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Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:31pm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13326307/Israel-strikes-Iran-war-Isfaha...

Israel strikes back at Iran:
Explosions are reported near bases housing Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities
as Netanyahu defies Biden days after unprecedented missile barrage on Jewish state

Strikes hit the city of Isfahan at 5am local time. Officials say they do not believe the city's nuclear facilities were struck
Military targets in Iraq and Syria were also reportedly destroyed simultaneously
It comes after President Biden warned Israel not to plunge the Middle East further into crisis

By Will Potter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 11:41 AEST, 19 April 2024 | Updated: 13:22 AEST, 19 April 2024

Israel has conducted strikes on a target in Iran, defying President Joe Biden's warnings over plunging the Middle East further into conflict.

An official told ABC News that strikes hit a site in Iran, however it is unclear what exact target was hit or the extent of the damage.

Officials say the city of Isfahan in central Iran was struck at 5am local time. The city hosts one of Iran's nuclear facilities, although US military sources reportedly said the target was not believed to be nuclear.

Iranian news outlet FARS reported that the strikes were located 'near Isfahan Airport and the eighth hunting base of the Army Air Force.'

Iranian state news reported the nation's air defense systems have been activated, and were firing at an unknown object in Tabriz, around 500 miles north of Isfahan.

It comes in response to Iran launching a barrage of hundreds of drones and rockets at Israel on Saturday, which was largely thwarted by Israel and its international allies. Isfahan was one of several launch sites used in the attack.

Biden had warned Israel not to retaliate to Saturday's strikes and urged them to 'take the win' of the foiled Iranian attack.

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #1 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:32pm

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-media-nuclear-facilities-in-is...

Iran media: Nuclear facilities in Isfahan ‘completely secure’

By AFP Today, 6:21 am

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s local media says that nuclear facilities in the central city of Isfahan were “completely secure” after explosions were heard near the area.

“Nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely secure,” Tasnim news agency reports, quoting “reliable sources.”

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #2 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:35pm

https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24...

12 min ago

US had advance warning of Israel's retaliation against Iran but "didn't endorse" it, US official says

From CNN's Alex Marquardt

Israel had told the US on Thursday it would be retaliating against Iran in the coming days, a senior US official said.

"We didn't endorse the response," the official said.

Israel had been weighing a response to Iran's weekend airstrikes targeting the Jewish state, most of which were intercepted.

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official tells CNN. The attack came just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN in an interview that if Israel takes any further military action against it would be “immediate and at a maximum level."

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #3 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:40pm

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-19-2024/

Israel said to launch ‘limited’ strike on Iran as response to drone and missile attack'

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IDF, PM’s office won’t address US reports that Israel carried out strike in Iran
By Lazar Berman

Israel’s military tells AFP that “we don’t have a comment at this time” when asked about reports of explosions and strikes in Iran and Syria.

The Prime Minister’s Office refuses to confirm to The Times of Israel that Israel is behind explosions in Isfahan.

Meanwhile, US officials are telling American news outlets that Israel carried out the attacks.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 50100 At my desk.	Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started. Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:40pm Quote: the war has started Not yet Bobby.
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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #5 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:45pm

freediver wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:40pm:

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the war has started

Not yet Bobby.

but

The attack came just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN
in an interview that

if Israel takes any further military action against it would be “immediate and at a maximum level."

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Sir Grappler Truth Teller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 87369 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started. Reply #6 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:48pm Wonderful race the Persians.... big talkers...
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 110804 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started. Reply #8 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:50pm it_is_the_light wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:48pm: 🔊 Dear master Light, is this the final battle as spoken of in the Bible?
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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #9 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:56pm

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/strike-in-iran-targeted-military-ai...

Strike in Iran targeted military air base near Isfahan — NYT

Today, 6:44 am

The New York Times quotes three Iranian officials confirming that a strike hit
a military air base near Isfahan, without saying what country carried out the attack.

Two Israeli military officials tell NYT that Israel was behind the strike.

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #10 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:58pm

Bobby. wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:45pm:

freediver wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:40pm:

Quote:

the war has started

Not yet Bobby.

but

The attack came just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN
in an interview that

if Israel takes any further military action against it would be “immediate and at a maximum level."

Perhaps that means he is going to start shouting. Really loudly.

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #11 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:58pm

https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24...

Australia urges its citizens to leave Israel after strikes on Iran

From CNN's Sandi Sidhu in Hong Kong

The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) urged its citizens in Israel to "depart if it's safe to do so."

"There’s a high threat of military reprisals & terrorist attacks against Israel & Israeli interests across the region. The security situation could deteriorate quickly. We urge Australians in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to depart if it's safe to do so," according to a post in the Smart Traveller account on X, which posts advice from DFAT.

The department warned that "military attacks may result in airspace closures, flight cancellations & diversions & other travel disruptions."

It is concerned that Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport "may pause operations due to heightened security concerns at any time, & at short notice."

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #12 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 2:02pm

freediver wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:58pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:45pm:

freediver wrote on Apr 19^th, 2024 at 1:40pm:

Quote:

the war has started

Not yet Bobby.

but

The attack came just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN
in an interview that

if Israel takes any further military action against it would be “immediate and at a maximum level."

Perhaps that means he is going to start shouting. Really loudly.

Very funny -
there's always a job for comedians in a time of war -
it's good for morale.

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Re: Israel strikes Iran - the war has started.
Reply #14 - Apr 19^th, 2024 at 2:18pm

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2:03 PM · Apr 19, 2024

إيران بالعربية
@iraninarabic_ir

- لا عدوان خارجيا على إيران وما يتم تداوله أكاذيب وحرب تضليلية مرتبكة.

- الإعلام الأميركي المتواطئ والمشبوه يدير حرباً تضليلية بالوكالة عن الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.

#إيران #أصفهان

Translated from Arabic by Google
- There is no external aggression against Iran, and what is being circulated are lies and a confusing, misleading war.

- The complicit and suspicious American media is waging a proxy war of misinformation on behalf of the Israeli occupation.

https://twitter.com/iraninarabic_ir/status/1781171777852395983

If Iran denies Israel has attacked them would it be bullshit to condemn Israel for attacking Iran?

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