ISRAELI missiles have allegedly hit a site in Iran in retaliation, according to US officials.
Senior U.S. officials confirmed to multiple news agencies on Thursday that missiles were launched against Iran early Friday morning local time.
APIsrael Iron Dome air defense system is seen launching to intercept missiles fired from Iran on Sunday April 14, which prompted an Israeli missile attack in retaliation[/caption]
Senior US officials confirmed Israel launched missiles against Iran on early Friday morning local timeAmir Levy/Getty Images
AFPIsrael vowed an “imminent” response to the Iranian attack[/caption]
There were additional explosions reported in Iraq and Syria, according to NPR.
However, a senior U.S. official did not confirm to ABC News if additional sites in Iraq and Syria were also hit.
A senior official told CNN that the target was not nuclear.
The official revealed that Israel had informed the United States on Thursday that it planned to retaliate against Iran in matter of days.
“We didn’t endorse the response,” the official told CNN.
Explosions were reportedly heard over the city of Isfahan – around 215 miles south of Tehran, per the Associated Press.
Not long after, Iran activated its air defense systems over several regions, according to state media
Around the same time, commercial flights were spotted changing routes over western Iran without providing an explanation.
Soon after, all flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz were suspended, CNN reported, citing the director of Iran’s public relations for an airport company.
Commercial flights were later grounded in Tehran and western and central regions of the country, according to the Associated Press.
The extent of damage from the reported strike, as well as the weapons used, was not immediately clear.
However, Iran’s FARS news agency reported that three explosions were heard near the military base in Isfahan.
“The defense is activated in response to an object that is likely to be a drone,” sources told FARS, per CNN.
FARS reportedly claimed that the army radar was a potential target.
The alleged missile strike comes nearly one week after Iran unleashed an attack against Israel made up of over 300 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones on Saturday.
Most of the missiles were intercepted or caused little damage to Israel.
Only one casualty was reported, with a seven year old Bedouin girl being hit by falling debris from an interceptor rocket in southern Israel.
At the time, Iran claimed the launch was in self-defense, claiming Israel killed seven of its Revolutionary Guards during a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1.
An Iranian commander was killed in the strike.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has described the attack from Iran as a “declaration of war.”
Herzog claimed it is “time the world faces this empire of evil in Tehran” amid Western fears of an all-out war in the region.
Israel previously warned of an “imminent” retaliatory response to the weekend attack.
We reserve the right to do everything in our power, and we will do everything in our power to defend this country
David Mencer
An IDF official said such an attack would be “coordinated with the Americans.”
As of Monday, the IDF had approved plans for an “offensive” against Iran.
David Mencer, a spokesman for the Israeli government, said the country “retains all its options.
“We reserve the right to do everything in our power, and we will do everything in our power to defend this country,” Mencer said.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also vowed to retaliate against Israel if a counter-attack was launched.
The U.S. Sun previously reported that Israel was intending to hold off on a retaliatory attack against Iran to smash Hamas in Gaza.
“The Americans are our main ally and clearly don’t want this to turn into a wider war,” A former Israeli government adviser said.
“But Israel knows it’s justified in responding to Iran and sources tell me it is using its restraint as leverage to get the go-ahead to finish the job in Gaza.
“The mission since October 7 has always been to destroy Hamas and save the 100 or so hostages. Israel’s revenge on Iran may yet be a dish best served cold.”
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