The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a senior U.S. military official told NPR on Thursday. This seems like a retaliation to the conducted strikes by Iran last week.
There are also reports of explosions in Iraq and Syria, which are seemingly from Israel.
On Sunday, Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. Most of Iran’s volleys were intercepted or caused little damage.
The extent of Israel’s strikes and the weapons used weren’t clear.
Some Iranian news agencies have not reported any such strike and have concluded the sounds reported near Isfahan were the interception of one or more drones.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed on social media that there is no damage to Iran’s nuclear sites.
Meanwhile, Israel’s hardline National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, wrote on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that Israel’s latest apparent strike against Iran was “weak” and too limited.
Israel and Iran have been under duress, as intense conflict keeps brewing.
The region has been on the edge of wider conflict since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, which Israel says killed 1,200 people, and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people, according to Gaza health officials.
