Kochi: Israel claimed that it hit Iran’s nuclear sites and killed Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami and many guards, while Iran vowed to hit back, BBC reported.
Iranian state TV accused Israel of hitting residential areas in Tehran killing civilians including children.
Israel’s military said Iran had fired about 100 drones towards its territory, after Israel launched a major attack on Iran overnight
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the attack was part of Operation Rising Lion against Iran which was a threat to “Israel’s very survival”.
Expecting counter-attacks “in the immediate future”, Israel has declared a state of emergency.
Iran has accused the US of supporting Israel’s attack, which has been strongly denied by the US.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asked Israel to get prepared to face “severe punishment” following overnight strikes.
Iran has since launched about 100 drones towards Israel.
The US will evacuate non-essential US embassy staff and their dependents from Iraq due to high security risks due to Iran and Israel strife, the BBC said.
This is part its move to protect US citizens from falling prey to Iran’s retaliation on certain US sites in Iraq where around 2,500 US troops are stationed.
US’ talks over Iran’s nuclear programme appear had stalled in recent days.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) released a report criticising Iran for lack of cooperation while Iran claimedIAEA report as unbalanced.
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