Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that it had launched a “preemptive strike” against Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts of an “extremely serious” threat.
Main advantages:
1. The United States is participating in Israeli strikes against Iran, sources told the AP.
2. Tehran is preparing for retaliation, the response will be overwhelming, an Iranian official told Reuters.
3. Israel warned of “the possibility of rockets being fired at the State of Israel.”
4. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran and has been taken to a safe location, an official told Reuters on Saturday.
5. Israel closes its airspace after launching an attack on Iran; Iran has also closed its airspace.
6. The Government of India has issued an advisory advising all Indian nationals in Israel “to exercise utmost caution and be vigilant at all times”.
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