What do we know about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear monuments and military commanders

On Friday, Israel launched blows to Iran, saying they aimed at the “heart” of Iran’s nuclear program.

Strike Killed Hosein SalamiHead of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran, the powerful branch of the country’s armed forces, other senior military figures and several nuclear scientists.

Civilians, including children, were also among the killed, Iranian state media reported. BBC is unable to check these reports on your own.

The Israeli military said on Friday morning Iran launched about 100 drones towards Israel, who, as stated that Israel’s defense forces (IDF).

A state of emergency was announced in Israel.

The United States has said it was not involved in the strike, but President Donald Trump said he knew about Israel’s plans in advance.

Several strikes have been reported, including at the Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear Center.

Iran Tehran’s blasts were reported about 3:30 local time (1:00 BST).

Iranian state television said the residential areas in Tehran were impressed and the explosions were also heard northeast of the capital.

In Israel, residents woke up to Air Raid Sirens at the same time and received an emergency phone announcements.

Israeli military said that “dozens of military goals, including nuclear goals in different areas of Iran, were inflicted.

A few hours after the initial strikes, an explosion at the Natanets nuclear facility, which is about 225 km (140 miles) south of the capital, reported, Iranian state media reported.

Later, IDF confirmed that this impressed the site and stated that its attack had led to significant damage.

The global nuclear watchman, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the Iranian authorities said that there was no increase in radiation level at the Natanets plant.

IAEA head Rafael Grosi said nuclear objects should never attack, and such strikes have “serious consequences for nuclear safety, security and guards, as well as regional and international peace and security.”

In a statement, he called on “all sides to show maximum restrictiveness to avoid further escalation,” saying that “any hostilities that threaten the safety and safety of nuclear facilities risk serious consequences for the residents of Iran, the region and abroad.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes are the bells of Rising Lion Operation were “a focused military operation To reject the Iran’s threat to Israel very survival. “

He said the operation would “continue for as many days as needed to remove the distribution.”

Netanyahu said Iran has taken measures to “weapons” in recent months, and “if you do not stop, Iran can produce nuclear weapons in a very short time.”

The Israeli military official said the BBC that Iran has enough nuclear material to create nuclear bombs for several days.

In his address, Netanyahu also thanked US President Donald Trump for “confronting the Iranian Nuclear Weapons.”

The strikes come when we have conversations on Iran’s nuclear program, which began in April, have stopped in recent days. The next round of negotiations was scheduled for Sunday.

Trump hoped to make a deal to stop Tehran by developing nuclear weapons. Iran has long insisted that her nuclear activity be peaceful.

Earlier this week, Trump reportedly held a “tense” phone call from Netanyahu, who had long been arguing with the military rather than a diplomatic approach to Iran’s nuclear capacity.

Last year, Iran and Israel launched a number of air strikes against each other In April and October – although Israel’s strikes were not as wide last year as its current operation.

Iran’s High leader Ayatollah Ali Homena said Israel “should foresee the brutal punishment”, while Foreign Minister Abbas Arakhchi called the attack as “the Declaration of War”.

On Friday morning, Iran launched about 100 drones toward Israel, IDF said. The military said they were intercepted by drones.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said its armed forces will not “be ashamed to defend Iran’s sovereignty with full force and as they consider it appropriate.”

In a statement, the ministry called the operation of Israel “acts of aggression” and stated that “the US government, as the main patron saint of the regime, is also responsible.”

Responding to strikes, Trump said Iran was “chance after a chance” to make a deal, but “they just couldn’t do it.”

Some Iranian officials “talked courageously, but they didn’t know what was supposed to happen,” Trump wrote in a social media report, adding, “Now they all died.”

“There was already a great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, and the following already planned attacks were even tougher, ended.

“Iran must conclude a deal before nothing left and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. More death, more destruction, just do it before too late.”

US Secretary of State Mark Rubio said previously did not participate in the strike And no help provided.

He said the main priority for the US was the defense of US forces in the region.

In another international reaction, Oman who Mediate in US-Iran’s nuclear talksHe said Israel was responsible for “this escalation and its consequences.”

British Prime Minister Kire Starmer said the reports of strikes are “relative” and call for de-escalation, as well as France.

Australian Foreign Minister Wong said the strikes had risked “further destabilization of the region that is already changing.”

The strikes were also condemned by Japan, Turkey, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.

China said “deeply concerned about serious consequences” that can bring strikes.

UN Secretary -General Antonio Gutteres asked both parties “maximum restraint” to avoid “any worth descent into a deeper conflict”.

IDF said three Iranian military commanders were “eliminated in an Israeli strike on Iran.”

They were:

• Hosein Salami, Commander -in -Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC)
• Galam Rashid, Commander of the Central Staff House Al-Anbia
• Mohammad Bagger, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces

Later, IRGC said that Amir Ali Hajzade, his Air Force commander, was also killed with a group of other IRGC forces.

The Israeli military said his attack was focused on “more than 100 targets, including the senior figures of the Iranian General Staff and the heads of the nuclear program.”

Agency associated with IRGC, Tasnim reported that six nuclear scientists were also killed in the strikes of which five were named:

• Fereydoon Abbasi, former head of Iran’s atomic energy
• Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchy, who participated in Iran’s nuclear weapons program
• Abdulgamide Beginner, Head of Nuclear Engineering at Iranian University of Shahid Begeshti
• Ahmad Reza Zolfagari, Professor Nuclear Engineering at Shahida University Becheshti
• Amirhossein Feqhi, another nuclear professor of Shahida Becheshti University

Ali Shamhani, Supreme Iran, was reportedly reportedly seriously injured, Iranian media reported.

State media also stated that civilians, including children, were also among the killed.

BBC is unable to check these reports on your own.

Iran has long claimed that its nuclear program is intended only for peaceful, civic purposes. It has several objects around Iran, at least some of which were aimed at Israeli.

But many countries – as well as the IAEA global nuclear watchman – are not convinced that the program is intended only for civic purposes.

This week’s Board of Governors is a watchman Officially announced Iran in violation of non -proliferation commitments For the first time in 20 years.

It cited “a lot of failures” of Iran to give full answers about undeclared nuclear materials and the Iran’s reserve of enriched uranium.

The IAEA’s previous report states that Iran enriched Uranus to 60% of the cleanliness, near the weapon level to potentially make nine nuclear bombs.