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Parent Post: Israel Iran It's On
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Updated 20 mins ago - World %%Iran strikes back at Israel, U.S. helping intercept missiles%% Barak Ravid tel aviv The skies over Tel Aviv during the attack. Photo: Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images Iran launched a counterattack against Israel on Friday, firing around 150 missiles in the first two barrages with a third wave now incoming, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Why it matters: This is the most significant Iranian retaliation thus far. It comes 18 hours after Israel launched a war against Iran, attacking its nuclear facilities and missile sites and killing dozens of top military leaders and nuclear scientists. The U.S. is helping to intercept incoming ballistic missiles, according to an Israeli official and a senior U.S. official. Driving the news: Minutes before 9pm local time, sirens went off across Israel warning of the incoming attack. Israeli missile defense systems launched dozens of Arrow missiles to try and intercept the incoming attack. Multiple Iranian missiles hit central Tel Aviv according to eye witnesses and videos shared online. Israeli emergency services said 15 people had been confirmed wounded. khammy Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gives a televised address on Friday. Photo: Iranian Leader Press Office Handout via Getty What they're saying: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Iranian state television shortly before the attack that Iran's armed forced would leave Israel "helpless," and stressed that the response would not be "a half-measure". "The Iranian nation won't permit the blood of its valued martyrs to go unavenged, nor will it ignore the violation of its airspace," he said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said in a statement that it attacked dozens of military targets including air force bases. The attack is nicknamed "Operation True Promise 3." Two previous attacks in April 2024 and October 2024 had similar names. red streaks Missiles fired from Iran streak towards Israel. Photo: Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty The other side: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran had "crossed red lines when it dared to fire missiles at civilian population centers in Israel." "We will continue to protect the citizens of Israel and ensure that the ayatollah regime pays a very heavy price for its criminal actions," he said. The U.S. official who confirmed U.S. air defense systems had engaged said the U.S. was working to protect U.S. citizens and assets in Israel. Jason Lalljee Updated 29 mins ago - Politics & Policy Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order Mahmoud Khalil speaking The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. green card holder from Syria, triggered nationwide protests. Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images The Trump administration refuses to release Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil from federal detention, despite a judge's order that it do so. Why it matters: The administration's tug-of-war with courts over Khalil represents a historic test for immigrants' speech rights – namely, those of permanent residents – particularly where they concern pro-Palestinian speech. https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/iran-strikes-israel-missiles-tel-aviv
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