Israel has launched an attack on Iran, hitting one military base in the province of Isfahan, in the central area of the country. There Netanyahu's response to the Tehran's reply it has therefore arrived. The airspace over the Iranian capital and other cities of the Islamic Republic was closed for a few hours during the night. Explosions were also recorded in southern Syria, while alarm sirens sounded in northern Israel. Iran has admitted to having shot down drones, but not missiles, denying reports of large explosions. To notice: Israel's response to Iran has arrived on the birthday of Supreme Leader Khamenei, born on April 19, 1939.
Iran-Israel, "safe" nuclear plants
In terms of damage, the nuclear plants in Isfahan, a city in central Iran hit by Israeli raids, are "completely safe” after the attack during the night, the news agency reports Tasnim, citing “reliable sources.” A confirmation that also came from the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran-Israel, here's what we know so far
Iran, therefore, after the attack in the center of the country, immediately activated air defense in various provinces of the territory. According to the official agency Irna, based on the information reported by its journalists, no significant damage was reported. That area of the central Islamic Republic is home to many gods Iran's known nuclear sites which, in fact, have not been touched. Israel has so far not commented on what happened. In recent days, he had warned that he would retaliate after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones into Israeli territory over the weekend, itself a reaction to the April 1 raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which was blamed on Israel. The Israeli army also announced that warning sirens had been activated in northern Israel.
Not even the US has officially commented, but the nbc , CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter and an American official respectively, reported that Israel had warned Washington in advance of the attack, without the United States approving the operation or participating in its execution. The Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, from Capri where he is chairing the meeting of the heads of diplomacy of the G7, he told RaiNews 24 that he spoke with the Tehran embassy and reassured that the Italians are safe, but urged everyone to be cautious to avoid an escalation in the region. There Emirates airline, Flydubai, canceled its flights to Iran; Iranian airspace was closed for a few hours. L'Australia urged its citizens to leave Israel and the Palestinian territories, due to the "strong threat of military retaliation and terrorist attacks."
CNN: US wishes against escalation respected
Yesterday Israel warned the United States that it would retaliate against Iran in the coming days: this was reported by the CNN quoting a senior American leader. “We did not approve the response,” the source said. Just yesterday, in fact, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had spoken to his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. For the moment, no official comment on the raid from the White House. Australia, however, urged its citizens in Israel to "leave if it is safe to do so."
US executives cited by Guardian report that by warning the US of the impending attack on Iran, Israel assured Washington that it would not strike the nuclear sites. Furthermore, according to analysts at CNN, the attack in Iran attributed to Israel was limited and respects the requests of the US and its allies not to increase tension in the region. Their prediction is that Tehran will not respond.
The US veto on Palestinian membership of the UN
The United States, meanwhile, they blocked with the veto the draft resolution of the UN Security Council which recommended thefull membership of Palestine in the United Nations. The text obtained 12 votes in favour, 2 abstentions (Great Britain and Switzerland) and no from the United States. The Palestinian Authority led by Abu Mazen spoke of "blatant aggression" that pushes the Middle East "to the brink of the abyss". There is also condemnation of Hamas which promises to continue the fight "until the creation of an independent and fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital".
Iran-Israel, oil: prices rising sharply
I oil prices are in strong recovery after Israel's attack on Iran. On the Asian circuits, Brent is traded at dollars 88,94 on the rise of 2,10% while WTI futures change hands at 84,53 dollars, increasing by 2,18%.