US EditionU.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran as explosions reported in Tehran
Israel and the United States launched coordinated preemptive strikes targeting Iran's ballistic missile sites amid rising regional tensions, with emergency protocols activated in Israel.
- On Saturday, Israel launched a daylight attack on Tehran, with the United States participating and explosions reported near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Officials noted the strikes aim to destroy Iranian missiles and its missile industry, while U.S. officials framed them as eliminating imminent threats and pressuring Iran's nuclear program with a large regional fleet.
- Sirens sounded across Israel as authorities issued alerts, Israel Airports Authority closed airspace and diverted flights, while residents near Mehrabad airport area and central Tehran reported heavy explosions shaking windows.
- Iran warned American military personnel and bases would face retaliation, Israel declared a state of emergency, and Iraq closed its airspace after evacuating all air traffic, spokesman Mitham al-Safi said.
- Satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press shows new activity at two struck sites, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met U.S. officials, and Geneva indirect talks will continue next week.
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It has been 12 hours since the start of the US-Israeli operation against Iran. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said that her goal is to eliminate the threat posed by the Iranian regime. Military facilities across Iran were hit by missile and air strikes: missile bases in Kermanshah, Hamadan, Tabriz, missile production and missile command centers in Tehran and its environs, in Isfahan and Qom.
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