Israel-Iran latest: Iran threatens further retaliatory strikes against Israel and ‘will target US bases’
Iran has vowed to continue its retaliatory strikes against Israel as senior officials warn the conflict “will spread to US bases” in the region.
Iran’s Fars News agency citing a senior military official said on its Telegram account that the conflict would spread to “American bases in the coming days” prompting concerns about attacks on locations in places like Iraq.
“The aggressors will be the target of Iran’s decisive and extensive response” the official reportedly the news outlet.
The two countries targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure overnight.
At least 78 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in the strikes on Iran, the country’s ambassador told the U.N. Security Council. He said “the overwhelming majority” of victims were civilians.
Iran launched a barrage of retaliation strikes on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, killing at least three, injuring dozens and sending terrified civilians into shelters.
Israel said the military’s defence systems have been intercepting the missiles throughout the day Friday, and that most were intercepted or fell short. Air raid sirens could once again be heard across Israel as the sun began to rise on Saturday.
