Israel Attacks Iran, Escalating Middle East Tensions

On the night between Friday and Saturday, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, though the precise targets remain unclear. So far, Israel has only stated that it is attacking “military objectives.”

According to AFP, Iranian state television reports that operations at Tehran’s two airports continue as normal.

Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, observed that while images and videos from Iranian semi-official media depict a calm environment, the situation on social media within Iran suggests otherwise.

Taleblu, an expert on Iran’s security and political affairs, noted it is unclear whether Israel’s focus is solely on missile production facilities or if the entire aerospace network of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is being........

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