&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Israel attacks Iran despite Trump's plea for restraint: Is Netanyahu defying US president?")
Iran's Mehr News agency on Monday (June 8) reported that several explosions were heard in capital Tehran as well as in cities of Tabriz, Karaj and Isfahan. Soon after, the Israel Defense Forces said that it has struck military targets in the western and central region of Iran. This comes after Iran launched massive ballistic missile strike on Ramat David air base in northern Israel in what it described as a response to attack in Beirut. The attack comes even as US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not retaliate. The IDF had vowed to retaliate but Netanyahu, in a phone call with Trump, had agreed to hold the strikes, as per an Axios report. The IDF had also said that it intercepted all missiles fired from Iran.
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IRGC also shared images of the attack:
What we know about Iran's attack on Israel?
Iran launched massive ballistic missile strike on Ramat David air base in northern Israel and military central command said that this was just a “warning.” Iran demanded end of Israel's campaign in Lebanon and said that Israel's latest strike on the southern Beirut suburbs had "crossed all red lines." General Ali Abdollahi, the head of the Khatam al-Anbiya command warned of “devastating and regrettable blows.” "If such aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader and will cover all US-Zionist targets in the region," the force said. Iran closed its airspace over the west of the country and Tehran’s international airport suspended all incoming flights. Missiles breached Jordan’s airspace also, Minister of Government Communication Mohammad H Al-Momani said. The US Embassy in Jordan also issued a country-wide warning Sunday that “reports indicate missiles, drones, or rockets are in Jordanian airspace.” It wasn't clear from where the missiles came.
Did Netanyahu defy Trump?
In a phone call reported by Axios and Times of Israel, Trump reportedly told Netnayahu to exercise restraint. "I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate. Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don't need another one," Trump told Axios in a telephonic interview before calling the Israeli PM. Axios also reported that Netanyahu tried to push back against the idea of not striking back but ultimately “pseudo-agreed” to the president’s request, an official was quoted saying. However, there has been no statement by Netanyahu yet. Last week, Trump lashed out at Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call. Trump called Netanyahu "crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, according to Axios.
