The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates#military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.
Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.
The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.
Flights to #Tehran, #Isfahan & #Shiraz have been suspended following reports an explosion was heard in the city of #Qahjavaristan, Iranian state media reported.
"A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in #Iran. The official could not confirm whether #Syria and #Iraq sites were hit as well."
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The US, UK, and Germany have deliberately destroyed the single vehicle that averts war globally, open and protected diplomatic channels, by NOT condemning the Israeli strike of the Iranian embassy in #syria
That is a green light to any parties exercising the same war crime as being OK, unless they want to go on record for double standards.
Which reminds me with Chinese diplomats being executed in #Yugoslavia by NATO forces.
We all condemn Iran's launching of 300 missiles towards Israel, most of which were shot down by the US, UK, Israel, and Jordan. But we have to understand Israel's game here. Israel launched an attack on an Iranian embassy in #Syria, which is an act of war. Netanyahu is just as much of a chaos agent as Iran is. He must go. https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/04/14/iran-strike-israel/
...Also, the "ironclad support" must be within the framework of international law: if the Netanyahu Regime clearly is the aggressor or escalates situations beyond any reasonable retaliatory measures (#Gaza, #IranianConsulate in #Syria,) it cannot be that the West defends #Israel against--reasonable--retaliation.
It is like the nasty small guy on the playground that hits others and then quickly runs away, hiding...
Look: British and American fighter jets are now shooting down Iranian #drones (#Shahed) over #Israel, #Syria and #Jordan. And yet they are not in a direct war with #Iran.
Why can't we shoot down exactly the same Shahed drones over #Ukraine, just like that - without a state of war?!
"Syria puts its ground-to-air defence systems around capital, major bases on high alert:
Syria has put its Russian-made Pantsir ground-to-air defence systems on high alert around the capital, Damascus and major bases in the event of Israeli strikes."
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard: We have carried out an operation with drones and missiles in response to the Zionist entity's crime of targeting our consulate in #Syria.
The operation was conducted using dozens of missiles and drones to strike specific targets in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Video shows the moment when IRGC Navy Helicopter landing on the Israeli-owned ship “MSC ARIES” in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessel has been redirected into Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
this is not the retaliation against Israel, but a signal that Israel declaration of war against Iran by destroying it's consulate in Damascus will mean no Israeli ship or israeli-linked ship will be allowed to pass the Strait of Hormoz,
Hebrew Media trying to get the Americans involved by saying: 'The Iranians with this action have sent a clear message to the US; if you intervene on behalf of Israel, we will close the Persian Gulf just like the Red Sea'
#Iran had warned that #Israel would be "punished" for a strike on its consulate in #Syria on 1 April
Seven Revolutionary Guards, including two generals, and six Syrians were killed in the Damascus attack
Israel has acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in Syria that it says are linked to Iran but has not claimed the Damascus strike
'British fighter jets and aerial refueling planes based in Cyprus have taken over much of the counterterrorism mission in the skies over Iraq and northeastern #Syria , freeing up American warplanes normally operating there to help defend #Israel against the #Iranian drone attack on Saturday, a British official said.'
V WaPo:
' #Hamas on Sunday expressed support for #Iran ’s attack on Israel, calling it a “natural right” and a deserved response to an #Israeli strike on #Iranian diplomatic compound in #Syria. The militant group called upon Arab and Islamic nations to continue their support in its fight against #Israel '
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
A hastily assembled coalition including the #US and #UK has helped #Israel shoot down Iranian drones over #Jordan, #Iraq and #Syria in an effort to blunt the attack and prevent an uncontrollable escalation.
Jordanian jets had also downed dozens of Iranian drones flying across northern and central Jordan heading towards Israel.