NBC - The Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes against Iran on Friday in a dramatic escalation of their long-running conflict, raising fears of another war in the Middle East.
Among those killed in the strikes was Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Iran's most senior military official, multiple Iranian state news outlets reported. Hossein Salami, the commander in chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, was also killed in an attack at the Tehran headquarters, as well as a top IRGC official and at least two nuclear scientists, Iranian state media reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were aimed at "Iran's main enrichment facility" and scientists working on Iran's nuclear program, as well as targets associated with the country's ballistic missile program. Netanyahu claimed Iran posed a "threat to Israel's very survival" and that its operation would continue "for as many days as it takes to remove this threat."
The U.S. said it was not involved and was not providing assistance to Israel in the attacks. In fact, the Trump administration had been urging Israel to hold off on an attack as it continues talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Now, Israel's move appears to be a significant break with the Trump administration. And despite the U.S. denying its involvement in the attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi suggested the attack couldn't have happened "without the coordination and approval of the United States." More
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