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The U.S. military has begun launching airstrikes against Iranian targets, a U.S. official told Fox News on Wednesday. “U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” CENTCOM added in a statement on X. “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.” Explosions were reportedly heard in Sirik, Qeshm Island, Minab and Isfahan, key Iranian sites amid the major escalation between the United States and Iran. Blasts reportedly heard near Strait of Hormuz and western Tehran after US strike launch: Sounds...

ALBAWABA- Unconfirmed reports circulating on social media and in several regional media outlets claim that Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in recent Israeli airstrikes targeting sites in or around Tehran. On Sunday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike allegedly on a Hezbollah command centre in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, following earlier rocket fire launched into northern Israel by Hezbollah. In response, Iran declared that Israel had “crossed all red lines” in Lebanon and launched multiple waves of ballistic missile strikes targeting Israeli territory late on Sunday, June 7...

The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post Israel's attacks on Iran were "carried out in coordination with the US and the Trump administration," an Israeli official told Maariv on Monday. "More than 15 targets were attacked, including a drone manufacturing plant and Tehran International Airport," the report added.

The Israeli Air Force has begun striking targets throughout Iran, according to Channel 14.

American military forces executed a series of preemptive, defensive airstrikes in southern Iran on Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed. "US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told Fox News. He added, “Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire." The American confirmation followed a wave of reports across state-controlled Iranian media networks. Tehran's press outlets initially reported that a pair of naval vessels...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines. U.S. Central Command says the strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces” but that it was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.” President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements from Trump’s first term aimed at normalizing relations with Israel. Trump said...

President Trump shared jaw-dropping video footage Monday of a massive explosion in Iran reportedly caused by a US airstrike on a large ammunition depot in Isfahan. A “high volume” of 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs was used in the strike posted by Trump on Truth Social, a US official told the Wall Street Journal. The footage that caught the president’s eye is one of several videos of fiery blasts that have taken place in Isfahan, the country’s third-most populous city and the location of the majority of Tehran’s 60% enriched uranium as well as a sprawling “missile city”.

BREAKING: CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper just confirmed that B-52 bombers are UNLOADING up to 70,000 pounds of munitions in every mission on Iran The US has struck over 10,000 THOUSAND Iranian targets, and 92% of Iran's largest navy vessels are destroyed TWO THIRDS of Iran's missile, drone, and naval production facilities and shipyards are destroyed or damaged 🔥 "And we're not done yet. We are on a path to completely eliminate Iran's wider military manufacturing apparatus, which is why my operational assessment continues to be Iran's combat capability is declining as U.S. combat capability continues to increase." "U.S. forces...

The United States struck Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility on Saturday, several media reports claimed, as the American and Israeli air forces continued their bombing campaign against regime targets. Iranian media said US-Israeli forces attacked the Shahid Ahmadi-Roshan Natanz enrichment complex on Saturday morning. Technical experts found that no radioactive leaks had occurred, and nearby residents were not at risk. In response to a query by The Times of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said that it did not conduct any strikes in the area and that it could not comment on American activities. Israel’s Kan news reported that the...

Footage of US/Israeli guided bombs slamming into Iran’s Dezful airbase earlier today.

The US military dropped 5,000-pound bunker buster bombs on underground Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, according to authorities. The massive attack announced by US Central Command came as the war with Iran had staunched the flow of shipping through the vital Persian Gulf waterway. “Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” the regional command said on X around 7 p.m. EST. “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” CENTCOM...

Locals: ‘First time we’ve seen anything like this since the attacks started’ Check this wild footage from Karaj moments ago !

CAIRO (AP) — A Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, authorities in the North African country said Wednesday. No casualties were reported.The tanker was under Western sanctions, suspected to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet of energy tankers trying to bypass sanctions imposed on Moscow over its war in Ukraine. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. According to the Libyan Maritime Authority, there was a “sudden explosions, followed by a massive fire” on the Arctic Metagaz on Tuesday while the LNG...

This is the moment a bundle of party balloons explode in a fireball engulfing a lift full of people. The gas-filled balloons suddenly caught fire and blew up just seconds after a man carrying them entered a lift inside a building at Amol Tower, in Goregaon, a suburb of Mumbai, India, on Monday night. Himani Tapriya, a 21-year-old student, suffered burns on her arms, neck and stomach following the explosion. Raju Kumar Mahato, 32, a delivery man who was couriering the balloons to the residential building for a birthday party, also suffered burns. But the pair and a third person...

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday questioned the wisdom and legality of President Donald Trump’s policies toward Venezuela and suspected drug dealers coming from its coast. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Kentucky Republican again raised concerns about the legality of the Trump administration’s strikes on boats that it claims are carrying drug traffickers, as well as the president’s statement that the United States might conduct direct attacks on Venezuela’s territory. “When you kill someone, you should know, if you’re not at war, not in a declared war, you really need to know someone’s name at least,” Paul said. “You...

Israeli strikes on the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, in Tehran on Monday were captured during a live broadcast as shocking footage showed the anchor fleeing the studio while debris fell from the ceiling. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had issued an evacuation warning to citizens ahead of the strike, targeting what Israeli officials described as a hub of Iranian propaganda. Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in a statement: “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappear.” Tehran has yet to release a full statement on casualties or damage, but images circulating online show heavy...

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US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday that he is seeking to “blow up” Iran’s nuclear centrifuges through an agreement with Tehran, but is also prepared to blow them up in an attack if necessary. Asked during an interview on conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt’s radio show whether the US told Iran to choose either to turn over its nuclear centrifuges and uranium or to “get bombed,” US President Donald Trump responded, “It’s that simple.” For their part, Iranian officials have asserted that they will never dismantle their nuclear centrifuges. “I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we...

Two people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a New Year’s Eve fireworks display tragedy in Hawaii. Police said they had responded to a “fireworks-related” incident in the Salt Lake area of Honolulu this evening and there were “multiple casualties”. The incident occurred on Keaka Drive, with officials telling locals to avoid the area. An unconfirmed video posted on social media appeared to show a fireworks display violently ‘exploding’ outside a private residence on the road.

Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, almost a month after deadly sabotage attacks on Hezbollah members in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel. “The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, on flight cabins or…in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned,” ISNA news agency reported, citing the spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Jafar Yazerlo. The decision came in the wake of sabotage attacks targeting members of the Iran-allied Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon that saw pagers and walkie-talkies explode in two waves on September 17 and 18, killing at least 39...