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ER Editor: Zerohedge also picks up the story —
Markets Dump Then Rebound As Israel Retaliates To Iran In Oddly Toothless, Performative Response
The Iranian city of Isfahan —
We recommend Shadow of Ezra (see full text) —
Israel has initiated an assault on Iran, targeting the nuclear facility situated in Isfahan.
Iranian air defenses are actively countering the attacks on their facilities, prompting a halt in commercial flights over Iran.
Additionally, Israel is conducting airstrikes on sites… pic.twitter.com/m0GeaaFOKO
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 19, 2024
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: According to Iranian official, “There’s been no airstrike in Isfahan or other parts of the country. They only made a failed and humiliating attempt to fly quadcopters, and they were all shot down.”
United States officials have confirmed Israel did not target…
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 19, 2024
⚡️Video from near the military base in Isfahan, Iran
Total peace… pic.twitter.com/8IHiqlpimV
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 19, 2024
BREAKING: IRAN BROADCASTER SHOW ISFAHAN IS NOT IMPACTED
“The city is in complete calm and security, people are going on with their normal lives.”
“1-2 hours ago, sounds were heard in the sky. We understand several miniature UAVs were overhead, which were shot down.” pic.twitter.com/HDsZGf1Jif
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 19, 2024
⚡️ Iranian Outlet Fars: “3 explosions were heard near the army base in the northwest of Isfahan.
– The defense is activated in response to an object that is likely to be a small drone.
– It is said that the army radar was one of the possible targets and the windows of several… pic.twitter.com/oLGEleucLF
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) April 19, 2024
Reports of an Israeli retaliatory strike on Iran appear to be related to a very limited attack in the vicinity of the Iranian city of Isfahan on military targets not related to Iran’s nuclear program. The weapons used in this strike are unknown at this point, although Iran claims…
— Scott Ritter (@RealScottRitter) April 19, 2024
I’m in Isfahan. I didn’t hear the explosion as it happened just outside of the city. The city is calm and quiet for now.
6:05 am. #Iran
— Setareh Sadeqi 🇮🇷 ستاره صادقی (@Leelako) April 19, 2024
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SIDEBAR —
Iran’s Oil Exports Climb To The Highest Level In 6 Years
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Israel strikes Iran – media
Air defenses have reportedly been activated in several provinces of the Islamic Republic
RT
Israel carried out a series of strikes on Iran in the early hours of Friday, multiple news outlets have reported, citing senior US officials. The news comes less than a week after the Islamic Republic fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel.
Iranian news agency Mehr reported that several explosions were heard around 4 am local time in the skies over the central city of Isfahan.
IRNA news agency said that air defenses have been activated in several parts of Iran, and that Israel also struck Syria and Iraq, hitting military airfields and a radar site.
Hossein Dalirian, spokesman for Iran’s civilian space program, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that several drones had been shot down, but that there was no confirmation of a missile attack on Isfahan. Iranian TV later said that three drones had been destroyed over the city.
According to Al Jazeera, Iran has suspended flights at several airports, including Tehran and Isfahan.
CNN cited an unnamed US official as saying that nuclear sites were not targeted.
The Israeli army told AFP: “we don’t have a comment at this time” when asked about reports of strikes in Iran and Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office refused to confirm to the Times of Israel that Israel was responsible for the explosions heard in Isfahan.
On April 1, Israel struck the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, Syria, killing seven senior officers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. Iran responded by launching kamikaze drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the vast majority of the projectiles was successfully intercepted, and reported only minor damage on the ground.
Reports of the explosions came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Houssein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that Iran’s response would be “immediate and at a maximum level,” if Israel takes any further military action against his country.
“If the Israeli regime commits the grave error once again our response will be decisive, definitive and regretful for them,” he stated, explaining that warning was sent to the White House via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran.
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