Israel launches retaliatory strike against Iran, US officials say
Newsy
Israel had promised to retaliate for Iran's Saturday attack, in which Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles.
Israel struck targets in Iran with missiles on Thursday night, according to multiple reports citing anonymous U.S. officials.
Iran's semi-official FARS news agency reported at least one explosion in the vicinity of an airport in the city of Isfahan. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Flights were diverted around western Iran early on Friday, without immediate explanation. Air defense batteries had activated across multiple provinces.
The targets were not nuclear in nature, according to anonymous U.S. officials who spoke to CNN. Iran's state news agency IRNA said Thursday that the country's nuclear facilities were "secure."
Scripps News has not yet independently verified the new developments.
