Israel, early Friday morning local time, launched missiles in a retaliatory strike against Iran, a senior U.S. official told ABC News. Explosion heard in Iranian city Isfahan. Airport.CNN flight Tracking website radar 24 showed that flights are being diverted over Iranian airspace early Friday, CNN.Flights to Tehran,Isfahan,and Shiraz have been suspended. The city of Qahjavaristan is 8th Shekhari Base of the Army Air Force in the northwest of Isfahan.ABC. Iran State IRNA says air defenses were activated and batteries fired in many Provinces. Loudspeakers informed customers of the incident at Imam Khomeini International Airport,CBS. Israel told US that it is not targeting Iranian Nuclear Facilities. CNN There have also ben explosions in Syria and Iraq, Radio Reports. The Fars News Agency three explosions near the Shekari army airbase near Isfahan, CNA.Some Emirates and Flyduabi flights that were flying over Iran made sudden sharp turns away from the airspace of Iran,Flight Radar24.Oil prices jumped on the reports of the Israel strike.A person familiar with the situation told NBC that Israel carriedout an operation in Iran. Earlier Israel notified U.S. that a response was coming.Strike in Iran targeted military air base near Isfahan, The NewYork Times.The Isfahan airbase is home to Iran’s let of America’s F 14 Tom Cats purchased before 1974.
The missile launches follow Iran’s attack last Saturday, where the country sent a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials previously said. All but a few were intercepted by Israel and its allies, including the United States, officials said.
Iran’s attack came more than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, after which the Israeli military began its bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Isfahan ‘centre’ of Iranian nuclear programme – former US official
Former US assistant secretary of state Mark Kimmitt has been speaking to BBC News about the significance of Isfahan and why Israel might have chosen it as the site of a strike.
“Isfahan really is to a great extent the centre of the Iranian nuclear programme in terms of training, research and, what some would say, the development of the Iranian nuclear capability.
“So it’s a likely site that Israel would hit because the greatest fear the Israelis have is not continued missiles today but a nuclear capability tomorrow.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s war cabinet have met several times since the Iran strikes, and as ABC News previously reported, at least three strikes were previously aborted. Iran has lifted flight restrictions across the country.Israel tells citizens to depart Israel, Palestinan tertories if safe to do so. Iran says Isfahan’s nuclear site completely safe. A Syrian activist group says Israel strike hit an army radar in South. Israel assessing damage of strike. Sky News Drone strike in Isfahan ment to send message Israel can strike inside Iran, Israel Officials. Israeli national minster after the attack wrote one word on X ‘ feeble.’Iran has no plans of immediate retaliation ‘ Iranian Officials.BBC Tokyo’s Nikkel drops over 1,ooo points, the most in three years,after Israel strike on Iran. Photos on Social media show shrapnel from Israli weapons found in Baghdad.Oil prices retreat after overnight Jump.
