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ISRAEL - IRAN ATTACK IN-PROGRESS -- Live Updates !


At 6:57 PM EDT, reports began coming in of several explosions in the Iran capital city of Tehran.

Initial, unconfirmed information says that at least one building belonging to the Iran Ministry of Defense, has exploded.

More as I get it. . .


7:07 PM EDT

Israeli war planes are now crossing the Syria-Jordan Border heading in the direction of Iraq.  Video below from the Border area:



7:11 PM EDT --

Residents in Northwestern Iran report hearing Aircraft in the Sky over the Iran-Iraq Border.

-- Imam Khomenei International Airport Hit by explosions

-- Iran CLOSES all air space.

-- Military correspondent for Israel's channel 13: "Report of explosions west of Tehran. We are going on air on channel 13"

-- 6 explosions in Karaj and 4-5 explosions in Tehran so far. Still unconfirmed.


Images are coming-in CLAIMING they are from tonight, near Tehran.  I have NOT yet verified any of these images:



7:20 PM EDT --

Air Control Towers throughout the Middle East are broadcasting EMERGENCY MESSAGES TO CLEAR AIR SPACE immediately:


7:25 PM EDT --

Reports are now confirming there have already been NINETEEN (19) Explosions in Tehran.


Massive explosions in Tehran pic.twitter.com/ObZ2wMtNXC— OfficialD2thedre (@d2thedre) October 25, 2024

7:34 PM EDT --

Civilian power plant in Karaj, Iran, reportedly "destroyed."

 

7:57 PM EDT --

Both U.S. and Israeli Officials are now openly stating they expect that the Strikes will warrant a Military Response from Iran.

-- Initial reports that the IDF launched a number of airstrikes in Syria against radar installations prior to striking Iran.

 

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Unconfirmed reports CLAIM United States B-2 Stealth Bombers have been seen crossing into Iranian Air Space.   If this is correct, and it is as yet UNCONFIRMED, then the U.S. appears to be going after the Iran Nuclear Program.

 

UPDATE 8:05 PM EDT --

The Israeli Defense Force has issued an official statement CONFIRMING Israel is attacking Iran.

 

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8:06 PM EDT -- Just literally moments ago, live from inside the West Bank "very large number of Fighter Jets and refueling planes in the skies of Palestine, on their way to Iran. The strikes heard in Iran seem to be initial, it seems that the IDF was testing Iran's Air-Defenses before launching its main attack,

 

8:27 PM EDT --

Skies over Tehran are now quiet.  No further explosions in past 15 minutes.  LIVE UPDATES ARE CONTINUING . . . . New developments as I get them, will appear below.  I am going LIVE on the Radio at the top of this hour (9:00 PM eastern Time) and will be covering this LIVE on the air.


UPDATE: Ocbtober 26th 2024

Iranian Media & Pundits Mock ‘Nothingburger’ Israeli Attack Involving 100 Warplanes 


The Israeli ‘retaliation’ attack against Iran, which occurred in the overnight and early morning hours, appears to be complete, with Israel’s military (IDF) having declared the response “concluded” after locations in three provinces of the Islamic Republic were hit.

Some 100 Israeli warplanes were sent, primarily across Jordanian airspace, for the unprecedented attack which reportedly included strikes on key missile, drone, and other military sites – including air defense installations. However, Iranians are mocking it as if it didn’t even happen, and there’s an emerging consensus among Western pundits that this was remarkably limited in scale. The attack did not involve Iranian nuclear or oil sites, according to Israeli military officials.

IDF Spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said overnight – following at least two or three waves of attacks – “I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attack against Israel. We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran, thwarting immediate threats to the State of Israel.”

And Hagari’s words concluded with the threat of new major escalation if Iran decides to respond militarily, “If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond. All those who threaten the State of Israel and seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price.”

Local reports of explosions near Tehran emerged at around 2:15 local time, with strikes later being reported also in the Karaj, Isfahan and Shiraz areas. Israel’s military said it hit around 20 sites over the several hours across the three provinces.

“If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond,” the Israeli military said.

Israeli media indicated that while the first wave of warplanes took out anti-air defense sites, follow-up waves targeted ballistic missile and drone manufacturing facilities, as well as launch sites. Israeli officials say the operation sought to degrade Iran’s capability to launch another attack such as occurred on April 14 and October 1.


The operation was declared complete within a few hours of reports of initial explosions: 

The Israeli military said at 6 a.m. that the assault had been completed, with “all goals achieved” and all aircraft returning safely home. It dubbed the campaign “Days of Repentance,” a reference to the recent Yom Kippur holiday. It said dozens of IAF aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes, participated in the “complex” operation some 1,600 kilometers from Israel.

Iran has only confirmed that “limited damage” resulted at some bases and asserted that its air defenses countered many of the attacks, a narrative which has been rejected by Israel.

Israel’s air force touted that it gave it pilots “wider freedom of aerial action in Iran” – and yet still the whole operation looked significantly less intense than Iran’s Oct. 1st attack on Israel.

The reality is that air-to-surface missiles, which Israel focused on in its assault, don’t tend to be as destructive or as large in impact compared to ballistic missiles. It remains that Israel’s surface-to-surface ballistic missile capabilities are not as established as its air-launched capabilities.

There are vague reports out of Syria that some locations inside the country were hit during the broader Iran assault, and possibly including sites in Iraq as well.

Some pro-Iran and pro-Syria accounts mocked the quite limited attack, calling it a “nothingburger” as it unfolded, or else saying the Israelis merely started some brush fires 1,000 miles away in Iran.

Iranian social media accounts are widely mocking the Israeli operation:





 
 
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