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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Iran says it launched hundreds of ballistic missiles on Israel
Iran has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles towards Israel. Source: Reuters, citing Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Details: Meanwhile, the Israeli military has confirmed that the country is under missile attack from "dozens of rockets". The military personnel stated that the explosions currently heard in Israel are the result of either Iranian missiles being intercepted or striking their targets. It is reported that Iranian missiles were seen in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Background: On the night of 12-13 June, Israel attacked Tehran and its outskirts and other cities across the country. Israel described its attack as preemptive and aimed at undermining Iran's nuclear programme and targeting military facilities. The strikes reportedly killed Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Gholamali Rashid, head of the IRGC's Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, and six nuclear scientists. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesperson for Iran's Armed Forces, said that Tehran would respond to Israel's strikes, noting that the United States would "pay dearly" despite Washington's assurances of its non-involvement. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
How Israel decapitated Iran's military & nuke programme in just ONE NIGHT as years of planning revealed by IDF insiders
ISRAEL'S audacious blitz of Iran that killed top generals and targeted its nuclear sites took years of planning, IDF sources have revealed. Intelligence agents spent months tracking senior commanders before taking them down in pinpoint strikes in the dead of night. 10 10 Israel dealt a major blow to Iran's chain of command - with Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the second-highest commander after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei among those eliminated. Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami and Gen. Gholamali Rashid, deputy commander in chief of the armed forces were also wiped out. Their inglorious deaths came as Israel unleashed an unprecedented attack, dubbed Rising Lion, on Iran 's nuclear sites - with blasts first heard in Tehran around 3.30am local time (1am BST). Missiles pounded Iran's main nuclear enrichment site, the Natanz atomic facility, and the regime's ballistic missile arsenal. At least six of Iran's top nuclear scientists were killed during the sweeping assault. Iran has already fired around 100 drones at Israel while vowing bloody revenge and warning strikes were a "declaration of war". Senior military and political sources in Israel told The Sun in April how it was poised to strike Iran within weeks as its nuclear scheme should have been dealt with "a long time ago". Retired IDF general Miri Eisin today said Israel has been planning to blitz Iran for at least a decade - and this exact plot would have been months in the making. Eisin, who advised Benjamin Netanyahu's PM predecessor Ehud Olmert, told The Sun: "[The attack] is years in the making. "But this is something which evolves, meaning it isn't that the specific plan that is still being enacted today is necessarily the one that they started thinking of years ago. Unprecedented vid shows Israeli commandos directing drone strikes from on ground INSIDE Iran to blow up missile bases "But Israel has been planning as a plan to attack the nuclear and projectile facilities for many years because of the Islamic regime's threat. "That plan evolved over the years, meaning you're always looking at what happens in the Islamic regime, the new nuclear sites, the new capabilities that they built, and you have to adapt all of the time." Israel's decision to strike comes after a senior diplomatic source in Jerusalem told The Sun Iran was 'much closer than anyone can be comfortable with' in developing a nuclear weapon. Fears have been rising internationally about Iran's nuclear programme as its progress has become more and more cloak and dagger in recent years. The UN watchdog this week confirmed the country is breaking its obligations for the first time in 20 years. Israel's attack overnight - aimed at diminishing the regime's nuclear threat - was spearheaded by Mossad commandos who smuggled kamikaze drones and precision weapons into Iran. Their daring mission paved the way for Israeli forces to hammer 100 targets using 200 war jets - eliminating military chiefs and scientists and striking atom sites. Eisin, who served in the IDF for 20 years and has a background in military intelligence, said a combination of different security and intelligence capabilities would have spent months tracking senior commanders. Speaking from Tel Aviv, she said: "You have to find them and you're attacking them all at the exact same time. "So it's putting together that intel picture of where they are and knowing that at that specific time you're getting all of them. "In addition, you have to gather intel on all of the different nuclear sites and air defence sites and projectile sites. Those are three different elements. "It's the intel of knowing where they [commanders] are, and then it's the operational decision of doing it, because you understand that they're all where you want them to be simultaneously. "It is very complex." An IDF source, speaking to The Sun in Israel earlier this year, said its forces had been working for months to clear the path for a major strike on Iran. They told how three air campaigns in Iran have eliminated strategic aerial defences which were 'the main obstacle' protecting the rogue nation's nuke facilities. The insider said the IDF has also worked to significantly downgrade the threat posed by Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthi - effectively leaving Iran isolated. 10 10 10 Vitally, this allowed Israeli aircraft to get to Iran's borders without fear of being blasted. The overnight attack is just the first phase of what is set to be two weeks of action aimed at ran's atom threat. Ex-military intelligence agent Dr Raz Zimmt, whose work on focussed on Iran, previously told The Sun it would require a "long process" to properly downgrade Tehran's nuclear capabilities. But he conceded it would be highly unlikely Iran's nuclear scheme could ever be fully wiped out. "It's too scattered, the knowledge and technology are already inside Iran," Dr Zimmt said. The Sun last month exposed one of Iran's secret nuclear sites - dubbed "Rainbow" - but there are believed to be more clandestine bases. IDF Brigadier General Effie Defrin today confirmed it will be a "long campaign" against Iran - but that the military was "well prepared" to continue until achieving its goal. Eisin said the IDF will be continuing to gather intel and launching pre-emptive attacks. She said: "It isn't that we destroyed everything that Iran has. It's the beginning of the campaign. 10 "I think that we will continue to attack. They will try to attack us. "We have our defence systems, but it isn't over. We're still right at the beginning of this." Israel hoped to coordinate an attack with the US after enraged Donald Trump gave Iran 60 days to thrash out a nuclear deal - a deadline that passed on Wednesday night. Trump had warned Israel not to undermine talks with Tehran that could jeopardise his administration's efforts. But Nadav Shtrauchler, who previously advised Netanyahu, said the PM wanted to cement his legacy. He The Sun: "Eliminating Iran, the head of the snake, is his life mission. "He sees them as the immediate threat and as today's Nazis. "He said that he will not stop until he strikes the head of the snake. "And after so many years of planning it started with a very strong offensive opening. "He planned it and waited for the right timing and I'm sure it was not an easy decision to go without the US - but it had come to a place that we had to do it." The US has publicly distanced itself from the Israeli operation and Trump today urged Iran to make a deal before it's too late. Writing on Truth Social, the president said: "I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. "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. "Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left." 10
