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Israel’s unprecedented strike at Iran’s defence headquarters in Tehran, along with other locations related to Iran’s nuclear program, led to a few days of exchange of missile attacks between the two countries. Tensions have escalated since then, with death tolls rising.
As Iranian national media quoted, the country’s health ministry said at least 224 people have been killed in Iran since hostilities began on Sunday. Meanwhile, 24 people died in Israel on Monday morning, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
Israeli operations against Iran are expected to take “weeks, not weeks,” according to White House and Israeli officials, and have implicit US approval. President Donald Trump said his country had “no relation” to the Israeli attacks, but admitted on Sunday that “we could be involved.”
CNN is tracking where the attack is taking place and which Iranian nuclear facilities are being targeted.
Following Israel’s first attack, Iran launched a wave of retaliatory strikes, targeting multiple locations across Israel. CNN journalists on the ground have heard the explosion in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the video shows smoke rising from two cities.
Iran has fired 370 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones in Israel over the four-day conflict, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said Monday. The projectiles successfully attacked 30 Israeli sites, he added.
Iran claims its nuclear program is the purpose of peace energy, but Israel has long viewed it as a threat. The Israeli strike collided with three Iranian nuclear facilities: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordau. In Fordow’s satellite image, most of the damage is visible.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Natanz’s nuclear facility is Iran’s largest uranium enrichment facility and the “center programme of Iran’s ballistic missiles.” Some structures in Natantz are suffering from major damage.
Four important buildings on Isfahan’s nuclear site have been damaged, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Damage to three buildings was visible via satellite imagery taken on June 14th, but the fourth damage was not immediately apparent. A spokesman for Iran’s atomic energy organization argued that damages on the site were limited.
The affected infrastructure also includes missile facilities for Kermanshah, Shiraz and Bid Kaneh, according to satellite company Maxar, which is located in different parts of Iran. Satellite images show ruined or damaged buildings and vehicle tunnels in Karmansha, but there appear to be no buildings destroyed in Shiraz.
The Israeli strike killed several famous individuals, including Iran’s highest ranked military officer. Iran is already moving to play some important roles.