Fresh wave of Israeli strikes reported in Iran

All three of Israel’s main TV stations are reporting a second wave of Israeli strikes on Iran. Channel 12 quotes non-state reports in Iran saying Israeli raids are taking place in eastern Tehran and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command facility.

According to AFP reporters, continuous explosions and light trails are visible across the sky in central Tehran following the new blasts.

Reuters quotes local media saying that four further explosions were heard in eastern Tehran and that “air defense is still active” in the capital.

The ongoing attack is expected to be a one-night affair, ABC News reports. ABC also cites a source who says there are no Israeli casualties or damage to warplanes reported thus far.

Channel 12 also reports that the first wave of Israeli airstrikes targeted missile production and air defense facilities.

Yisrael Ziv, a former head of the IDF’s Operations Directorate, calls the Israeli strikes “historic,” and says Israel has for hours been doing “whatever it wants” in the skies of Iran, targeting some of its most important military targets.

The fact that Israel has solely targeted military targets “presents Iran with a dilemma” regarding its response, Ziv says.