Headlines

• Israeli officials announce that the bombing will continue until Iran's nuclear capability is completely destroyed.
• Israel justifies the attack by claiming that Iran was only days away from manufacturing the first nuclear bombs.
• They also bomb missile bases to reduce the danger of a missile retaliation.
• The United States warns that this is a conflict between Israel and Iran in which they are not involved. It warns Iran not to dare use the conflict between the two countries to attack American bases in the region.

Tel Aviv, June 13 (DPnet).– The Israeli military has carried out several waves of airstrikes targeting nuclear facilities and military sites in Iran, killing senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists. The strikes have caused casualties in Iran. The state television has said that Hossein Salami, the commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guards, is among four senior officials who appear to have been killed.

The strikes were part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, adding Iran was a threat to "Israel's very survival".

In a pre-recorded video message released early Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were intended to damage Iran's nuclear infrastructure and ballistic missile factories.

The Israeli military’s chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, said Iran’s nuclear programme had reached a “point of no return”, and Israel could not “wait for another moment to act” in the “fight to preserve our existence”. The Jewish nation expects retaliation from Iran and has declared a state of emergency.  

A spokesperson for Iran's armed forces has said that both the US and Israel will pay a "heavy price" for the strikes. Meanwhile, the Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier strike group has been deployed to patrol the Persian Gulf and defend US military installations in the region. The Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is also arriving to the region from the US Fifth Fleet, the naval component of US Central Command responsible for maritime operations in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Oman, and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Another aspect of this conflict, according to military experts, will be the inevitable suspension of missile and drone supplies to Russia.