According to the Israeli army, Iran launched about 10 missiles towards Israel in four stages on Monday morning. After Iran's missile attack, sirens were sounded in various areas from the northern region of Israel to the Gaza Strip border.
Citizens of the area took shelter in a safe place for about an hour.
Although the Israeli air defense system managed to neutralize 7 missiles, the remaining three missiles fell on Israeli soil, state-owned Kan Television reported. The missiles fell on the Israeli city of Ashdod, Yavne and northern Israel. So far, no information has been released about human casualties in the attack. Colonel Yaron Bar Dayan of the Israeli Home Front Command said that a missile with a cluster warhead was used in the attack, saying that it is likely to cause widespread damage.
Israeli attack on Iran's military sites
Similarly, on Monday, more than 15 warplanes launched a missile attack on military infrastructure sites in the Kermansah region of western Iran, the Israeli Air Force said in a statement. Israel also attacked Iran's underground nuclear site at Fordow, south of Tehran. Just a day ago, the US also attacked Iran's three nuclear sites in Isfahan and Natanz along with Fordo. "Aggressors (Israel) have attacked the Fordow nuclear site again," Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesman for Qom province's crisis management authority as saying.
While US President Donald Trump claims the attack ended Iran's nuclear capabilities, other officials say it is too late to determine the impact on Tehran's nuclear program.
On Sunday midnight, the Israeli Air Force bombed a ballistic missile engine factory in Iran's Shahroud. This area is about 2000 km away from Israel. It is said that several engines and other materials were destroyed in the attack. Besides, Israel also carried out air strikes on Tehran, Kermanshah and Hamadan. On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has talked about the change of power in Iran. He mentioned on the social network Truth that the time has come to make Iran a great country again and wrote, "If the current government cannot become great again for Iran, why not a change of power?" Make Iran Great Again.' 7 B-2 stealth bombers were used in this operation. Similarly, Iran also attacked Israel on Sunday. Some structures have been destroyed in Israel's Nes Ziona in the Iranian attack.
Iran executes a man for espionage
Iran's judiciary has sentenced a man to death on Monday after he was found guilty of spying for Israel. "Mohammed-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, an Iranian citizen, was hanged this morning on the charge of assisting the Jewish regime (Israel) as a spy," said a statement released by Iran's court. Shayesteh was accused of having links with Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency.
US asks China to stop Iran from closing key trade routes
After the Iranian parliament passed a decision to close the Hormuz waterway, an important trade route, after the US attack, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked China to coordinate with Iran to stop this move immediately. From the point of view of oil export, this waterway is considered as 'life line'. The oil exports of countries like Iraq, Qatar and Iran usually go through this route. "I urge the Chinese government to talk about this," Rubio told Fox News. If Iran takes the path of blocking the Hormuz Strait, it will be another terrible mistake.
OIC Foreign Ministers meeting in Istanbul
The 51st meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been held in Istanbul, Turkey, amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran. It is said that the recent Israeli attack on Iran and the security challenges it has caused in Iran's territory were discussed in the meeting. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israel's military attack on Iran during his opening speech.
Similarly, the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is of the opinion that Israel has become a problem for the Middle East region. He said, "This is not a problem of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen or Iran, but clearly a problem of Israel." Foreign ministers of more than 35 countries participated in the two-day meeting. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and five deputy ministers were also present.