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
Israel's deadliest blow yet: Top Iranian generals and nuclear scientists killed; Here's who died and who's replacing them
Who was killed? Live Events Major General Gholamali Rashid, head of the Khatam al Anbia base. Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, who was critically injured. Several high-ranking IRGC air defence and drone unit officers. Six nuclear scientists dead Abdolhamid Manouchehr Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Amirhossein Feghi Motalibizadeh Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation and ex-MP Khamenei responds with new military leadership Iran retaliates, closes airspace (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Israel launched a sweeping military operation against Iran early Friday, killing key figures in Tehran's military and nuclear establishments in what has become the most significant strike against Iran since the 1980s. The campaign, dubbed Operation Rising Lion , saw Israeli warplanes hit multiple high-value targets across Iran, including underground nuclear enrichment facilities and command Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, 'Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.'According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), around 200 fighter jets were deployed. Intelligence sources also told the Associated Press that Israeli spy agency Mossad had smuggled drones and precision weapons into Iranian territory ahead of the strikes. The damage, Iranian officials admitted, was the most prominent figures killed was General Hossein Salami , commander-in-chief of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Salami, who had been appointed in 2019 by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly at the IRGC headquarters in Tehran when it was Mohammad Bagheri, Iran's top military official and chief of staff of the armed forces, was also confirmed dead. Bagheri, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, had held his post since claimed it had also killed General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Aerospace Force. Hajizadeh had long been accused by Israel of orchestrating drone and missile attacks against its territory. In a statement quoted by the Times of Israel, the IDF said, 'Hajizadeh publicly pledged allegiance to the idea of destroying Israel on multiple occasions in recent years and played a central role in formulating the plan to destroy Israel.'CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reported that the command structures of both the IRGC and Iran's military branches were hit hard. According to regional sources cited by Reuters, at least 20 senior commanders were list also includes:The Israeli strikes were also aimed at weakening Iran's nuclear programme. Six senior nuclear scientists were killed:Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation acknowledged that the Natanz enrichment site suffered damage but insisted there was no radiation leak. The UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, confirmed that another key site, Fordo, remained unaffected. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urged both parties to exercise 'maximum restraint' and said he was willing to travel to Tehran for after the strikes, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named General Abdolrahim Mousavi as the new chief of staff of the armed forces and appointed Mohammad Pakpour as head of the Revolutionary Guard. Khamenei warned, 'Jerusalem will face severe punishment.'He added, 'Israel opened its wicked and blood-stained hand to commit a crime against our beloved country, revealing its malicious nature more than ever by striking residential centres.'Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the 'legitimate and powerful response' would make Israel regret its 'foolish act.'In immediate response, Iran launched more than 100 drones towards Jerusalem. The IDF confirmed that air defence systems intercepted several of them. Meanwhile, Israel declared a state of emergency, with sirens sounding across major were grounded and airspace closed over Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Jordan. International carriers cancelled services, citing safety concerns. Internet restrictions were imposed in parts of Iran, with the Communications Ministry stating the move was temporary and would be lifted 'once normalcy returns.'India urged both nations to avoid further escalation. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi maintained 'close and friendly' ties with both countries and advised Indian nationals in the region to remain leaders from the US, UK, China, Japan, and Australia called for restraint. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified, 'The United States was not involved in Israel's unilateral military action.'Oil markets reacted sharply. US benchmark crude jumped by $4.97 to $72.91 a barrel, while Brent crude rose by $4.78 to $74.15. Richard Joswick of S&P Global said prices could rise further, depending on how the conflict unfolds.
Mint
2 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Iran's revolutionary guards Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami killed in Israeli attack
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami was killed in the large-scale strikes launched by Israel on Tehran early Friday. Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami was 'assassinated in an Israeli strike in Tehran'. Senior IRGC commander Gholamali Rashid, and at least two nuclear officials – Fereydoun Abbasi and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi – were also killed in the attacks. Israel launched a large-scale strike in Tehran, attacking at least six military bases around the city. "In what appears to be targeted assassinations", Israel attacked areas including Parchin, and residential homes at two highly secure complexes for military commanders and multiple residential buildings around Tehran, four senior Iranian officials told the New York Times. A senior Israeli official told Iran International that leaders' homes and not civilians were targeted in airstrikes in Tehran. "Homes of senior military and political officials were targeted in Israeli airstrikes in Tehran," the Israeli official was quoted as saying. "Civilians are not the intended targets," the official added. Calling the offensive 'Rising Lion,' Israel said it also targeted Iranian commanders and missile factories, and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran. 'Israel targeted Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb, its ballistic missile program and its Natanz uranium enrichment facility, in an operation that would continue for days,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Usrael's attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly-advancing nuclear programme. The Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the first time in 20 years on Thursday censured Iran over it not working with its inspectors. Iran immediately announced it would establish a third enrichment site in the country and swap out some centrifuges for more-advanced ones. For years, Israel has warned it will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon, something Tehran insists it does not want — though officials there have repeatedly warned it could build them. The US has been preparing for something to happen, already pulling some diplomats from Iraq's capital and offering voluntary evacuations for the families of US troops in the wider Middle East.
