Israel military official says Israel is striking nuclear and military targets
Israel is striking dozens of sites across Iranthe Iranian nuclear programme is existential threat to IsraelIranian regime is advancing a secret program to build a nuclear weaponIran has enough fusion material to make 15 nuclear bombs within days
The timeline so far:
We got a 10 minute or so warning:
Financial Times reports Israeli strike on Iran could come today, Friday 13 June
Then:
Explosions heard in Tehran – reports are sketchyIsrael says has launched a pre-emptive attack against IranMarket response to Israel attack on Iran: Yen up, Oil rockets higher.Israel’s Air Force conducted a strike in Iran – update
There is a lot of information posts above, the last one has a summary of updates.
More now:
operation is ongoing says IsraelIran says Israel targeted Iranian commanders Reports that Iran’s military chief of staff has been targeted, may have been killedEmergency alert sent to mobile phones in Israel: stay close to shelters, limit movement in open areasIsrael says dozens of IAF jets completed the “first stage” which targeted “dozens” of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.
US Secretary os State Rubio:
“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.”
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.