Summary • Israel attacked Iran in three rounds overnight Saturday, explosions have been reported in and around Tehran.• According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the attack comes in response to months of attacks by Iran and its allies in the region.• Both Iran and Iraq shut down airspace, and military bases west and south-west of the capital Tehran are to be the targets of the attack.• The US is aware and the White House has stated that it understands that Israel carries out targeted airstrikes against military targets in Iran in self-defense.• Israel has planned a reaction against Iran since the October 1 rocket attack, and Iranian authorities have warned Israel against attacking. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Israel attacked a total of 20 targets in Iran, according to The New York Times. They occurred in three rounds and led to limited damage to military bases in the capital Tehran and other cities, Iran’s air force claims. Two Iranian soldiers were killed, according to the state news agency IRNA. AFP reports. The two were officers in Iran’s air force, according to the BBC. At 5 o’clock Norwegian time on Saturday morning, the attacks were over, according to Israel’s defense (IDF). The airspace over Iran and its airports were closed for a time while the attacks took place. On Saturday morning, Iran and Iraq say that flights have resumed as normal. CLOSED AIRSPACE: No flights over Iran and Iraq at 04.40 on the night of Saturday. Photo: Screenshot from Flightradar Several explosions – the IDF is now carrying out precision strikes against targets in Iran in response to the Iranian regime’s ongoing attacks against the state of Israel in recent months, wrote IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee on X at 1.30 Norwegian time on Saturday night. Around the same time, the first reports of explosions in Iran came. – It was so high, and the sky turned red, said a witness in Tehran, according to Reuters. There have been long queues in front of gas stations in Tehran after the night’s attack.REUTERS At least six explosions were reported in Tehran and in another city nearby, according to Iranian media and American Axios. In addition, there were reports that military bases to the west and south-west of the capital were attacked. A couple of hours later, Iranian media reported four new explosions in the capital and air defenses were heard in several places in the city. An hour later, an Axios journalist said a second and third wave of attacks had hit the city. The targets are supposed to be weapons depots, according to Reuters. ATTACKER: Israeli authorities have shared this photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant being briefed on the attack. The slander was done by the Israeli authorities. Photo: The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office According to several American media, Israel has chosen to pursue only military targets. Oil installations and nuclear facilities should not have been targets, according to ABC and NBC. Shortly after the first explosions, the IDF released a video saying the attacks were in response to months of attacks by Iran and its allies in the region. According to the IDF, the military is fully mobilized. – We will do everything we can to defend Israel and the people of Israel, said IDF military spokesman Daniel Hagari. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari on Israel’s attack on Iran. USA: Proportionate Israel’s attack was “targeted and proportionate”, says a spokesperson for President Joe Biden, according to Reuters. He stressed that this should put an end to the countries attacking each other, but that the US is ready to defend Israel. In a statement, it says that the US understands that Israel carries out targeted airstrikes against military targets in Iran in self-defense. – We urge Iran to stop its attacks on Israel so that there can be an end to this spiral of violence without further escalation, said spokesman for the US National Security Council, Sean Savett. The White House should have been notified shortly before Israel attacked on Saturday night, official sources told Reuters. But the United States is not said to have been involved in the attack. Saudi Arabia, for its part, says that the attacks were a violation of Iran’s sovereignty and a violation of international law. EXPLOSIONS: Explosions have been reported in and around the capital of Iran. Right to respond Since the Gaza war began a year ago, Israel has been attacked several times by the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Both groups are supported by Iran. Iran has also carried out two major attacks on Israel. One was an alerted drone and missile attack that caused little damage this spring. The second was an attack with 180 ballistic missiles on 1 October, which among other things caused damage to houses, military bases and killed one man in the West Bank. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said this attack was a response to Israel’s killing of key leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards. Iranian authorities have warned Israel against attacking targets in the country and have said that any attack will be met with stronger revenge, according to Reuters. news reporter Sidsel Wold witnessed the rocket attack on Israel on 1 October. Video: Ksenia Novikova / news The Iranian Foreign Ministry emphasizes in a statement that Iran has the right to defend itself. – Iran considers itself justified and obliged to respond to foreign aggression, rooted in the right to self-defense, which is also reflected in the UN Charter, they write in a statement published in the partially state-owned news agency Tasnim. They emphasize that the attack is a violation of international law. They also accuse Israel of being behind a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and aggression against Lebanon, where Israel is fighting Hezbollah. Israel’s government has repeatedly denied that it is carrying out a genocide against Palestinians. Interested in abroad? Listen to the foreign affairs editor’s podcast: Published 26.10.2024, at 01.19 Updated 26.10.2024, at 15.03
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