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It was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel, the first being the April 2024 strikes. Iran claimed that the attack was an act of "self-defense" [19] [20] in retaliation for Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan.
At 2:30 a.m., the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it was "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran," citing over a year of attacks by Iran and its allies across the Middle East as the reason. According to The New York Times, this statement marked a rare Israeli acknowledgment of military operations within Iranian territory. [21]
But it is unclear whether Iran will respond to this latest attack. Israel’s top military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said after the conclusion of strikes that if Iran were to begin “a ...
Israel's first open attack on Iran targets missile sites, spares oil and nuclear targets, military says October 26, 2024 at 5:14 PM A view of Tehran capital of Iran is seen, early Saturday, Oct ...
On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, [3] Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the Ansar Allah (Houthis), launched retaliatory attacks against Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights [note 2] with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. [14]
Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday. Iranian media began to report explosions in and around the capital Tehran after 2am local time (23:30 BST). ... This Iranian attack was part ...
Developments: ∎ The U.N. Security Council will meet Monday to discuss Israel's attack on Iran. The Swiss U.N. mission said the meeting had been requested by Iran with the support of Algeria ...
Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of active troops. [5] Iran's military forces are made up of approximately 610,000 active-duty personnel plus 350,000 reserve and trained personnel that can be mobilized when needed, bringing the country's military manpower to about 960,000 total personnel. [1]