Iranian media, CNN and Reuters, report that heavy explosions occurred in Tehran, the capital of Iran. “In response to attacks by Iran and its allies on Israel for months, the Israel Defense Forces launched precision strikes on military targets in Iran Friday night into Saturday,” Israeli military spokesman Kadm said. Daniel Hagary.
The Reuters news agency, relying on the state media of Israel and Iran, reported that the sound of explosions was heard in Tehran and the suburbs of the Iranian capital on the night of Friday to Saturday.
Reuters says this could be the start of Israel's expected response to Iran's October 1 missile launch.
Iranian media say that several explosions were heard early Saturday morning in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and in the neighboring city of Karaj, adding that the cause of the explosions is unknown.
Iran's state television reported that several loud explosions were heard in the capital, but no official explanation was given about the source of the explosion.
At the same time, Syrian state media reported explosions near Damascus and Homs.
CNN: Israel retaliated against Iran
The American channel CNN also reported that Israel attacked Iran in response to Iran's missile attack in early October. On October 1, Iran fired about 200 missiles at Israel. The raid was retaliation by Israel against the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, terrorist organizations supported by Iran.
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Army: We will carry out precision strikes on military targets in Iran
“In response to months of attacks on Israel by Iran and its allies, the Israeli Defense Forces launched precision strikes on military targets in Iran Friday night into Saturday,” a spokesman for the Kadm Armed Forces announced. Daniel Hagary.
“The Iranian regime and its allies in the region have been continuously attacking Israel on seven fronts since October 7, 2023, including through direct attacks from Iranian territory, (…) like any sovereign state, Israel has the right and obligation to respond.” – he said. Hagari in a message published on social networks.
He added that the Israeli army is fully prepared to carry out offensive and defensive operations. He added that the Israeli army is fully prepared to carry out offensive and defensive operations.
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“Israel warns America against attacking Iran”
Sean Savett, the spokesman of the American National Security Council, said on Friday night that the United States does not participate in Israel's attack on Iran, that the attack is self-defense and a response to the country's attack on Israel on October 1. until Saturday, as quoted by CNN.
Savett said: “We understand that Israel has carried out targeted attacks on Iranian military targets, exercising its right to self-defense and responding to Iran's October 1 ballistic missile attack.” Reuters, citing an unnamed official of the US government, reported that the US was warned by Israel about an attack on Iran.
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