⚠️ LIVE: Day 3 of the Israel–Iran War – Airstrikes, Retaliation Begins, Multi-Front Assault Escalate
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📍 New York Times: U.S. oil prices surged 12% from Tuesday to Friday, reaching $72.98 per barrel amid Middle East conflict.
📍 Iranian Oil Ministry: All ministry buildings remain intact with no damage reported.
📍 Israeli Broadcaster: Two Israeli ministers estimate the Home Front emergency status could last for a month.
📍 Tasnim News Agency: Two Israeli drones were shot down over Baqershahr, northern Iran.
📍 European Commission President: Expressed concern over Middle East escalation and reaffirmed commitment to diplomatic efforts.
📍 IRNA: Loud explosion heard in Shahriar, west of Tehran.
📍 Iranian Health Ministry: 224 people confirmed dead 65 hours after the Israeli airstrikes began.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Launched 114mm short-range “Rujum” rocket system at Magen settlement.
📍 IDF: Today’s strikes targeted IRGC, Quds Force, and Iranian military infrastructure in Tehran.
📍 IDF: Completed a broad wave of strikes to cripple Iran’s weapon production capabilities.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Claimed casualties after targeting 11 Israeli soldiers with an anti-personnel projectile in eastern Khan Younis.
📍 Araghchi: U.S. and European countries are preventing the UN Security Council from taking action against Israeli aggression.
📍 Araghchi: Failure to condemn Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities encourages further aggression.
📍 Araghchi: Hopes IAEA governors will condemn Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in tomorrow’s meeting.
📍 Iranian FM: “We will return to diplomacy if Israeli aggression stops.”
📍 Iranian FM: “U.S. and Europe’s support for Israeli aggression is a historic mistake with global consequences.”
📍 Iranian FM: “The U.S. supports the aggression against our country, and Europe’s positions are one-sided in favor of Israel.”
📍 Qassam Brigades: Mourn the Iranian people’s martyrs and affirm support for Iran’s leadership and people.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Gaza’s wounded population watched with pride as Iran delivered powerful blows to the occupier.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Praised Iran’s heroic military actions which shook the foundations of the Israeli entity.
📍 Qassam Brigades: “We are closer than ever to final victory over the Zionist entity.”
📍 Qassam Brigades: Highlighted the historic role of slain Iranian commanders in supporting Palestinian resistance.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Reaffirmed standing with Iran’s leadership and hailed the Iranian military’s heroic actions.
📍 IRGC: Confirmed the martyrdom of intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi and two colleagues in an Israeli strike.
📍 Former IRGC Commander: “We’ve managed the war wisely so far, but may now resort to cross-border measures.”
📍 Qassam Brigades: Mourn IRGC commanders Mohammad Bagheri, Hossein Salami, and Gholam Ali Rashid killed in Israeli strike.
📍 Qassam Brigades: Mourn top IRGC commanders killed by ongoing Israeli aggression.
📍 IDF: Israeli Air Force and Navy intercepted over 100 drones launched from Iran.
📍 Tasnim – Iranian Deputy FM: Israeli regime deliberately targeted a Foreign Ministry building.
📍 Tasnim – Iranian Deputy FM: Israeli strike injured ministry staff and civilians.
📍 Tasnim – Iranian Deputy FM: Bombing the ministry building is a war crime and part of Israel’s ongoing aggression.
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Defense Officials: Troop redeployment aims to thwart attacks on civilian centers and military infrastructure.
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Defense Officials: Troop movements stem from concerns about Iranian proxies joining the conflict.
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Defense Officials: Fear of infiltration by militias from Jordan and Syria, and Hezbollah engagement.
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Defense Officials: Troop drawdown in Gaza to reinforce northern and eastern borders.
📍 Israeli Home Front Command: Everyone is instructed to remain in shelters and secure protected rooms.
📍 Israeli Public Broadcaster: Two buildings hit and a fire broke out in one location in Haifa following the Iranian missile strikes.
📍 Israel Hayom: Rescue teams suspect people may be trapped under rubble in a building hit by a missile in northern Israel.
📍 Israeli Public Broadcaster: Four injured in Lachish region; two buildings struck in Haifa.
📍 Israeli Fire & Rescue Authority: Fires reported in the Jerusalem and Northern districts after direct missile impacts.
