{"id":8316,"date":"2025-06-12T20:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T03:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=8316"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:30:50","slug":"israel-strikes-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/?p=8316","title":{"rendered":"Israel Strikes Iran &#8211; Tehran Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6vtJ--scUs?si=R9Usan5CB1f6P7vv&#038;cc_lang_pref=fa&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n    <button type=\"button\" onclick=\"toggleImage()\" id=\"btnID\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n        \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0632\u0647 \u0632\u06cc\u0631\u0646\u0648\u06cc\u0633 \u0631\u0627 \u0627\u0641\u0632\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u062f\u0647\u06cc\u062f (\u0641\u0642\u0637 \u0631\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u0647)\n    <\/button>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image\" src=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n    function toggleImage() {\n        const image = document.getElementById(\"image\");\n        const imageUrl = \"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Font-Size.jpg\";\n\n        if (image.src === imageUrl || image.src.endsWith(\"Font-Size.jpg\")) {\n            image.src = \"\";\n        } else {\n            image.src = imageUrl;\n        }\n    }\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SfWIGl2OwYU?si=g9pIgdIsVBoQ7PS_&#038;cc_lang_pref=fa&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What we know about Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel has launched unprecedented attack on Iran, targeting the heart of nation\u2019s nuclear program and senior military leaders \u2013 plunging the Middle East into fresh uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran.jpg 996w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Strike-Tehran-450x266.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here\u2019s what we know:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The strikes:&nbsp;<\/strong>The attack hit dozens of locations across Iran, targeting its nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities, according to an Israeli military official and an Israeli military source. \u201cThis is not a one-day attack,\u201d the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-strikes-news-06-12-25-hnk-intl#cmbu31soj000o3b6mmc9li1r0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">military source told CNN.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scientists targeted:&nbsp;<\/strong>An Israeli security source briefed reporters that Iran\u2019s top military leaders, as well as senior nuclear scientists, were targeted in the opening strikes and that \u201cchances are increasing\u201d that they were eliminated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major commander killed:&nbsp;<\/strong>General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/12\/middleeast\/israel-iran-strikes-intl-hnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was killed in the attacks<\/a>, multiple Iranian state media outlets have reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Damage on the ground:&nbsp;<\/strong>Photos and videos from Iranian state media show what appear to be apartment buildings on fire, and large plumes of smoke billowing from Iran\u2019s Natanz Nuclear Facility. Large crowds are seen gathered in the street outside buildings as firefighters race to put out blazes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bracing for retaliation:&nbsp;<\/strong>Israel has declared a state of emergency as it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-strikes-news-06-12-25-hnk-intl#cmbu3gnw3000q3b6me92ptq28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">braces<\/a>&nbsp;for Iran\u2019s potential retaliation, closing schools, banning social gatherings, and advising against non-essential work. Israeli hospitals have been ordered to halt outpatient and non-urgent activities and move to protected areas, and the Israeli military is calling up \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of soldiers to prepare for what comes next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What the US said:<\/strong>&nbsp;President Donald Trump and senior White House officials were expecting the Israeli strikes, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. There was no US involvement or US assistance in the strikes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuclear talks:\u00a0<\/strong>The US and Iran were in nuclear negotiations, with their sixth round of talks scheduled for Sunday in Oman. It\u2019s not clear if they will still take place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5XvoZ4a-t_8?si=lXvyAJkjekV8CiME&#038;cc_lang_pref=fa&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<iframe id=\"ytplayer\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPxmG_a5VXY?si=asAylcJwRjnrhctL?si=tns_JbT_vfZZo04E&#038;cc_lang_pref=fa&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GtSfXDGXgAABFtT.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8317\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GtSfXDGXgAABFtT.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GtSfXDGXgAABFtT-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GtSfXDGXgAABFtT-150x174.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iranreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GtSfXDGXgAABFtT-450x522.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0632\u0647 \u0632\u06cc\u0631\u0646\u0648\u06cc\u0633 \u0631\u0627 \u0627\u0641\u0632\u0627\u06cc\u0634 \u062f\u0647\u06cc\u062f (\u0641\u0642\u0637 \u0631\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u0647) What we know about Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran Israel has launched unprecedented attack on Iran, targeting the heart of nation\u2019s nuclear program and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,37,29,33,32],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-8316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-asia-intl","category-featured","category-international","category-iran-domestic","category-usa-intl","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8316"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8345,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8316\/revisions\/8345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranreport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}