Israel, Iran and Ali Khamenei
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Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.
June 13, 3 p.m. EDT The Islamic Republic News Agency confirmed the “wave of hypersonic missile strikes,” on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, calling Israel’s attack “unprovoked,” whileIRNA also reported Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed new military officials the same day of Israel’s attack.
Iran will continue its military operations until Israel regrets its actions, the spokesperson for Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, said on Saturday. Speaking to Iranian state television, Shekarchi commented on Israel's recent attack against Iran and Tehran's subsequent response.
But the talks have appeared to be deadlocked.Trump said on Thursday an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen" but reiterated his hopes for a peaceful resolution. (Reuters)US Democratic senators sharply criticized Israel on Thursday for its strikes on Iran,
The IDF says Iran has launched about 100 drones towards its territory and says it killed Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami in overnight strikes.
Israel launched “preemptive” strikes early Friday across Iran, amid growing regional tensions and concerns about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
AT least 10 people have been killed and over 200 injured after Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles on Israel in a second night of devastating strikes. Tehran was left
The strikes came after the Israeli military said it had carried out fresh strikes on Iran nuclear infrastructure sites.
The retaliatory strikes came after Israel attacked Iran, killing top military leaders and scientists. The assault destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said.
The strikes are a sign of Israel’s shift away from restraint, containment and short wars, and toward using force to project power across the Middle East.