Israel carries out strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear, military sites

The Israeli subject has carried retired several waves of aerial strikes targeting atomic facilities and subject sites crossed Iran, sidesplitting elder Iranian subject officials and atomic scientists successful a large-scale onslaught that raises fears of an all-out warfare successful the region.

In a prerecorded video connection posted aboriginal Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were aimed astatine hurting Iran’s atomic infrastructure and ballistic rocket factories.

“This cognition volition instrumentality arsenic agelong arsenic is needed to implicit the task of fending disconnected the menace of annihilation against us,” Netanyahu said.

The Israeli subject confirmed to The Times of Israel paper it had “launched an aerial run against Iran’s atomic programme” successful an cognition dubbed “Rising Lion”.

The Israeli military’s main of staff, Eyal Zamir, said Iran’s atomic programme had reached a “point of nary return”, and Israel could not “wait for different infinitesimal to act” successful the “fight to sphere our existence”.

In a aboriginal statement, the Israeli service confirmed that 200 combatant jets struck much than 100 targets crossed the country. Israeli strikes person been confirmed successful astatine slightest 8 locations crossed Iran, including the superior Tehran, Iran’s main uranium enrichment tract successful Natanz, and a atomic probe centre successful Tabriz.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said determination was nary motion of an summation successful radiation levels astatine Natanz. A substance enrichment works successful Fordow had besides not been affected arsenic of yet, it said, adding that a atomic works successful Bushehr was besides not impacted.

Iranian authorities media has reported respective casualties, with civilians and elder Iranian officials among the dead. Confirmed killed are Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Bagheri, the main of unit of Iran’s Armed Forces, and atomic scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoun Abbasi. It besides said six scientists were killed successful the overnight attack.

In a statement following the attacks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Israel to hole for a “bitter and achy fate”.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tehran has a “legal and legitimate” close to respond, arsenic it promised to impact the US arsenic Israel’s strikes could not person taken spot without its “coordination and authorisation”.

Iranian response

Following the blitz aboriginal connected Friday morning, the Israeli subject said Iran launched astir 100 drones towards Israel and that it was making an effort to sprout them down.

“Iran launched astir 100 UAVs towards Israeli territory, which we are moving to intercept,” subject spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin said.

In a aboriginal statement, a subject root told The Associated Press that Israel was intercepting drones extracurricular Israeli territory.

An Al Jazeera newsman successful Amman said large sirens sounded implicit Jordan’s superior arsenic Iranian drones were inbound to people Israel. Jordanian authorities media said the country’s aerial unit was intercepting missiles and drones successful its airspace.

Jordan’s authorities quality bureau quoted an unnamed elder subject authoritative arsenic saying that the interceptions were carried retired based connected subject assessments indicating that the missiles and drones were apt to autumn wrong Jordanian territory, including populated areas, posing a imaginable menace to civilian safety.

Two Iraqi information officials who spoke connected information of anonymity due to the fact that of the sensitivity of the concern said that much than 100 drones launched from Iran towards Israel were tracked crossing Iraqi airspace.

Sirens person sounded crossed Israel arsenic a informing to people, portion the Israeli subject announced successful a station connected X that Israel’s civilian and nationalist information guidelines had been changed to “essential activity” lone arsenic of 3am section clip (00:00 GMT).

“The guidelines include: a prohibition connected acquisition activities, gatherings, and workplaces, but for indispensable businesses,” it said.

Israel’s transport ministry confirmed that it has closed the country’s airspace for arrivals and departures until further notice.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed precocious connected Thursday that the US was not involved successful the strikes, arsenic helium urged Iran not to people American interests oregon unit successful the region.

“Tonight, Israel took unilateral enactment against Iran. We are not progressive successful strikes against Iran, and our apical precedence is protecting American forces successful the region,” Rubio said successful a statement.

“Let maine beryllium clear: Iran should not people US interests oregon personnel,” helium added.

People stitchery adjacent damaged vehicles successful the aftermath of Israeli strikes successful Tehran, Iran, connected June 13, 2025 [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]

Al Jazeera’s analogous successful Washington, DC, Alan Fisher, said developments implicit caller days indicated that US President Donald Trump “was told that determination was going to beryllium immoderate benignant of strike”.

“[Just] 24 hours ago, the United States announced that it was going to commencement moving nonessential unit retired of the embassy successful Baghdad [in Iraq], and besides recommended that others successful embassies astir the portion could besides permission if they wish,” helium said.

Fisher said President Trump did not “want Iran to get a atomic weapon”, but helium was “hoping” that atomic talks would beryllium capable to avert a conflict.

“The large question now, of course, is however the United States reacts to immoderate effect from Iran. If they broadside with Israel, that suggests that the atomic talks are done,” Fisher said.

“[US Special Envoy to the Middle East] Steve Witkoff inactive intends to clasp different gathering with the Iranians astatine the weekend. Of course, it’ll beryllium up to the Iranians to determine whether oregon not they privation to go,” helium added.

Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said connected Wednesday that his state would target US subject bases successful the region if atomic talks interruption down and the US launches attacks.

“Some officials connected the different broadside endanger struggle if negotiations don’t travel to fruition. If a struggle is imposed connected america … each US bases are wrong our reach, and we volition boldly people them successful big countries,” Nasirzadeh told reporters.

Washington and Tehran person held 5 rounds of atomic talks since April arsenic Trump seeks a woody that would spot constraints connected Iran’s uranium enrichment.