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Israel’s military bombarded Iranian ballistic missile and air defense sites in a new round of strikes Sunday morning, with blasts reported in Tehran amid escalating operations.
The IDF said Israeli forces launched “an additional strike wave targeting the ballistic missile array and air defense systems of the Iranian terror regime,” AFP reported.
Smoke rises in Tehran from Saturday morning’s strike on Iran’s capital by joint US-Israeli forces. ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA/ShutterstockThe exact locations of the attacks were not immediately clear, but Iranian state media said at least three explosions rocked Tehran around 12:30 a.m. local time, according to the outlet.
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- US officials reveal the urgency behind ‘Operation Epic Fury’ attack on Iran
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- President Trump says a ‘large number’ of Iranian leaders were killed in the US-Israeli joint strikes
The new wave of airstrikes comes after Iran launched a barrage of counterattacks against the Jewish state and US targets across the Middle East in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli strikes earlier Saturday morning.
“We now face a significant, decisive and unprecedented operation to dismantle the capabilities of the Iranian terrorist regime,” Israel’s military chief Eyal Zamir said in a televised statement.
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