Israel has attacked Iran’s capital in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear programme and killed at least two top military officers.
The attacks early Friday appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq, and plunged the wider Middle East into dangerous new territory.
The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme and quickly triggered a reprisal, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning that “severe punishment” would be directed at Israel.
Israeli army chief spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said that in the aftermath of the attack, Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israel and that they had started to take down incoming drones.
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