Israel-Iran strikes latest: Tehran retaliates with massive drone attack after Israel targets nuclear sites
Iran has launched more than 100 drones towards Israel after pre-dawn strikes by the IDF hit Tehran’s nuclear sites and killed top military commanders.
Israel said 200 fighter jets took part in strikes on more than 100 targets in Iran overnight in an escalation that threatens to spark a wider conflict in the Middle East.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed its chief, General Hossein Salami, was killed in the attack. Iranian state media reported that several other military leaders, including chief of staff of the armed forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and at least two nuclear scientists were also killed.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened “severe punishment” in retaliation as western leaders called for both sides to de-escalate.
The UN’s nuclear watchdog confirmed that the Natanz nuclear site, which lies about 225km south of Tehran, was among the targets of the attack.
US President Donald Trump said on Fox News he was aware of Israel’s plan but denied that America played a role in the attack.
