BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24. The Israeli army
has launched over 3,000 strikes across Iran since the start of
Operation Roaring Lion, says the statement of the Israel Defense
Forces (IDF) on their X page, Trend reports.
According to the statement, yesterday, the IDF targeted IRGC
(the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) command centers, weapons
storage facilities, and aerial defense systems.
Overnight, more than 50 additional targets, including ballistic
missile storage and launch sites, were struck.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States and Iran over the nuclear program, the U.S. and
Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28. In
response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
U.S. military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.
On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s third Supreme
Leader by majority vote.
From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.
The ongoing conflict has significantly threatened the region’s
energy infrastructure and maritime transport. Oil prices have
surged on global markets due to heightened security tensions around
the Strait of Hormuz, prompting several countries to advise their
citizens to leave the region.
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