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Israel launches strikes on Iran: what we know so far Israel launches strikes on Iran: what we know so far
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Israel has struck dozens of targets inside Iran, including nuclear sites and military installationsIsrael has struck dozens of targets inside Iran, including nuclear sites and military installations
What happened overnight?What happened overnight?
Israel launched a widespread attack on Iran aimed at targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads. Israel said 200 Israeli fighter jets participated in the operation, striking 100 targets.Israel launched a widespread attack on Iran aimed at targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads. Israel said 200 Israeli fighter jets participated in the operation, striking 100 targets.
What sites were hit?What sites were hit?
Nuclear facilitiesIran’s main nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz was hit, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is unclear how much damage was done, but video footage posted online appears to show the aftermath of massive explosions.Nuclear facilitiesIran’s main nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz was hit, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is unclear how much damage was done, but video footage posted online appears to show the aftermath of massive explosions.
Natanz is partially above ground, with halls of centrifuges spinning uranium gas for its nuclear programme.Natanz is partially above ground, with halls of centrifuges spinning uranium gas for its nuclear programme.
Quoting Iranian authorities, the IAEA said a number of other key Iranian sites – including the Fordow nuclear enrichment site, the Isfahan nuclear site and the Bushehr nuclear power plant – had not been hit.Quoting Iranian authorities, the IAEA said a number of other key Iranian sites – including the Fordow nuclear enrichment site, the Isfahan nuclear site and the Bushehr nuclear power plant – had not been hit.
Military installations and other targetsIsrael said it had destroyed dozens of radar installations and surface-to-air missile launchers.Military installations and other targetsIsrael said it had destroyed dozens of radar installations and surface-to-air missile launchers.
Sites in the capital, Tehran, were hit, including the headquarters of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards, one of the main power centres within the country’s theocracy. Footage from security cameras in the capital showed two of the explosions.Sites in the capital, Tehran, were hit, including the headquarters of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards, one of the main power centres within the country’s theocracy. Footage from security cameras in the capital showed two of the explosions.
Footage taken in the immediate aftermath of the Tehran strikes showed burning buildings and people out on the streets.Footage taken in the immediate aftermath of the Tehran strikes showed burning buildings and people out on the streets.
After dawn broke in Tehran the extent of the damage became more clear. Footage and photographs showed damage to high-rise buildings and rescue efforts taking place at ground level.After dawn broke in Tehran the extent of the damage became more clear. Footage and photographs showed damage to high-rise buildings and rescue efforts taking place at ground level.
Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, released footage it said showed its agents on Iranian soil.
Who are the generals and scientists who were targeted?Who are the generals and scientists who were targeted?
Iranian state media said the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Gen Hossein Salami, the army chief of staff, Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri, and the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya joint forces headquarters, Maj Gen Gholamali Rashid, had been killed in the strikes, as well as six nuclear scientists, including Fereydoun Abbasi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization from 2011 to 2013.Iranian state media said the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Gen Hossein Salami, the army chief of staff, Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri, and the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya joint forces headquarters, Maj Gen Gholamali Rashid, had been killed in the strikes, as well as six nuclear scientists, including Fereydoun Abbasi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization from 2011 to 2013.
How has Iran reacted?How has Iran reacted?
Iran has fired about 100 drones at Israel, as the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened “severe punishment”. Iraq said more than 100 Iranian drones had crossed its airspace, and a short time later neighbouring Jordan said its air force and defence systems had intercepted several missiles and drones that had entered its airspace for fear they would fall in its territory.Iran has fired about 100 drones at Israel, as the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened “severe punishment”. Iraq said more than 100 Iranian drones had crossed its airspace, and a short time later neighbouring Jordan said its air force and defence systems had intercepted several missiles and drones that had entered its airspace for fear they would fall in its territory.
What is the background?What is the background?
Justifying the attack, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Iran was not only building up its supply of fissile-enriched uranium, with enough for nine warheads, but also that it had taken unprecedented steps towards building bombs.Justifying the attack, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Iran was not only building up its supply of fissile-enriched uranium, with enough for nine warheads, but also that it had taken unprecedented steps towards building bombs.
The IAEA board ruled on Thursday that Iran was in violation of its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, for its failure to cooperate fully with IAEA inspections and amassing an estimated 400kg of highly enriched uranium. Western intelligence assessments until now have generally said that while Iran is stockpiling the components of a bomb, it had not taken the final decision to build one.The IAEA board ruled on Thursday that Iran was in violation of its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, for its failure to cooperate fully with IAEA inspections and amassing an estimated 400kg of highly enriched uranium. Western intelligence assessments until now have generally said that while Iran is stockpiling the components of a bomb, it had not taken the final decision to build one.
The attack on Iran comes a few days before a fresh round of US-Iranian talks were due in Oman aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, which has expanded rapidly since 2018 when the US president, Donald Trump, withdrew from an international deal constraining it.The attack on Iran comes a few days before a fresh round of US-Iranian talks were due in Oman aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, which has expanded rapidly since 2018 when the US president, Donald Trump, withdrew from an international deal constraining it.