Israel attacked Iran early on Friday morning, targeting the capital Tehran and other parts of the country with multiple airstrikes in a dramatic escalation of its regional war. Explosions were reported in cities home to major sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program. Initial reports indicate that Israel may have targeted the homes of Iranian political and military officials, as well as figures related to its nuclear program. Iranian state TV reported that a number of senior officials were killed, including the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami.
The attacks targeted at least six military bases around Tehran, including the Iranian military complex Parchin, according to the New York Times. Broadcasting the aftermath of the attacks in Tehran, Iranian state television showed that two residential buildings had collapsed, killing and injuring many, including at least one child.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu characterized the attack, named Operation Rising Lion, as a “pre-emptive strike,” before declaring a state of general emergency inside Israel in anticipation of a likely Iranian retaliation. In a speech delivered Thursday night, Netanyahu detailed a full-scale military operation targeting Iranian nuclear and missile infrastructure, claiming it was necessary to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons and vowing that the strikes would continue “for as many days as it takes.”
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This is such an incredibly helpful contextualization and breakdown. Thank you, Ryan & Murtaza!!
Compare Iranian 3.67% enrichment to the 19.75% enrichment for small nuclear reactors (SMRs) being pushed as an energy solution for US data centers to support AI of you want to know how serious the US is about preventing proliferation . . .
Might Trump see waging war on Iran as a way to get his approval ratings up?
Ridiculous how Netanyahu says he cares about Lebanon and Syria and Iran! So Ridiculous ! It's outrageous!
Thank you for your reporting!
No surprise on the outcome with the Iran/US negotiations. Same with US/Hamas negotiations. Steve Witkoff representing the U.S. in both those negotiations just proved that the U.S. was not negotiating in good faith; and, again proved the U.S. can’t be trusted. Witkoff negotiating on behalf of the US or Israel? Again, Hamas released POW Edan Alexander and what did they get in return? Israel continued to bomb Palestinians.
Curious to know what value doing a deal with Iran would have been if someone whispered in his ear: "You OK this, no Nobel Peace Price.
The advice to Iran to not attack US targets sounds a bit like foreshadowing a future rationale for US attacking Iran for any hit on a US target, no matter how minor or collateral.
Strikes on Lebanon were Israel practicing how to cut off the head, crippling a potential response. Iran can choose between capitulation to no enrichment, or to rebuild from damage and sprint toward nuclear weapon. How successful was Israel in crippling Iran's ability to retaliate with missiles? Will Iran chose that response, or forgo that and choose between capitulation or pursuit of a nuclear weapon? If they don't massively respond, it might take away one way in which America rushes into direct regional involvement.
Israel needs a boogie-man more than ever as it's own approval ratings plummet