The strikes are also part of an anti-Iran policy that in the past two years has undermined Iran's extensive military power without starting a major increase in hostilities.against Iranian military targets, saying it caused only limited damage, as US President Joe Biden called for a halt to escalation that has raised fears of an all-out conflagration in the Middle East.
Iran’s military said the Israeli warplanes used “very light warheads” to target border radar systems in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan and around Tehran. Worsening conflict in Lebanon, where Israel is waging an intense campaign against Iran’s main regional ally Hezbollah to stop it firing rockets into northern Israel, has raised the temperature still further.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who hopes to succeed Biden by winning the Nov. 5 US presidential election, said it was “the strong perspective of the United States that there must be de-escalation.” A screengrab shows an Air Force plane, which the Israeli army says is departing to carry out strikes on Iran
“If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond,” the military said. Jordanian television quoted a source in the country’s armed forces as saying no military planes had been allowed through its airspace. A Saudi official also said that Saudi airspace had not been used for the strike.
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