted show of force early on Friday morning, reportedly targeting the air defence systems of a key nuclear plant in the country.
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Iran had promised a “massive and harsh response” to “even the tiniest invasion” by Israel, but has reacted initially to reports of an attack on its territory with a massive snub. Minutes after
Saturday’s repelled attack provided the first real-world test of a yearslong effort by the U.S. to organize its allies in the Middle East against the growing Iranian aerial threat. Israeli and American officials hope to build on the momentum of the successful defensive operation by strengthening and formalizing the coalition that made it possible.
Israel launched strikes against Iran early on Friday morning, Israeli and western officials said, in what appeared to be limited retaliatory action for last week’s drone and missile attack by Tehran.
Last weekend, more than 300 Iranian drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles were fired at the Jewish State, and while 99% of them were intercepted prior to reaching Israeli airspace, Israel is facing a serious challenge to its sovereignty,
Iran has denied that an Israeli attack has hit its notorious “nuclear energy mountain” near Isfahan after local air defences were triggered and multiple explosions were heard by residents.
World leaders are awaiting Iran's next move after Israel's early-morning response to the launching of nearly 300 Iranian drones and missiles this past weekend.
The strikes appear to be the response Israel vowed to carry out after an Iranian attack on Sunday, when Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel.
Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran on Friday morning. Source: ABC News with reference to a senior US official Details: Local media reported that three explosions occurred near a military base in the northwestern Iranian province of Isfahan.
Jeremy Bash joins TODAY to discuss Israel’s retaliatory airstrike against Iran and the message that could be sent by targeting sites near nuclear facilities. He also weighs in on the complicated relationship between Biden and Netanyahu amid conflicts in the region.
Israel is weighing its response to Iran following this past weekend's missile and drone strike. It comes as fighting escalates along the Lebanese border. FOX's Jeff Paul reports.
Iran's foreign minister has defended the country's missile and drone attacks on Israel as "legitimate defence under international law" in remarks to the United Nations Security Council in New York on Thursday.
Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel and Hamas’ October 7 surprise attack are reminders that Israel’s deterrence capabilities are not infallible. Major powers must pursue diplomatic solutions to ensure the region does not descend into greater turmoil and bloodshed.
Israel has vowed a response to the Iranian aerial attack, which was mostly intercepted. World leaders have urged de-escalation. Violence involving Iran-aligned groups across the Middle East has soared since the start of the Israel-Hamas war with the Tehran-backed Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack.