The strikes come after US President Donald Trump spent weeks threatening to strike Iran over its nuclear program, as well as a domestic crackdown in Iran that has killed thousands of protesters.CNN reported.
Indirect negotiations had been ongoing between Washington and Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program, against a backdrop of a wider US military buildup in the Middle East.
Israel declared a state of emergency across the country as the strikes were launched, in anticipation of Iranian retaliation
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee encouraged US citizens in Israel to be ready to take “immediate action” should alerts or sirens sound in the country.
“We are encouraging all Embassy team & families & US citizens in Israel to be prepared for Home Front Command alerts & sirens. Stay near shelters & take immediate action at the sound of alerts or sirens,” Ambassador Huckabee wrote on X.
