Israel Targeted Air Defenses Near Iran's Nuclear Facility In Strike
Iran: If Israel "embarks on adventurism again" the next response will be "immediate" and at a maximum level.
MIDDLE EAST - Israel targeted air defenses near Iran’s nuclear facility in Central Iran. There have been no new updates from U.S. Central Command today, and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) released a report that there has been no maritime security alerts from April 18th to April 19th.
We’ve released a full report on the Israeli strike within Iran on our news/intelligence platform. The strike involved targeting an air defense radar site near one of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Central Iran:
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US Central Command: "We are aware of reports claiming that the United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq today. Those reports are not true. The United States has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today".
The last security alert released by the UKMTO involved the recent Israeli strike on Iran in retaliation for the Iranian missile and drones strikes within Israel last week.
Latest UKMTO Summary
UKMTO Report Regarding Israeli Strike Within Iran
US, Israel, Iran All Downplayed Strike, Indicating No One Involved Wants To See An Escalation
As the United States, Israel and Iran all downplayed the strike that occurred, the indication is that all parties involved do not want to see the situation escalate any further than it already has and understand the consequences that such an escalation would bring.
As always, we will continue monitoring the situation for any potential response from Iran, if we see anything further developing we will release additional alerts on the situation.