📍 Israeli Fire & Rescue Authority: Direct missile hits confirmed on residential buildings in the coastal and southern districts.
📍 Israeli Ambulance Service: Responding to missile strike scenes at three separate locations in Haifa.
📍 Israeli Ambulance Service: Multiple injuries reported in Haifa following Iranian missile strikes.
📍 Channel 12: Multiple missile impacts reported across several areas in Israel.
📍 Yedioth Ahronoth: Iran preparing to launch a new wave of missiles in the coming minutes.
📍 Israeli Media: Another Iranian missile attack is imminent.
📍 IDF Radio: A missile struck Haifa; another directly hit a building east of Tel Aviv.
📍 Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman: We targeted military headquarters, command centers, and residences of Zionist leaders and scientists.
📍 Iranian President: “We did not start the war, but we responded decisively. If aggression continues, our response will be more painful.”
📍 Yedioth Ahronoth: A missile struck a building directly in northern Israel.
📍 Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman: “We have an extensive target bank in the Zionist entity and will strike vital points.”
📍 Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman: “Settlers must leave the occupied territories — they will soon be uninhabitable.”
📍 Iranian State TV via Reuters: Iran’s military advises Israeli citizens to stay away from vital locations.
📍 Missile Strikes: Explosions reported in Haifa and Tel Aviv from Iranian missile impacts.
📍 Missile Interceptions: Multiple intercepts in the skies over Tel Aviv and Haifa; one missile landed near Haifa Port.
📍 IDF: Iran has launched missiles toward Israel.
📍 Iranian Presidential Adviser: Nuclear negotiations will only resume after a decisive response to Israeli aggression.
📍 IDF Home Front Command: Detected preparations in Iran for launching more missiles toward Israel.
📍 Israeli Chief of Staff: “We will strike anyone who harms our citizens and continue strengthening our national security.”
📍 Israeli Chief of Staff: “We will not forget our moral duty to bring back our hostages from Gaza.”
📍 Israeli Public Broadcaster: Israel formally requested U.S. assistance in striking Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility.
📍 Iranian Media: Air defenses engaged hostile targets east of Tehran.
📍 Mehr News Agency: Air defenses activated in Kermanshah Province, western Iran.
📍 Iranian Media: Air defenses responding to enemy targets east of Tehran. (repeated confirmations)
📍 Israeli Civil Aviation Authority: Full closure of Israeli airports and airspace amid escalating conflict with Iran.
📍 Iranian State TV: Five killed and several wounded in Israeli strike on residential building in Tehran.
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We shared intelligence with Washington showing Iran was secretly working to weaponize uranium.”
📍 Qatar-France Joint Statement: “We support a diplomatic solution addressing concerns over Iran’s activities.”
📍 Jordanian Army: “Violation of our airspace is an attempt to drag Jordan into the conflict.”
📍 Iranian Foreign Minister: “Israel is continuously targeting innocent women and children in Iran.”
📍 Iranian Foreign Minister: “Our response to the aggression is legitimate — we are conducting a calculated defensive operation to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
📍 Netanyahu: “We will continue the mission to eliminate the dual Iranian threat — its nuclear program and ballistic missiles.”
📍 Netanyahu: “Nuclear negotiations are worthwhile — but only if Iran abandons its uranium enrichment capabilities.”
📍 Netanyahu: “Our operation against Iran will end when we eliminate its nuclear capability — and we will do that.”
📍 Netanyahu: “The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah was part of dismantling the Iranian axis — and we achieved that through surprise.”
📍 Netanyahu: “We destroyed the Isfahan reactor — without it, a nuclear weapon is unattainable.”
📍 Netanyahu: “Our intelligence indicated Iran was preparing to transfer nuclear weapons to the Houthis.”
📍 Netanyahu: “I believe Iran was completely surprised by our attack — and surprise is a great element of success.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I believe Iran was completely surprised by our attack — and surprise is a great element of success.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I believe we’ve significantly pushed back Iran’s nuclear program.”
📍 Netanyahu: “We eliminated the IRGC intelligence chief.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We destroyed the main nuclear facility in Natanz and we’ll do more if needed.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We did a lot to strike Iran’s deep underground nuclear sites.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We cannot allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons, especially when they intend to supply them to the Houthis and others.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We were facing an existential threat from Iran, including its rapid nuclear bomb development and growing ballistic arsenal.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I launched the attack on Iran because we faced an imminent threat.”
