Israel Launches Strike Against Iran: US Media

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Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend. Most of them were intercepted.

Israel has launched a strike against Iran in retalation for its weekend attack, ABC News reported Thursday night, quoting a senior US official.

Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend. Most of them were intercepted. 

Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports.

Iran’s state TV reported Friday that “big explosions” were heard near the central city of Isfahan, as a news agency said flights were suspended over the capital Tehran and other cities.

“News sources are reporting hearing big explosions in Isfahan province,” state television said, adding that the cause was not immediately clear. 

Mehr news agency reported that “flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz, and airports in the west, northwest and southwest have been suspended.” “Flights over Isfahan, Shiraz and Tehran cities have been suspended,” state media reported.

Several Iranian nuclear sites are located in Isfahan province, including Natanz, centerpiece of Iran’s uranium enrichment program.

Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport was closed to all flights until 0700 GMT, according to a notice to airmen posted on a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration database.

Some Emirates and Flydubai flights that were flying over Iran early on Friday made sudden sharp turns away from the airspace, according to flight paths shown on tracking website Flightradar24.

Iran activated Friday its air defence system over several cities, state media reported, after the country’s official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the central city of Isfahan.

“Iran’s air defence has been activated in the skies of several provinces of the country,” the official IRNA news agency said.

Source: The Jakarta Post