Israel says it has concluded strikes on Iranian military targets and all its planes have returned safely home, the BBC reports.
Earlier Israel said it had conducted “precise strikes on military targets” in Iran, as blasts were heard in Tehran.
The Israel Defense Forces say the strikes are in response to “months of continuous attacks from the regime of Iran” and after a barrage of Iranian missiles hit Israel on 1 October.
Military bases in the west and south west of the Iranian capital have been targeted, according to an Iranian news agency close to the country’s Revolutionary Guards.
Iranian state media is so far denying the attacks caused any real damage.
The US was briefed on the strikes beforehand, but did not have any involvement in the operation, according to the Pentagon.
In the background of the escalation of this conflict, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport has suspended flights at all airports in the country.
Iran has announced that it is ready to give an adequate response. The United States called on Iran not to respond to this attack by Israel.
