The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the United Nations Security Council that "the above-ground facilities where Iran produced uranium enriched to 60% have been destroyed."
Grossi also stated that radiological contamination is controllable if appropriate measures are taken, and that there is both radiological and chemical contamination inside the Natanz facility, the Guardian reports.
He added that there was no indication that the underground uranium enrichment halls at Natanz had been attacked, but that attacks on power supply sources could have caused damage to centrifuges.
Iran fired fewer than 100 rockets at Israel, most of which were intercepted or fell short of their target, the Israeli military said.
The statement added that a limited number of objects were damaged, some of them from shrapnel after the interception.
An unnamed Iranian official threatened that Tehran would immediately target Israeli economic and energy infrastructure if Iranian infrastructure was hit, Reuters reported.
A United Nations conference on Palestinian statehood, scheduled for next week in New York, must be postponed "for logistical and security reasons" but will "take place as soon as possible," French President Emmanuel Macron said today.
"This delay cannot undermine our determination to move towards the implementation of the two-state solution (Palestinian and Israeli). Whatever the circumstances, I am determined to recognize the state of Palestine," the French president added during a press conference at the Elysee Palace. The conference was held in the context of continued Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel is underway and explosions can be heard near Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as reported by CNN. "A demilitarized Palestinian state is an essential prerequisite for Israel's regional integration," Emmanuel Macron said.
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Iran claims to have attacked "dozens of targets, military centers and air force bases," calling its action "True Promise 3," the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
Iranian state media outlet Press TV claims that Israeli missiles were intercepted over the city of Tabriz in the northwest of the country, Beta reports.
"Iran crossed red lines by launching missiles at civilian areas in Israel. Tehran will pay a heavy price," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, according to Reuters.
"We have destroyed a large part of Iran's ballistic missile arsenal. The Iranian regime has never been weaker — this is an opportunity for the Iranian people to stand up against the regime. I am with you, the Israeli people are with you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, according to Reuters.
According to the Axios portal, which cites a senior American official, the United States helped Israel intercept Iranian missiles.
The Israeli army told civilians they could leave their shelters.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with US President Donald Trump about military action on the eve of the Iran-Israel conflict, and they agreed on the importance of diplomacy and dialogue, Starmer's spokeswoman said.
Starmer reiterated the United Kingdom's serious concerns about Iran's nuclear program, she added.
Iranian state television reported that a third wave of missiles had been launched towards Israel.
Iranian state television announced that two Israeli fighter jets were shot down by the country's air defenses, and that one pilot was captured.
An Israeli military spokesman denied the allegations.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that Israel started the war and said that its attacks would not go without serious consequences.
"The Zionist regime (Israel) will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime. The Iranian people must be given a guarantee that our response will not be half-hearted," Khamenei said in a statement, Reuters reported.
According to the newspaper Haaretz, more than a hundred missiles were launched from Iran, and air raid sirens were sounded throughout Israel.
Reuters reports that witnesses said multiple explosions were heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
"Our revenge has just begun. They will pay a high price for the assassinations of our commanders. Nowhere in Israel will be safe, our revenge will be painful," a senior Iranian official told Reuters, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was currently carrying out multiple attacks against dozens of targets in Israel.
Iranian state television announced that an Israeli fighter jet was shot down by the country's air defenses and that the pilot was captured.
Israeli ambulances are reporting seven lightly injured people in Ramat Gan, a settlement near Tel Aviv, the Guardian correspondent reports.
Emergency services are searching seven locations in the Tel Aviv area where rocket hits have been reported.
The Guardian states that the latest salvo of missiles is not intercepted by the Iron Dome system, as that system only works for attacks from a range of up to 40 kilometers.
Instead, the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Arrow missile defense system.
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking about the latest Israeli airstrikes on Iran, stressed that France did not participate in the attacks.
According to Reuters, he said that Iran bears great responsibility for destabilizing the region.
"We cannot live in a world where Iran possesses nuclear weapons," Macron said.
He also called on all parties to exercise restraint and expressed regret that Iran had not accepted the United States' diplomatic overtures.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a special address that the Iranian armed forces would render Israel defenseless.
"Israel will not go unpunished," Khamenei promised, adding that "Tehran will not resort to half-measures in its response."
An Iranian media outlet close to the government announced that two explosions were heard near the underground Fordow nuclear facility, the Associated Press reports, while Israeli attacks on Iran appear to be continuing.
This nuclear site is located about 32 kilometers northeast of the city of Kom.
The Mehr news agency also reported a strike in the central Iranian city of Isfahan.
The Associated Press reports that Israel has closed all checkpoints into the occupied West Bank, effectively placing the territory under a complete blockade.
Palestinians can now leave the area only with special permission and coordination, a military official said.
The United States is moving military resources, including ships, to the Middle East in response to Israeli attacks on Iran and a possible retaliatory strike by Tehran, US officials said today.
The Navy has ordered the destroyer Thomas Hadner to sail to the eastern Mediterranean and has ordered another destroyer to head in the same direction so it can be available if requested by the White House. President Donald Trump will meet with National Security Council leaders to discuss the situation.
US military forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including the voluntary departure of military-dependent personnel from regional bases, in anticipation of a strike and to protect those personnel in the event of a response from Tehran.
There are usually about 30.000 US troops stationed in the Middle East. However, that number rose to 43.000 last October due to ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, as well as continued attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea.
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According to AFP, citing the Iranian Tasnim news agency, an Israeli strike destroyed a military base in northwestern Iran, near the border with Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack.
"The border base in Sardasht was the target of a rocket attack by the Zionist regime, which led to the complete destruction of the facility and the martyrdom of one soldier," Tasnim reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects several waves of Iranian attacks in response to Israeli strikes on Iran. He added that he had originally planned the attack for the end of April 2025, but that there had been delays for various reasons, the Guardian reports.
"We expect more waves of Iranian attacks. It was necessary to act and I set the end of April as the date, but for a number of reasons it was not possible to implement it at that time," Netanyahu said in a video message.
Three sources familiar with the situation confirmed to Reuters that the State Department had informed regional allies in the Middle East of the impending Israeli attack hours before it took place. The Qatari government was among those to receive an official warning.
The diplomatic note, sent on Thursday afternoon, stated that the Israeli attack would take place late that evening. It also pointed out that Washington did not participate in or support the operation, but that Trump had made it clear that Tehran must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, although he wants peace in the region, the Guardian reports.
US President Donald Trump said they "knew everything" about the Israeli strikes on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also confirmed that the United States was informed in advance of the planned attack.
In a telephone interview with Reuters, Trump said it was unclear whether Iran still had a nuclear program after the Israeli strikes. He added that nuclear talks between the United States and Iran were still scheduled for Sunday, but he was not sure if they would take place.
"I tried to save Iran from humiliation and death," Trump said, stressing that he did not expect a regional war to result from the Israeli attacks.
Agence France-Presse reports that multiple explosions have been heard in Tehran and surrounding areas, more than 12 hours after a major wave of Israeli attacks on Iran, citing reports from Iranian state media.
According to the state news agency IRNA, the explosions were recorded in the western Tehran province, in the cities of Shahriyar and Malard, as well as in the Chitgarh district of Tehran itself. The Mehr news agency reported an explosion in Pakdasht, southeast of the capital, the Guardian reports.
Residents told The Associated Press they heard loud detonations in eastern, western and central parts of Tehran, and an AP reporter in the north of the city also heard the explosion.
Iranian media reported that Iranian air defense forces shot down an Israeli drone near the Fordo nuclear facility. Earlier in the day, two explosions were reported near the same nuclear site.
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