Israel has launched unprecedented strikes across Iran. On the morning of June 13th, Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu confirmed that the overnight attack was designed to inflict significant damage on Iran’s military facilities. It has likely scuttled US president Donald Trump’s chance of striking a deal to contain Iran’s nuclear programme. This is the biggest military attack Iran has faced since the conflict with Iraq in the 1980s; and Iran view Israel’s strikes as a declaration of war.
Israel has confirmed that the attack is the first phase of a military campaign which could last weeks. It involved several waves of strikes, with 200 fighter jets targeting 100 different locations including Iranian nuclear facilities.
The assault also killed several senior Iranian commanders, including the heads of the army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as nuclear scientists. Iranian media reports that civilians have also been killed.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made clear that Iran will retaliate. If Tehran can still mobilise military capabilities despite the Israeli campaign, it is likely to target Israeli military sites—and possible critical infrastructure—directly.
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