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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'We are deepening strikes…,' IDF pledges to fulfill goals with increased strikes on Iran - The Economic Times Video
The Israeli military said on Friday (June 20) it carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research that it said is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development. An industrial plant in northern Iran was damaged in an attack, Iranian media reported on Friday, hours after Israel issued an online warning for residents to move away from nearby areas. The internet in Iran has been almost completely shut down. Israeli military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin told a briefing that the army was ready to deepen its strikes in Iran until all goals of the operation were achieved. Israel has been hitting Iran from the air since last June 13 in what it describes as an effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran has denied plans to develop such weapons and has retaliated by launching counterstrikes on Israel.
Shafaq News
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israeli Army: We are preparing for escalation against Iran
Shafaq News/ Iran can continue launching attacks against Israel, and the army is working to eliminate these threats, Israeli military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Friday. 'Iran has military capabilities and will strike us again in the future. We are prepared to confront it,' Defrin stated in a press briefing. He emphasized that 'the security and safety of Israeli citizens remain our top priority,' adding that Israel is facing days filled with challenges. 'The Israeli army is engaged on seven fronts, including Hamas in Gaza, and we are working to remove all threats.' The spokesman noted that military operations will continue and expand until our objectives are achieved. 'We cannot live under the shadow of a nuclear Iran. We will fight until our goal is accomplished,' he concluded. ✈️ The IAF continues its mission to maintain aerial superiority in Iranian airspace. Fighter jets struck several Iranian missile systems and radar installations in the areas of Isfahan and Tehran, which were intended to target IDF aircraft and disrupt their operations. This… — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 20, 2025
NDTV
12 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Iran Fires Cluster Bomb-Bearing Missiles At Israel As Conflict Enters 8th Day
Iran fired at least one missile at Israel that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military said on Thursday, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war. Israeli military officials provided no further details. Israeli news reports quoted the Israeli military as saying the missile's warhead split open at an altitude of about 4 miles (7 km) and released around 20 submunitions in a radius of around 5 miles (8 km) over central Israel. One of the small munitions struck a home in the central Israeli town of Azor, causing some damage, Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reported. There were no reports of casualties from the bomb. Cluster bombs are controversial because they indiscriminately scatter submunitions, some of which can fail to explode and kill or injure long after a conflict ends. The Israeli military released a graphic as a public warning of the dangers of unexploded ordnance. "The terror regime seeks to harm civilians and even used weapons with wide dispersal in order to maximize the scope of the damage," Israel's military spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, told a briefing. Iran's mission to the United Nations and Israel's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "They are egregious weapons with their wide-area destruction, especially if used in a civilian populated area and could add to the unexploded ordnance left over from conflicts," said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association advocacy group. Noting that Iranian missiles can be imprecise, he said that Tehran should know that cluster munitions "are going to hit civilian targets rather than military targets." Iran and Israel declined to join a 2008 international ban on the production, stockpiling, transfer and use of cluster bombs that has been signed by 111 countries and 12 other entities. After extensive debate, the US in 2023 supplied Ukraine with cluster munitions for use against Russian occupation forces. Kyiv says Russian troops also have fired them. The three countries declined to join the Convention Against Cluster Munitions.
AsiaOne
14 hours ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Israel says Iran fired cluster bomb-bearing missile, World News
Iran launched a missile at Israel on Thursday (June 19) that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military and its Washington embassy said, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war. "Today, the Iranian Armed Forces fired a missile that contained cluster submunitions at a densely populated civilian area in Israel," the embassy said in an email to Reuters that did not identify the area. "Cluster weapons are designed to disperse over a large area and maximise the chances of a harmful strike," the email continued. "Iran unlawfully fired deliberately at civilian population centres, and seeks to maximise the damage to civilians in them by using wide-dispersal munitions." Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Israeli news reports quoted the Israeli military as saying the missile's warhead split open at an altitude of about 4 miles (7 km) and released around 20 submunitions in a radius of around 5 miles (8km) over central Israel. One of the small munitions struck a home in the central Israeli town of Azor, causing some damage, Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reported. There were no reports of casualties from the bomb. Cluster bombs are controversial because they indiscriminately scatter submunitions, some of which can fail to explode and kill or injure long after a conflict ends. The Israeli military released a graphic as a public warning of the dangers of unexploded ordnance. "The terror regime seeks to harm civilians and even used weapons with wide dispersal in order to maximise the scope of the damage," Israel's military spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, told a briefing. Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association advocacy group, said, "They are egregious weapons with their wide-area destruction, especially if used in a civilian populated area and could add to the unexploded ordnance left over from conflicts." Noting that Iranian missiles can be imprecise, he said that Tehran should know that cluster munitions "are going to hit civilian targets rather than military targets." Iran and Israel declined to join a 2008 international ban on the production, stockpiling, transfer and use of cluster bombs that has been signed by 111 countries and 12 other entities. After extensive debate, the US in 2023 supplied Ukraine with cluster munitions for use against Russian occupation forces. Kyiv says Russian troops also have fired them. The three countries declined to join the Convention Against Cluster Munitions. [[nid:719285]]
New Straits Times
15 hours ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Israel accuses Iran of using cluster bombs in latest strike
TEL AVIV: Iran launched a missile at Israel on Thursday that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military and its Washington embassy said, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war. "Today, the Iranian Armed Forces fired a missile that contained cluster submunitions at a densely populated civilian area in Israel," the embassy said in an email to Reuters that did not identify the area. "Cluster weapons are designed to disperse over a large area and maximise the chances of a harmful strike," the email continued. "Iran unlawfully fired deliberately at civilian population centres, and seeks to maximise the damage to civilians in them by using wide-dispersal munitions." Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Israeli news reports quoted the Israeli military as saying the missile's warhead split open at an altitude of about 4 miles (7km) and released around 20 submunitions in a radius of around 5 miles (8km) over central Israel. One of the small munitions struck a home in the central Israeli town of Azor, causing some damage, Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reported. There were no reports of casualties from the bomb. Cluster bombs are controversial because they indiscriminately scatter submunitions, some of which can fail to explode and kill or injure long after a conflict ends. The Israeli military released a graphic as a public warning of the dangers of unexploded ordnance. "The regime seeks to harm civilians and even used weapons with wide dispersal in order to maximise the scope of the damage," Israel's military spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, told a briefing. Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association advocacy group, said, "They are egregious weapons with their wide-area destruction, especially if used in a civilian populated area and could add to the unexploded ordnance left over from conflicts." Noting that Iranian missiles can be imprecise, he said that Tehran should know that cluster munitions "are going to hit civilian targets rather than military targets." Iran and Israel declined to join a 2008 international ban on the production, stockpiling, transfer and use of cluster bombs that has been signed by 111 countries and 12 other entities. After extensive debate, the US in 2023 supplied Ukraine with cluster munitions for use against Russian occupation forces. Kyiv says Russian troops also have fired them. The three countries declined to join the Convention Against Cluster Munitions. --REUTERS
