NPR
AMMAN, Jordan and TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel launched air strikes into Iran early Friday, targeting the country’s nuclear facilities and killing top military leaders, officials and nuclear scientists. The attack prompted Iranian retaliatory strikes as the region braced for further military escalation.
Israel launched the attacks over its concerns about Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
On Thursday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog declared Iran isn’t complying with nuclear non-proliferation agreements aimed at halting the spread of nuclear weapons. Iran reacted, saying it would create a new uranium enrichment facility. Iran says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes.