📍 Netanyahu: “I believe Iran was completely surprised by our attack — and surprise is a great element of success.” (Repeated for emphasis)
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I believe Iran was completely surprised by our attack — and surprise is a great element of success.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I believe we’ve significantly pushed back Iran’s nuclear program.”
📍 Netanyahu: “We eliminated the IRGC intelligence chief.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We destroyed the main nuclear facility in Natanz and we’ll do more if needed.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We did a lot to strike Iran’s deep underground nuclear sites.”
📍 Nournews (Iran): Reports indicate the Israeli strike on Mashhad Airport was carried out using a loitering munition drone.
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We cannot allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons, especially when they intend to supply them to the Houthis and others.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “We were facing an existential threat from Iran, including its rapid nuclear bomb development and growing ballistic arsenal.”
📍 Netanyahu to Fox News: “I launched the attack on Iran because we faced an imminent threat.”
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Military Source: The Gaza front and hostage issue are now secondary — the primary focus is Iran.
📍 Haaretz – Israeli Diplomatic & Government Sources: The Iran war is making it difficult to assess the impact on Gaza negotiations.
📍 Tasnim News Agency: No damage recorded at Hashemi Nejad Airport or its runway in Mashhad.
📍 Reuters via Iranian State Media: No damage was reported to Mashhad Airport or its runway following the Israeli strike.
📍 Israeli Army: The strike on Mashhad was the longest-range operation since the start of the campaign — executed at a distance of 2,300 km.
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump: Iran and Israel should reach an agreement — peace between them is coming soon.
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump: “I will broker a deal between Iran and Israel just like I did between India and Pakistan.”
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump: “There are ongoing meetings and communications right now to resolve the Iran-Israel crisis.”
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump: “There are talks and meetings underway to bring peace between Iran and Israel.”
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🇺🇸 President Trump: “Make the Middle East Great Again.”
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🇮🇱 IDF: Home Front Command instructs residents in northern and central Israel to stay near protected areas.
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🇮🇱 ABC News – Israeli Ambassador in Washington: “We’ve pushed back Iran’s nuclear program significantly, but it’s not enough.”
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🇮🇮 Israeli Media: Iranian missile strike targeted Netanyahu’s family residence in Caesarea.
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🇮🇱 ABC News – Israeli Ambassador: “It could take weeks to confirm the elimination of Iran’s military nuclear infrastructure.”
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🇮🇱 Channel 13: Israeli Air Force bombed the Iranian Navy headquarters.
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🇮🇱 IDF: Iran launched multiple missiles at Israel in the past hour — most were intercepted.
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🇮🇱 IDF: “Iran fired missiles toward Israel recently. Most were intercepted, and no missiles landed in our cities.”
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🇮🇱 Channel 14 – Energy Minister: “The Iranian regime cannot remain — its self-declared mission is Israel’s destruction.”
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🇮🇱 Channel 12: Fire broke out in southern Golan due to interception of Iranian missiles.
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🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Ministry: Lavrov and Fidan stress in phone call the urgent need to stop the fighting in the Middle East.
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🇮🇱 ABC News – Israeli Ambassador: “We’ve significantly rolled back Iran’s nuclear program, but it’s not enough.” (Duplicate statement, included for context)
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🇮🇮 Israeli Media: Most of the 50 missiles launched from Yemen and Iran were intercepted — one landed on a house in Lebanon.
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🇺🇸 Trump to ABC News: “We may intervene to help Israel eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.”
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🇺🇸 Trump: “We might step in to assist Israel in destroying Iran’s nuclear program.”
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🛑 Magen David Adom: No reports of injuries or impacts from the latest Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel.
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🇮🇱 IDF Home Front Command: Civilians in central and northern Israel are no longer required to remain in bomb shelters following the recent missile barrage.
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📰 Israel Hayom: Reports indicate a new wave of Iranian missiles is currently en route to Israel.
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📜 Fars News: The Israeli military targeted a residential building on Keshavarz Street in central Tehran.
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🇮🇱 Channel 13: Israeli fighter jets struck air defense systems and IRGC buildings in Tehran.
