According to a Fox News report, Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Iran early Friday morning; insiders say the strike was “limited.”
While the United States did not assist in the strike, the Biden White House was notified before the strike.
From Fox News:
Fox News confirmed there have been explosions in Iran’s Isfahan province, which is where Natanz, one of Iran’s nuclear facilities, is located.
Though it was initially unclear if the facility was hit, state television described all sites in the area as “fully safe” and the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on X Friday morning that there is no damage.
Details surrounding the intended target of the strike – if there was one – were not immediately available, but Fox News was able to confirm the target was “not nuclear or civilian.”
As of early Friday morning, Pentagon officials have not confirmed the strike and the White House and the National Security Council (NSC) have declined to comment on the unfolding situation.
The semiofficial Fars news agency reported on the sound of explosions over Isfahan near its international airport. It offered no explanation for the blast. However, Isfahan is home to a major airbase for the Iranian military, as well as sites associated with its nuclear program.
A senior Iranian official allegedly told Reuters that Iran has no plans to immediately respond to the Israeli strike, which was described differently on Iranian state media. The explosions heard in Isfahan were allegedly a result of the country’s air defense systems activating and not a missile attack, the official told Reuters.
More over at Fox News:
Israel strikes site in Iran in retaliation for weekend assault: source https://t.co/16mAImKwxk
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