Live: Israel attacks Iran, sound of explosions heard near Tehran
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By Virginia Pietromarchi, Alastair McCready and Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
Published On 25 Oct 2024
25 Oct 2024
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The Israeli army says it is conducting strikes on military targets in Iran in response to what it said were months of attacks by Iran and its proxies in the region. There has been no immediate comment from Iran.
Several explosions have been reported in and around Tehran, as well as Karaj city.
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10s ago (00:25 GMT)
Israel ‘will do whatever necessary’ to ensure security: Foreign Ministry
Confirming that the Israeli military is attacking sites in Iran, Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs said the country “will do whatever is necessary to defend its state and people”.
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5m ago (00:20 GMT)
Analysis
‘Without US support, this attack would not have been possible’
Raed Jarrar, advocacy director at the US-based think tank DAWN, says the Israeli attacks on Iran would not have been possible without the Biden administration’s “blind military and political support” for Israel.
“In the past few weeks, we saw the US moving dozens of military assets to Israel, including the THAAD [missile defence] system,” Jarrar noted.
“For me, that is the most important part about the attack: the United States’s blind support that enabled Israel to continue its belligerence around the region,” he told Al Jazeera.
“Without US support, this attack would not have been possible.”
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10m ago (00:15 GMT)
Explainer
Israel attacks Iran: How we got here
Over the past hour, the Israeli military has confirmed it has launched strikes on military targets in Iran.
It comes weeks after an Iranian attack on Israel on October 1, when it launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles in response to Israel’s onslaught in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the killing of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, among others.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had said at the time the missiles were aimed at “vital military and security targets”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had “made a big mistake” and “will pay for it”, while Iran had vowed to respond to a potential attack in kind.
Regional tensions have been at an all-time high since Israel’s war on Gaza began more than a year ago, killing at least 42,847 people and wounding more than 100,000.
A projectile is seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
A projectile is seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, as seen from the city of Tel Aviv on October 1, 2024 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
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22m ago (00:03 GMT)
Developing
At least seven explosions heard in Tehran: Report
A Tehran resident has told The Associated Press news agency that at least seven explosions could be heard around the Iranian capital, which rattled the surrounding area.
We will bring you more on Israel’s attack on Iran as information emerges.
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25m ago (00:00 GMT)
US official says Israeli strikes ‘exercise in self-defence’
Here’s the full statement from National Security Council spokesman, Sean Savett:
“We understand that Israel is conducting targeted strikes against military targets in Iran as an exercise of self-defence and in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1st. We would refer you to the Israeli government for more information on their operation.”
Citing unnamed officials, a reporter with FOX News said in a post on X just moments ago that the White House was “notified a short time” before Israel launched its strikes.
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32m ago (23:52 GMT)
Developing
What we know so far
The Israeli military says it has launched “precise strikes on military targets in Iran”.
Several explosions have been heard in and around the Iranian capital, Tehran, and Karaj city.
So far, there has been no official statement from Iran, and Iranian officials say they are investigating, Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar says.
The scale and exact targets of the attacks remain unclear, as do the types of weapons used.
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40m ago (23:45 GMT)
Hagari: Israel’s ‘defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilised’
Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari has released a video statement confirming that Israeli forces are “conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran”.
“The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7th – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil,” he said in a post on X.
“Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond,” Hagari added.
He also stated that Israel’s “defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilised”.
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50m ago (23:35 GMT)
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Israeli military confirms it has launched attacks on Iran
As we have been reporting, several loud explosions have been reported on the outskirts of Tehran.
The Israeli military has now confirmed that it is conducting attacks on military targets.
Here’s the full statement, published by Israel’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee:
The [Israeli military] is currently attacking with precision military targets in Iran in response to the Iranian regime’s ongoing attacks against the State of Israel over the past few months.
The [Israeli military] is on alert offensively and defensively as we follow developments from Iran and its proxies.
The [Israeli military] is conducting an ongoing situational assessment and at this stage, there has been no change in the Home Front Command’s instructions.
We must continue to be vigilant and obey the instructions of the Home Front Command in order to inform the public of any new developments immediately.
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