(13 Jun 2025)
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Tel Aviv – 13 June 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"I’m on the streets here in Tel Aviv where just hours ago Iran launched more than 100 drones towards Israel. People here were bracing to see what was going to happen. Israel’s military has said that it intercepted a lot of them outside of Israel’s borders. It’s still unclear though right now if more are going to come, if Iran is also going to send ballistic missiles as well. But as you can see, cars are driving here, people are on the streets, there were people in the sea. And so people here in Tel Aviv, there’s a mix of caution and skepticism and concern, of course, of what’s going to happen, but people are also continuing to go about their lives right now as they wait and see what’s going to come next. Now this came after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear program early Friday morning, Israel said it killed top military commanders, it also struck nuclear and military sites. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that this will go on for as many days as it takes and that this was a preemptive strike so that Iran cannot get any nuclear bomb."
STORYLINE:
Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq.
Simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program boiled over and Iran quickly retaliated, sending a swarm of drones at Israel as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of “severe punishment.”
Countries in the region condemned Israel’s attack, while leaders around the globe called for immediate deescalation from both sides.
The attack hit several sites, including Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz, where black smoke could be seen rising into the air. Later in the morning, Israel said it had also destroyed dozens of radar installations and surface-to-air missile launchers in western Iran.
The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, was confirmed dead, Iranian state television reported, a significant blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of its long-simmering conflict with Israel.
The chief of staff of Iranian armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, was also confirmed dead by Iranian state television. Khamenei said other top military officials and scientists were also killed.
In response, Iran fired more than 100 drones at Israel, with both Iraq and Jordan confirming they had flown over their airspace. Israel said the drones were being intercepted outside its airspace, and it was not immediately clear whether any got through.
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