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Israel carries out strikes against Iran

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‘Dozens’ of military targets, ‘including nuclear targets’ hit
Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Thursday evening, according to multiple reports.
The Israel Defense Forces “launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive to strike Iran’s nuclear program,” the IDF wrote on X.
“Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran,” the IDF said just before 4 a.m. Friday morning in Jerusalem. “Today, Iran is closer than ever to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world.”
The IDF added that Israel “has no choice but to fulfill the obligation to act in defense of its citizens and will continue to do so everywhere it is required to do so, as we have done in the past.”
Videos shared across social media Thursday evening showed explosions in Tehran.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday night that the U.S. is “not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.”
“Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense,” Rubio said. “President Trump and the administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners.

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