14.06.2025 12:11
The mutual attacks between Israel and Iran continued intermittently throughout the night. Israel struck near Mehrabad Airport at midnight. Iran also caused significant destruction by targeting Tel Aviv and its surroundings with ballistic missiles. Both sides suffered losses. Following Iran's retaliation, the Israeli General Staff announced that "the road to Tehran has been opened" after the missile batteries in Iran were hit.
During a period when negotiations are ongoing between the USA and Iran to limit Tehran's nuclear program, the Israeli army launched a wide-ranging series of attacks on Iran. Targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, missile sites, high-ranking commanders, nuclear scientists, and air defense systems, the Israeli army conducted a multi-layered and long-range operation without US involvement. In the operation named "Rising Lion," the Israeli army dropped hundreds of bombs on targets in Iran with around 200 fighter jets, while missile launchers and air defense systems in some areas were hit by drones.
IRAN LAUNCHED RETALIATORY ATTACKS
Following these attacks, Iran initiated retaliatory strikes. Alongside drones, hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched, resulting in explosions in Tel Aviv. Some missiles surpassed Israel's air defense system "Iron Dome" and caused explosions.
ISRAEL GENERAL STAFF: THE ROAD TO TEHRAN IS OPENED
After Iran's retaliation, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Air Force Commander Tomer Bar claimed that "the road to Tehran is opened" and announced that they would conduct new air strikes on Iran.
According to a statement made by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee on X, it was reported that Zamir and Bar conducted a situation assessment. After Israel targeted Iran's ground-to-ground and ground-to-air missile batteries, they claimed that "the road to Tehran is opened" and announced that they would conduct new air strikes on Iran. In another statement from the Israeli army, Air Force Commander Bar claimed that they hit hundreds of targets in Iran. Bar noted that among the hundreds of targets they hit, there were many missile batteries.
Claiming that by targeting ground-to-air missile batteries, Israel gained freedom of movement in Iranian airspace, Bar asserted that Israel targeted defense elements in Tehran for the first time. The Israeli army shared images of the ground-to-ground missile batteries targeted in Iran. A report from Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper suggested that a large portion of Iran's air defense systems had been destroyed in the last 24 hours.
NEW MISSILE ATTACKS FIRED IN THE MORNING
The Israeli army announced that the fifth wave of missile attacks was carried out from Iran to the northern, southern, and central regions. In a statement from the Israeli army spokesperson, it was noted that missile attacks were launched from Iran to Israel's northern, southern, and central regions, and that air defense systems were trying to intercept them. In the phone application reporting Israel's attacks, alarms were heard in a wide area in the north and in cities around the Gaza Strip in the south.
On social media, traces left in the air by ballistic missiles fired from Iran and missiles launched from air defense systems were shared. The traces of missiles were seen in the skies over the occupied East Jerusalem during the trajectory of the missiles fired from Iran. Explosion sounds were heard as the intercepting missiles detonated.
3 SALVO MISSILES IN 15 MINUTES
According to a report from Yediot Ahronot, three salvo missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel within 15 minutes in the morning hours. The report stated that as a result of a missile hitting in Israel's central region, 6 buildings were damaged and 9 people were injured. The Israeli army's home front command announced that people could exit shelters in the areas where the attack warning was issued, but they should remain in nearby and protected areas.
THE NUMBER OF DEAD AND INJURED INCREASED
According to a report from Israeli state television KAN; some buildings south of Tel Aviv were targeted in the latest attacks carried out by Iran on Israel. In the attacks carried out in the morning hours, 2 people were killed, and 21 others were injured, 3 of them seriously.
Thus, the number of deaths in the 6 attacks carried out by Iran on Israel as of last evening rose to 3, while the number of injured increased to 172.
IRAN LOST TWO MORE GENERALS
Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency published a written statement made by the General Staff Communication and Information Center.
The statement indicated that 2 generals from the Iranian Armed Forces staff were killed in the Israeli attacks.
It was noted that General Gulamreza Mehrabi, Deputy Head of the General Staff Intelligence Department, and General Mehdi Rabbani, Deputy Head of the General Staff Operations Department, lost their lives in the attack.
It was previously announced that important figures such as Chief of Staff Mohammad Baqeri, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami, Commander of the Hatem al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Gholamali Rashid, and Commander of the IRGC Air Defense Systems Davood Sheikhian were killed in the attack carried out by Israel on June 13.
ISRAEL ALSO STRUCK THE NUCLEAR FACILITY IN ISFAHAN
The Israeli army announced that in their attacks on Iran, they struck not only the country's largest nuclear facility in Natanz but also a nuclear facility in Isfahan.
Israeli Army Spokesman Avichai Adraee claimed in a social media post that they hit a nuclear facility in Isfahan in addition to the country's largest nuclear facility in Natanz during their attacks on Iran.
Adraee stated that the facility in Isfahan was involved in the reprocessing of enriched uranium for nuclear weapon production, claiming that "uranium metal production, enriched uranium conversion infrastructure, and laboratories" were targeted.
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Isfahan Deputy Governor Ekber Salihi stated that an attack was carried out by Israel on the Shahid Reisi Nuclear Power Plant in Isfahan on Friday evening.
DESTRUCTION IN TEL AVIV
The Israeli internal front command announced that a building in Tel Aviv was completely destroyed in Iran's recent missile attack. Reports in the media indicated that Iranian missiles hit four locations in Tel Aviv, resulting in the destruction of some buildings in the city and causing extensive damage.
Meanwhile, a written statement from the Israeli Fire Department reported that a fire caused by a missile launched from Iran hitting a building in central Tel Aviv was being extinguished. Additionally, the first images received in the morning showed that numerous buildings in Tel Aviv had been flattened.
ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON IRAN
In the early hours of the morning, Israel conducted airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and various critical points, primarily in the capital Tehran.
The targets of the attacks included the Natanz Nuclear Facility in the provinces of Tabriz, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Ilam, and Isfahan, as well as the area around the Tabriz Refinery in East Azerbaijan province, northwest air defense systems, Shahid Fakouri Air Base in Tabriz, the Karamelek-Dizelabad region, the Ashura Army, and the Khasban Corps area, along with the observation base in Merage.
78 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
Iranian media reported that as a result of the attacks carried out by Israel on residential areas in Tehran, 78 people lost their lives, and 329 others were injured.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the early morning, Israel had launched attacks on Iran's capital Tehran, the Natanz nuclear facility in Tabriz and Isfahan, as well as the cities of Lorestan, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Khuzestan, Hamadan, and Qom.
Among those killed in the attacks were high-ranking military officials, including Iranian Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of the Hatemul Enbiya Central Headquarters Major General Gholamali Rashid, and Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Air and Space Forces Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, as well as six nuclear scientists.
It was reported that civilian residential areas were also hit in Israel's attacks in Tehran, resulting in the deaths of many civilians, including women and children.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that they were attacking Iran and said that the attacks would continue "until the danger is eliminated." Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced that a state of emergency had been declared in the country.
The Israeli army announced that more than 200 fighter jets participated in the attacks, and it was noted that drones were also used.
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