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Israel launches sprawling attacks on Iran as explosions rock Tehran
Both countries have been preparing for potential military confrontation, with Iran reportedly developing counterstrike plans involving ballistic missiles targeting Israeli territory. 13 Jun 2025 10:19am This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on June 13, 2025 reportedly shows smoke billowing from a site targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning. - (Photo by SEPAH NEWS / AFP) ISTANBUL - Israel launched a sweeping military operation against Iran on Friday, with strikes targeting its nuclear programme and long-range missile capabilities, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing Israeli Army Radio. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech posted on YouTube that his forces struck the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme. We struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear weaponisation programme." Netanyahu described the attacks as 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," he said in a speech that his office posted to YouTube. "Israel will never allow those who call for our annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal. Tonight, Israel backs those words with action." This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on June 13, 2025 reportedly shows a damaged building in Tehran on fire following Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital early in the morning. - (Photo by SEPAH NEWS / AFP) Netanyahu said Israel targeted Iran's main enrichment facility in Natanz, as well as its "leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb" and Iran's ballistic missile programme. Israel declared a state of emergency nationwide and closed its airspace, diverting all flights to other countries, Hebrew-language media reported. Multiple explosions were heard in and around Tehran, Iranian media confirmed. Iranian state television reported additional loud explosions across different parts of the capital. Iran suspended all flights at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. Both countries have been preparing for potential military confrontation, with Iran reportedly developing counterstrike plans involving ballistic missiles targeting Israeli territory. - BERNAMA More Like This
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As Israel attacks Iran, Sensex opens 1,000 points down, oil prices surge
As Israel carried out widespread attacks inside Iran, Sensex opened more than 1,000 points down and crude oil prices surged by as much as 12% read more This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on June 13, 2025 shows smoke billowing from a site reportedly targeted by an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning. As Isreal attacked Iran, Sensex opened 1,000 points lower on Friday. Israel carried out widespread attacks inside Iran in the early hours on Friday and targeted the country's nuclear sites and the military-industrial complex. The airstrikes also targeted of top military officials in what appear to be targeted assassinations. With prospects of conflict widening in West Asia, Sensex opened 1,094.26 points down at 80,597.72 and the Nifty opened 332.40 points down at 24,555.80. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Crude prices also rose by up to 12 per cent following Israeli airstrikes in Iran. Global prices surged by as much as 12 per cent, with Brent crude's futures surging 12.86 per cent to $78.31 and West Texas Intermediate crude's futures surging 10.95 per cent to $75.49. In the Indian markets, 412 shares advanced, 1963 shares declined, and 104 shares remained unchanged, according to Moneycontrol. L&T, Shriram Finance, SBI Life Insurance, Tata Motors, and Bajaj Finserv were among major losers on the Nifty and ONGC was the only gainer. US markets were also down after Israeli strikes, with futures attached to the Dow Jones falling by 1.5 per cent, S&P 500 futures falling by 1.6 per cent, and Nasdaq 100 futures falling 1.7 per cent.
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'Blood for blood': Iran vows tit-for-tat strike against Israel
As the Israeli strike rocked Iran, the country's military has vowed to retaliate, calling Israel a 'Zionist state' and insisting that the Jewish nation would pay a 'heavy price' for the attack read more This handout photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official Sepah News Telegram channel on June 13, 2025 shows onlookers and rescue teams in front of a building that caught fire following and Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning. In what appeared to be its first official response, the Iranian military vowed to retaliate against the Israeli strikes that hit the country's nuclear and military facilities. As the world woke up to the news of the attack, Iran's Armed Forces have vowed a 'heavy price' for Israel, describing it as a 'Zionist state'. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces, told state television on Friday morning that the strikes hit the residential areas of Tehran as well. He made it clear that the Islamic Republic of Iran is 'fully prepared' for a retaliatory strike and will respond decisively to what he called a 'savage and calculated assault' supported by the United States. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The Zionist enemy, with the assistance of the US, has launched a brutal attack on civilian homes and key officials' residences,' General Shekarchi said. 'This reckless aggression has resulted in the martyrdom of several of our commanders and civilians. Israel has made a dire mistake and must now wait for a tough response," he added. The Iranian military official's remarks came after the Iranian media, including IRIB and IRNA, reported that General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in one of the targeted attacks on Thursday. While official confirmation from Iran is still pending, multiple outlets have stated that General Gholam Ali Rashid and prominent nuclear scientists Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi and Dr. Tehranchi are among the possible casualties. This is a developing story.
