Headlines have crossed from Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu, who spoke about the military strikes being carried out on Iran.
- Netanyahu said that this was a decisive moment in Israel's history, and added the military operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove the threat. It is targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile factories and military capabilities (per RTRS/BBG).
- It is also targeted Iran's main enrichment facility in Natanz, along with nuclear scientists working on the nuclear bomb program, Netanyahu added.
- Below is a quite via BBG:
- "“We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear weaponization program. We targeted Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz. We targeted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the nuclear bomb. We also struck at Iran’s ballistic missile program,” Netanyahu says in televised statement."
- Earlier remarks from US Secretary of State Rubio stated that Israel took unilateral action against Iran and that the US was not involved in the strikes. Rubio stated that Iran should not target US interests or personnel in the region (per BBG).