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Israel launches airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites
The Independent
|June 13, 2025
Tel Aviv describes attack as 'pre-emptive' and expects riposte
Israel launched strikes against Iran in the early hours of today, raising the prospect of a regional war between the longtime foes over Tehran's nuclear program. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had launched a “targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival”.
Explosions were heard in and near the Iranian capital of Tehran in the early hours as the news broke, Iran’s state-run Nour News reported.
Earlier, Israel’s defense minister Ian Katz said Israel had carried out a “pre-emptive strike” against Iran and that “a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future”.
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of The Independent.
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