Second round of Israeli airstrikes on Iran begins - Channel 12
The second round of Israeli airstrikes against Iran has started, the Jewish state's Channel 12 reported.
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"The IDF launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive based on high-quality intelligence to strike Iran's nuclear program, and in response to the Iranian regime's ongoing aggression against Israel," the Israeli military said in a statement.
"A short while (ago), dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran."
"Homes of senior military and political officials were targeted in Israeli airstrikes in Tehran," a senior Israeli political official told Iran International, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"Civilians are not the intended targets," the official added.
An Israeli strike against Iran could come as soon as Sunday unless Tehran agrees to halt production of fissile material that can be used to make an atomic bomb, The Wall Street Journal reported citing a senior Israeli official.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the possibility of strikes in his phone conversation with President Donald Trump on Monday, the report added.