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🇮🇷 Iranian Police Command: Police HQ in Tehran was hit by a small Israeli drone, resulting in injuries and material damage.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Army Radio: Military intelligence detected advanced Iranian preparations to launch missiles toward Israel.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Army: 50 missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel — air defense systems are engaging threats.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Army Radio: Confirmed detection of 50 Iranian missiles aimed at Israeli territory.
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🇮🇱 Homefront Command: Sirens sounding across all of Israel and West Bank settlements.
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🇮🇱 Channel 12: Air raid sirens also activated in the Golan, Galilee, and Haifa regions.
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🇮🇱 Yedioth Ahronoth: Iranian ballistic missile barrage triggered sirens in central and northern Israel.
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🇮🇱 Maariv: Around 50 missiles launched from Iran toward Haifa and Tel Aviv.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Army: Air defense systems are intercepting the latest Iranian missile barrage.
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🇮🇮 Israeli Media: Iranian missile strike targeted the Hadera power station and Netanyahu’s family residence in Caesarea.
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🇮🇮 Tasnim News: A new wave of Iranian missile attacks has begun against Israel.
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🇮🇮 Israel Hayom: Iran has launched 250 missiles so far, with 25 landing in populated areas.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Homefront: Civilians urged to stay near shelters and protected areas.
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🇮🇱 Israeli Army: A drone launched toward the Jordan Valley has been intercepted.
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🇮🇮 Israeli Media: Death toll rises to 7 after an Iranian missile hit a residential tower in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.
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🇮🇷 Iranian President: Condemns U.S. and Western support for Israel’s “criminal actions.”
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- 🇮🇱 Israeli Army: We have struck over 170 targets and more than 720 Iranian military facilities in under three days.
- 🇮🇮 Israel Hayom: An Israeli security source expects Iran to escalate missile launches in the coming period.
- 🇮🇷 Al Jazeera Reporter: Explosions reported in several areas of Tehran with smoke rising.
- 🇮🇱 Ben Gvir: “It was necessary for Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear program.”
- 🇮🇱 Ben Gvir: “We will continue our path toward attacking Iran’s nuclear program.”
- 🇮🇷 Iranian President: “If Israeli attacks continue, more painful responses await the aggressors.”
🇮🇷 Al Jazeera Reporter: Loud blasts reported near Valiasr Square in central Tehran.
🇮🇷 Al Jazeera Reporter: Explosions heard in multiple areas across Tehran, with smoke rising from various locations.
🇮🇱 Israeli Ministry of Welfare: 742 people have been left homeless due to the Iranian attack; several have been evacuated to hotels.
🇶🇦 Qatari Prime Minister: Israeli violations are undermining peace and may drag the region into war.
🇮🇱 Netanyahu: “We are here because we are fighting an existential war, and I believe every citizen in Israel now understands this.”
🇮🇱 Netanyahu: “We will achieve the objectives of this war and eliminate the nuclear threat posed by Iran.”
🇮🇱 Smotrich: “We are in an unavoidable war against an existential threat from Iran to secure our safety, existence, and future.”
🇮🇱 Netanyahu: “Iran will pay a very heavy price for killing civilians, women, and children.”
🇶🇦 Qatari FM to UK counterpart: Expressed concern over Israeli strikes on Iran and warned of escalating regional war.
✈️ Israeli Army Radio: IAF currently bombing Mehrabad Airport in western Tehran.
🇮🇷 Tasnim: Iranian air defenses activated in several districts of Tehran.
🇮🇱 IDF: A unit commander was killed during ground fighting in Gaza.
🇮🇱 IDF: We will continue acting against all threats to Israel’s security.
🇮🇱 IDF: Strikes targeted nuclear weapons development centers and fuel storage depots in Iran.
🇮🇱 Channel 12: Israeli Air Force currently conducting operations in eastern Tehran.
🇮🇱 IDF Spokesperson: Over 80 Iranian targets struck last night, including Ministry of Defense.
🇮🇷 Al Jazeera: Multiple explosions reported in western Tehran.
🇮🇱 Yedioth Ahronoth: Israeli air force needs more time to dismantle protective layers around Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
🇮🇷 Iranian media: Air defense systems activated across Tehran.
🇮🇱 Jewish Insider: Israeli security source calls for full destruction of Iran’s nuclear program — not regime change.
