Israel launched airstrikes across Iran on Friday morning, targeting nuclear facilities and killing senior military commanders in a major escalation that could spark a broad war in the Middle East. Explosions were heard across Tehran, Natanz — home to a key atomic site — and other cities, according to local and social media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel — which used 200 air force planes and said it hit around 100 targets — had “struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.”
The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, and the military’s chief of staff, Mohammad Bagheri, were both killed, according to Iranian media. At least two other senior IRGC members also died.
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00:00:37 – India Plane Crash
00:01:48 – Israel Say Iran Launched 100 Drones
00:03:20 – Netanyahu: Will Strike Until Threat
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00:07:45 – Gold Price Surges
00:09:07 – Air India Crash Kills 241
00:11:34 – Stocks Drop After Israel Strikes Iran
00:15:30 – US Dollar Rebounds from 2-Year Low
00:34:01 – Iran: No Damage to Oil Refiniries
00:41:52 – Higher Oil Price Is Positive for US Dollar
00:48:39 – European Stocks Open Lower
00:52:40 – UBS’ Mark Andersen
01:08:18 – NATO’s Rutte: Call for De-escalation
01:15:18 – Mossad Operations Damaged Iran Air Defense
01:26:22 – Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
01:32:25 – Naftali Bennett: ‘We Are Going at It Alone’
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