Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning local time, weeks after the Islamic Republic fired around 180 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Oct. 1. Blasts were reported near the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
According to unconfirmed reports, several explosions have been heard in Tehran.
Huge explosions in Tehran! pic.twitter.com/sMQoPdB7JI
— Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) October 25, 2024
#BREAKING: Sirens are wailing in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/5T6JD1P4j7
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 25, 2024
Tehran has threatened to target Gulf states and other US allies if their territories or airspace are used to attack Iran - while Israel assured the US that it wouldn't strike Iran's oil or nuclear facilities.
As Axios reports, US and Israeli officials believe Iran will respond military - but hope it will be 'constrained' in order to put an end to the tit-for-tat (ok).
Driving the news: The U.S. military boosted its forces in the region in the last few weeks ahead of Israel's possible attack on Iran.
- U.S. officials said the goal was to deter Iran from responding and help Israel defend itself from another Iranian missile barrage.
- President Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin decided to deploy a THAAD missile defense system in Israel with a crew of U.S. military operators.
- That means U.S. soldiers could actively engage in the fighting between Israel and Iran on Israeli soil.
- On Friday, several hours before the Israeli strike, CENTCOM announced that U.S. Air Force F-16s from the 480th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany had arrived in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.
Meanwhile, the FBI is investigating a leak of top secret US intelligence documents that revealed part of Israel's upcoming strike on Iran.
Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning local time, weeks after the Islamic Republic fired around 180 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Oct. 1. Blasts were reported near the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
According to unconfirmed reports, several explosions have been heard in Tehran.
Huge explosions in Tehran! pic.twitter.com/sMQoPdB7JI
— Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) October 25, 2024
#BREAKING: Sirens are wailing in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/5T6JD1P4j7
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 25, 2024
Tehran has threatened to target Gulf states and other US allies if their territories or airspace are used to attack Iran - while Israel assured the US that it wouldn't strike Iran's oil or nuclear facilities.
As Axios reports, US and Israeli officials believe Iran will respond military - but hope it will be 'constrained' in order to put an end to the tit-for-tat (ok).
Driving the news: The U.S. military boosted its forces in the region in the last few weeks ahead of Israel's possible attack on Iran.
- U.S. officials said the goal was to deter Iran from responding and help Israel defend itself from another Iranian missile barrage.
- President Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin decided to deploy a THAAD missile defense system in Israel with a crew of U.S. military operators.
- That means U.S. soldiers could actively engage in the fighting between Israel and Iran on Israeli soil.
- On Friday, several hours before the Israeli strike, CENTCOM announced that U.S. Air Force F-16s from the 480th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany had arrived in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.
Meanwhile, the FBI is investigating a leak of top secret US intelligence documents that revealed part of Israel's upcoming strike on Iran.