💥 Israel targets Iranian gas infrastructure for the first time: An Israeli official told the Broadcasting Authority that Israel struck a major gas processing facility in Bushehr in southern Iran. The official said this was the first time economic infrastructure in Iran had been bombed and described the strike as the promised escalation.
The Gas flow from Iran to Iraq has been completely stopped.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran informed it that a projectile hit the Bushehr nuclear power plant site on Tuesday evening. The agency said no damage to the plant or injuries to staff were reported.
‼️ Iran threatens retaliation and issues regional evacuation orders: An Iranian military official told Fars News Agency: "Targeting the Asaluyeh gas field is a war crime that will not go unanswered. We will strike the enemy's infrastructure after they target the Asaluyeh gas field". Iran has also issued evacuation orders for all energy facilities along the Gulf in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
Oil prices rose sharply after the Israeli strike on Iranian gas facilities, with a barrel reaching $108.
🎯 U.S. strikes Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz: CENTCOM said: "U.S. 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 Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait".
❗️ Iranian fire also impacts regional sites outside Israel: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile struck near Australia’s headquarters at Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE, damaging an accommodation block and a medical facility, with no casualties. He said he could not confirm whether Iran directly targeted the base and stressed that Australia is not at war.
According to the Financial Times, the UAE is the Gulf country most targeted by Iran.
❗️ Security agencies warn of broader international fallout: The Swedish Security Service (SAPO) said: "The U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, and the countermeasures carried out by Iran, have increased the threat against American, Israeli and Jewish targets in Sweden". SAPO also said: "Russia, China and Iran are the biggest threats to Sweden".
⚠️ Iran and Israel exchange direct escalation messages: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi said: "We have no hesitation about giving our lives". On the killing of Ali Larijani, he said: "I don't know why the Americans and the Israelis still have not understood this point. Iran has a strong political structure with established political, economic, and social institutions. The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure".
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: "Every official in Iran is a target, and none of them enjoy immunity".
🚨 Iran’s latest missile attack triggers sirens across central Israel: Rescue forces are responding to reports of several impacts, possibly caused by cluster munitions or other falling fragments, following the latest ballistic missile attack on central Israel. No injuries have been immediately reported.
Cluster munitions impact multiple sites in central Israel: Rescue services report that submunitions from an Iranian ballistic missile caused damage at several locations. One of the submunitions struck a home, resulting in structural damage. No injuries have been reported.
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