Israel Launches Strike On Iran's Capital
Israel launched a strike against Iran on Thursday, according to multiple outlets, citing Israel's defense minister, who announced a 'special situation' in Israel following the military action.
It is unclear what has been targeted in the strike and whether any people were killed as a result, according to the Associated Press, which noted Iran's state television acknowledged blasts in the country's capital.
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CBS News
40 minutes ago
- CBS News
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Two separate sabotage attacks, attributed to Israel, also have struck the facility. In testimony Friday before the U.N. about Israel's strikes, IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Iran confirmed that its Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant had been attacked. He said the above-ground portion of the plant where Iran was producing uranium enriched up to 60% had "been destroyed" and centrifuges may have been damaged. He said Iranian authorities also reported attacks on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant and Esfahan site. Fordo enrichment facility Iran's nuclear facility at Fordo is located some 60 miles southwest of Tehran. It also hosts centrifuge cascades, but isn't as big a facility as Natanz. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran on Jan. 24, 2025. Maxar Technologies via AP Buried under a mountain and protected by anti-aircraft batteries, Fordo appears designed to withstand airstrikes. 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Satellite image © 2025 Maxar Technologies Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center The facility in Isfahan, some 215 miles southeast of Tehran, employs thousands of nuclear scientists. It also is home to three Chinese research reactors and laboratories associated with the country's atomic program. The Isfahan facility is seen in this Maxar Technologies satellite image from March 2025. Satellite image © 2025 Maxar Technologies Tehran Research Reactor The Tehran Research Reactor is at the headquarters of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the civilian body overseeing the country's atomic program. The U.S. actually provided Iran the reactor in 1967 as part of America's "Atoms for Peace" program during the Cold War. It initially required highly enriched uranium but was later retrofitted to use low-enriched uranium over proliferation concerns. The Tehran Research Reactor is seen in this Maxar Technologies satellite image from April 2025. Satellite image © 2025 Maxar Technologies , and contributed to this report.
Bloomberg
40 minutes ago
- Bloomberg
Iran Fires Barrage of Missiles at Israel
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Wendy Sherman, Former Deputy Secretary of State discusses the trading of missile strikes between Israel and Iran. She goes into what is to be expected in the coming days, Simone Ledeen, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East discusses Israel's strikes on Iran and how Israel's defense is utilizing drone operations, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D) Florida says Israel has a right to defend itself after Iran launched retaliatory strikes at Tel Aviv. (Source: Bloomberg)
