Israel Says It Strikes Iran Amid Nuclear Tensions
Jerusalem/Dubai/Washington, June 13 (Reuters) – Israel said that it hit Iran’s nuclear targets to prevent Tehran from developing atomic weapons early on Friday, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including the country’s main uranium enrichment facility.
The attacker said that Israel, called the “rising lion ,, aims at Iranian commanders and missile factories, and that Tehran declared an emergency with the expectation of retaliation missiles and drone strikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a registered video message “Israel in the history of the decisive moment.” He said.
Israel targeted a nuclear bomb, ballistic missile program and Iranian scientists working in Nantanz Uranium Enrichment Facility in an operation that will continue for days.
A witness in Nantanz City said there was more than one explosion near the facility, and a senior Iranian authorized Reuters said that the country’s leadership was the best security meeting.
Iran’s state TV, Tehran, a few explosions were heard and the country’s air defense system is fully awake, he said.
A Israeli military official said that Israel hit nuclear and military targets “dozens”. The authority said Iran has enough material to make 15 nuclear bombs in the days.
“After a preventive strike by the State of Israel against Iran, a missile and UAV (drone) attack is expected immediately in the time period,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said, after a preventive strike against Iran. ” He said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Israel is unilateral because the operation believes that the operation is necessary for itself defense.
“Tonight Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our biggest priority is to protect American forces in the region.” He said.
“Let’s be open: Iran should not target US interests or staff,” he added.
CNN reported that US President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting.
Crude oil prices increased by more than $ 3 in the bar.
According to the US and Iranian authorities, according to officials from both countries and Oman intermediaries, it was planned to have negotiations on Sunday’s sixth round of Tehran’s rising uranium enrichment program on Sunday. However, the negotiations seemed to have entered a dead end.
Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike could be “very good ,, but he reiterated his hopes to make a peaceful decision.
The US intelligence stated that Israel is preparing for strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, and US officials said that Israel could attack in the coming days, provided that anonymity is anonymity.
The US army told Reuters, a US official, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity, planning all possibilities in the Middle East, including the possibility of having to evacuate American civilians.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Cynthia Osterman; editing by Stephen Coates)
