Overview

• Israeli warplanes carried out large-scale raids on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites and military command posts, including an atomic facility in Isfahan.
• Iranian state media and eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions in the greater Tehran area shortly after the strikes.
• Iran responded by launching over 100 drones toward Israel, prompting the defense minister to institute a state of emergency.
• Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the operation as an act of war while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged the UN Security Council to address the crisis.
• The United States government publicly denied involvement in the strikes and warned Iran against targeting American interests.