"Should Iran choose to respond, we're fully prepared to defend Israel and support Israel, and there will be consequences," said a U.S. official.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted precision strikes on military targets in Iran overnight Friday, nearly one month after Tehran launched a massive ballistic missile attack on the Jewish state.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, dozens of aircraft, including refuelers and spy planes, conducted several waves of attacks over several hours across several regions of Iran, located some 1,600 kilometers from Israel. The targets included missile and drone manufacturing facilities and launch sites, as well as air defense batteries.
The state-run SANA news outlet reported simultaneous Israeli strikes against military targets across central and southern Syria, amid Tehran’s decades-long effort to entrench itself in that country.