At 4.30 am Italian time, Israel launched an attack on Iran in retaliation for what happened over the weekend. Israel had warned it would respond after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel overnight.
05:33
Nyt, military air base hit near Esfahan
Three Iranian officials confirmed that an attack hit a military air base near the central Iranian city of Esfahan. The New York Times reports it.
05:23
USA, warned by Israel of retaliation but no approval from us
Yesterday Israel warned the United States that it would retaliate against Iran in the coming days: CNN reports this, citing a senior American leader. “We did not approve the response,” the source said.
05:13
Iran, space agency: several drones shot down
Iran said it had shot down several drones and that there had been “no missile attacks for now” on the country, after explosions were heard near the central city of Isfahan. Several drones “have been successfully shot down by the country’s air defense, there are no reports of a missile attack for now,” Iranian space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said on X. The Fars news agency stated that ” three explosions” were heard near the Shekari army air base, near Isfahan.
05:12
Military source at Fox News, ‘limited’ attack
A military source told Fox News that the Israeli attack conducted in Iran was “limited.” The Pentagon, for the moment, has not yet confirmed the raid.
05:05
Iranian state TV: nuclear plants safe
Nuclear plants near Isfahan are “completely safe” after intervention of air defense batteries, Iranian state television says
04:53
Army, sirens sound in northern Israel
Sirens are sounding right now in northern Israel. The IDF announced this on its official Telegram channel.
04:49
Local sites, in addition to Iran, Syria was also attacked
At dawn today, some attacks targeted the Soueida region in southern Syria, an activist from the online media Suwayda 24 told AFP, shortly after the news of at least three explosions recorded near military bases in Iran. “There were attacks against a Syrian army radar position in the western part of Soueida province,” said Rayan Maarouf, head of the website, without indicating the origin of the attacks.
04:43
Esfahan, at least three explosions near a military base
At least three explosions were heard near a military base not far from Esfahan. The toll of damage and deaths or injuries is not yet known.
04:35
Iran: air defense system activated over several cities
Iran has activated its air defense system on several cities, state media reported, after the country’s official broadcaster reported that loud explosions were heard near the central city of Isfahan. “Iranian air defense has been activated in the skies of several provinces of the country,” the official IRNA news agency said.
04:24
Iran: local TV, strong explosions in Esfahan, flights suspended
According to official Iranian television there were “strong explosions” near the city of Esfahan. Flights from Tehran and other cities would be immediately suspended.
01:18
Egypt regrets Palestine’s failure to join the UN
Egypt, a major mediator between the Palestinians and Israel, expressed “deep regret” over the “failure” of the United Nations Security Council to approve Palestine’s full membership of the United Nations, of which it is now only one Observer status. In the first Arab reaction, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry implicitly criticized, in a statement, the US veto of a Council resolution opening the door to Palestinian membership of the United Nations, as coming “at a critical moment”. and urged “peace-seeking countries” to “act responsibly to revive the peace process” in the Middle East.