🇮🇱 Israeli President Herzog visits rocket strike zones in Bat Yam and Herzliya.
🇺🇸 Haaretz: U.S. pushing indirect message exchanges between Israel and Iran to avoid escalation.
🇮🇱 Defense Minister Katz: “Our strikes in Tehran, on nuclear systems, air defenses, and missile production have been powerful.”
🇮🇱 Israeli Defense Minister Gallant visits missile strike locations in Bat Yam. Says operation is progressing “better than planned.”
🇮🇱 Israeli MoH: 385 injured in 24 hours from Iranian missile barrages.
🇮🇱 IDF Spokesperson: We struck a nuclear facility in Isfahan, central Iran.
🇮🇱 Netanyahu visited missile impact site in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, after deadly Iranian strikes.
🇮🇱 Israeli Security Cabinet to Channel 15: “We’re just at the beginning. Iran will escalate. So will we.”
🇺🇸 CNN: Trump officials attempted to delay Israeli attack by hours to safeguard American forces.
🇺🇸 CNN: U.S. envoy Witkoff spoke with Iran’s FM and Omani mediators on Sunday to propose new diplomatic framework.
🇮🇱 Israeli government ministers instructed not to give interviews regarding Iran operations — Channel 12.
🇮🇷 IRGC: Mourning 7 commanders killed alongside Brig. Gen. Amir Hajizadeh in Israeli strike.
🇮🇱 Bat Yam Mayor: 6 civilians killed, 200 injured in Iranian missile strikes on the city.
🇮🇱 IDF: Airstrikes hit Iranian SAM infrastructure and associated radar systems overnight.
🇮🇱 IDF: Israeli jets targeted Iranian surface-to-surface missiles pre-positioned for launch at Israel.
🇮🇱 Channel 14: Israel preparing for intensified strikes on Iranian territory throughout the day.
🇮🇮 Tasnim: Two individuals arrested in Alborz Province (west of Tehran) for working with Mossad on bomb and electronics production.
✈️ Israeli Air Force triples runway reinforcement to prevent disruption in case of infrastructure strikes by Iran.
🛫 Israel: Ben Gurion Airport will remain closed for the third consecutive day. No reentry advisory issued to Israelis abroad.
🇮🇱 Channel 12: Israeli military destroyed over 10 weapons system targets tied to Iran’s nuclear program yesterday.
🛢️ Iranian Oil Ministry: All facilities in Isfahan refinery are operational and production is stable.
📡 Israeli Army Radio: Iranian missiles damaged Haifa’s pipeline and transport infrastructure.
🇮🇱 Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone over Wadi Araba launched from Iranian territory.
🇮🇷 Iranian Army Chief: “We will continue launching painful strikes against Israel with full readiness.”
🛢️ Israeli Bazan Petroleum: Iranian strikes caused damage to the refinery and its pipelines in Haifa Bay.
🇮🇱 Israeli Foreign Minister: “The IDF operation in Iran will continue. Critical targets remain.”
🇮🇱 Israeli Homefront: Sirens activated in Wadi Araba due to suspected drone infiltration.
🇮🇱 Israeli Minister Katz: “We will continue striking Iran’s nuclear and weapons systems across Tehran and other regions.”
🛑 Israel closes its airspace to civilian flights per joint statement by Ministries of Transport and Foreign Affairs.
🇮🇷 Isfahan: Israeli strikes hit an Iranian Ministry of Defense facility — possible casualties reported.
🇮🇱 Israeli Minister Zeev Elkin: “A potential agreement with Iran may be reached under new conditions after neutralizing the missile threat.”
🇮🇷 Iranian media: Israeli airstrikes targeted areas in the southern city of Shiraz.
🇮🇱 Channel 12: Iran launched approximately 80 missiles at Israel since last night in two major waves.
🇮🇱 Israeli Government Secretary: “We’ve inflicted heavy damage on 11 targets including nuclear facilities, launch pads, and power stations.”
🇮🇱 Israeli Government Secretary: “There is a financial cost to intercepting missiles — the best defense is offense.”
🇮🇮 IRGC Commander (Khatam al-Anbiya): Iranian operations against Israel will intensify and become more destructive.
🇮🇷 Araghchi: “We focused our attacks on Israeli territory only and are not seeking to expand the war.”
