Israel strikes targets in Iran after missile attacks, escalating regional tensions

Israel's military launched airstrikes on targets in western and central Iran early Monday, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. The strikes came hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel, which the Israeli military reported intercepting.

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The air force recently struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime in western and central Iran.

Details of the Israeli strikes were initially scarce, but Iranian state media reported explosions in three cities: Tehran, Tabriz, and Isfahan. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps stated it targeted "terrorist headquarters" in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the official Irna news agency.

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The Guard targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

This exchange follows a period of heightened tensions. Israel had previously conducted strikes in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, despite a reported ceasefire announced by then-U.S. President Donald Trump. The Israeli military stated these strikes targeted Hezbollah, a key Iranian ally, in response to prior Hezbollah attacks on Israel. Hezbollah's actions were seen as a potential escalation, with Iran warning against further Israeli actions in the Beirut area.

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These attacks accomplished nothing.

Despite the recent attacks, former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested they would not affect a potential deal with Iran, telling the Financial Times that the Iranian attacks "accomplished nothing." He also indicated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have little choice but to accept a deal negotiated by the U.S.

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He will have no choice but to accept an agreement that the United States negotiates with Iran.