The IDF launched a “preemptive” assault on army and nuclear websites on Friday
Main Normal Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran on Friday, in line with a number of native information businesses.
Israel mentioned its Air Power carried out dozens of strikes on Iranian nuclear and army targets, together with the enrichment facility in Natanz. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the operation was meant to forestall Iran from buying a nuclear weapon.
In line with reviews cited by Press TV, the victims additionally embody Deputy Chief of Workers of the Iranian Armed Forces Main Normal Gholam Ali Rashid, together with nuclear scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi.
Iranian officers haven’t commented on casualties or harm on the bottom. Nevertheless, native media reported that civilians have been killed throughout strikes on residential areas in Tehran.
The assault occurred simply days earlier than the sixth spherical of nuclear talks between the USA and Iran, scheduled for Sunday in Oman. US President Donald Trump just lately accused Tehran of “slow-walking” the negotiations after earlier rounds failed to provide a breakthrough. On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised that Washington was not concerned within the Israeli strikes.
Iran has denied looking for to accumulate nuclear weapons, insisting as an alternative on its proper to conduct nuclear analysis for civilian functions.
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