Iran targeted at least 14 key military and industrial locations with dozens of ballistic missiles in an increase in hostilities.
According to Iranian and Israeli officials, Iranian missiles also struck a power facility in southern Israel, resulting in significant power disruptions in several towns.
Several Israeli cities heard loud blasts.
The Iranian bombings were a direct response to Israeli airstrikes that had previously struck the state-run television headquarters, Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, and Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant.
Iranian officials emphasized that Israel’s provocative acts demanded a strong response and asserted that the strike was a valid act of self-defense.
