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KATHMANDU, June 13: Israel launched a military strike on Iran early Friday morning, confirmed by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. In anticipation of possible retaliatory attacks, Israel has declared a state of emergency.
Minister Katz, announcing emergency measures, said, "Following our strike on Iran, there is a heightened risk of missile or drone attacks targeting our population. As a precaution, all educational institutions, gatherings, and workplaces, except for essential services, are suspended." According to Israeli military officials, multiple locations were targeted, primarily Iran's nuclear facilities and other military infrastructure.
Reports indicate that the United States was briefed in advance about the planned strike. This led the U.S. to begin evacuating its citizens from certain regions, fearing possible retaliatory attacks by Iran, particularly on U.S. military bases in Iraq. Iranian state-affiliated media outlet Nour News reported hearing explosions northeast of Tehran.
Iran launches largest missile attack on Israel
High-profile casualties in Israeli strike
Iranian state media confirmed that Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in the Israeli assault. Salami was one of Iran’s top military leaders. Additionally, two senior nuclear scientists- Fereydoon Abbasi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, president of Islamic Azad University in Tehran, were also reported dead.
Fereydoon Abbasi had previously survived an assassination attempt in 2010 on a Tehran street.
Israel stated that the targets were facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program and other military sites.
