Hear from Netanyahu after Israel launches strike against Iran
Israel launched strikes against Iran targeting the nuclear program and its long-range missile capabilities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference where he warned of Iran's nuclear capabilities, saying the strikes were to "roll back" the threat from Iran.
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USA Today
8 minutes ago
- USA Today
U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel
U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel Show Caption Hide Caption Iran counterattacks, firing waves of missiles at Israel Iran launched a missile counterattack on Israel. This comes after Israel's missile attack damaged Iranian nuclear and military sites. WASHINGTON —The U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, American officials told USA TODAY on June 13. It wasn't immediately clear which U.S. military assets were used. Israel said fewer than 100 rockets had been fired. Iran launched three waves of retaliatory missile strikes less than a day after Israel bombed the country's nuclear facilities and killed top generals and nuclear scientists during an overnight attack. The United States indicated that it was aware of Israel's plans to strike Iran — but said it was not involved in the military operation that threatened to destabilize the region and derail the administration's diplomatic efforts. President Donald Trump's administration had been negotiating a deal with Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program. Prior to the strike a sixth round of talks were set to take place in Oman. Trump continued to push for an agreement with Iran on June 13 in a round of calls with journalists and statements on his social media platform. "There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left." Trump was in and out of closed-door meetings much of the day and met privately with his National Security Council. He also spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a U.S. official said. Netanyahu thanked Trump for his leadership in an overnight address. But hours before the assault, Trump publicly pushed Netanyahu not to strike. "As long as I think there is an agreement, I don't want them going in, because I think that would blow it. Might help it, actually. But it also could blow it," Trump told reporters during a White House event. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the acting White House national security adviser, said in a June 12 statement that Israel acted unilaterally. Live updates: Iran launches missile counterattack on Israel after punishing airstrikes "President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel," Rubio said. Hundreds of thousands of Americans live in Israel and roughly 40,000 U.S. servicemembers were stationed in the Middle East as of last April. Contributing: Tom Vanden Brook
New York Times
28 minutes ago
- New York Times
Iran Retaliated Against Israel With a Barrage of missiles
Iranian missiles struck Israel this evening, causing damage to at least seven sites around Tel Aviv, officials said. Some of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome system, but video showed at least one large explosion in Tel Aviv and at least 40 people were injured, some critically, according to a tally from three hospitals. Israel's defense minister said Iran had 'crossed a red line' by firing on civilian areas. The attacks were the beginning of Iran's retaliatory campaign after Israeli strikes last night devastated Tehran's military chain of command and hit critical nuclear facilities. Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made Israel's attacks possible. The U.S. military said it was helping Israel to intercept some of the ballistic missiles. American officials have said the U.S. had not taken part in Israel's attacks on Iranian targets, but the Pentagon had already begun moving more assets to the region to help defend American troops. Israel's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has long cast Iran's Shiite Islamist regime as an existential threat to Israel. He described last night's attack as necessary to prevent Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon. It may take days or weeks to determine how successful they were, but Netanyahu vowed that the fighting would last 'as many days as it takes.' For more: Here are maps and photos of Israel's attacks, and a look at the generals and scientists who were killed in the strikes. Analysis: President Trump's diplomacy goals are in tatters, and Iran is in its worst position in decades. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
38 minutes ago
- New York Times
Iran Retaliates and Israel Vows More Strikes After Devastating Attack
Iran was reeling and firing missiles and drones on Friday after Israel carried out its largest attack ever against Iran, waves of coordinated airstrikes that hit nuclear sites and killed much of the country's military chain of command along with several nuclear scientists. Israel's assault early Friday morning and Iran's response immediately raised the prospect of a wider conflict engulfing the Middle East, although Iran's military capabilities and its proxy militias have been weakened by 20 months of Israeli attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel described the assault as a last resort to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which Israel calls an existential threat, and he vowed that the attacks would last 'as many days as it takes.' Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a televised statement on Friday that Iran would act forcefully to punish Israel for the attack. 'Life will be dark for them,' he said, adding: 'They started it. They started a war.' Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that Israel's strikes had killed 78 people and injured 329 others. In response, Iran fired 'fewer than 100' missiles in two waves toward Israel on Friday, most of which were intercepted by Israel's robust air defenses, according to Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, an Israeli military spokesman. But several buildings were hit, some with shrapnel. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
