Israeli air attack on Mashhad airport in Iran
NewsFeed Israeli air attack on Mashhad airport in Iran
Videos show fire and thick plumes of smoke rising from Mashhad Hashemi Nejad airport in eastern Iran following an Israeli missile attack. Israel claims it targeted an Iranian refuelling plane. It would be the furthest strike since the start of the military operation, at a distance of approximately 2,300km.
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