BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 26. The Israeli
military reported that it had detected missile launches from Iran
aimed at Israeli territory and began intercepting them with air
defense systems, Trend reports, citing the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF).
"The Israel Defense Forces detected a missile launched from Iran
toward Israeli territory. Missile defense systems are working to
intercept the missiles," the statement said.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States (US) and Iran over the nuclear program, the US
and Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
US 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.
According to information, the U.S. side suffered losses of 13
dead and more than 140 wounded.
