{"id":153187,"date":"2025-06-13T02:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T02:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-israel-strikes-iran-as-fears-of-another-war-mount-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T02:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T02:04:59","slug":"live-updates-israel-strikes-iran-as-fears-of-another-war-mount-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-israel-strikes-iran-as-fears-of-another-war-mount-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Israel strikes Iran as fears of another war mount – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEVELOPING: Israeli military launches airstrikes on Iran<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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The main building of the commander offices of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was attacked and is burning, state TV in Iran showed.
Other targets appeared to be residential compounds home to top military officials.
On Iranian news channel IRINN, attacks were reported in Natanz, Khandab\u00a0where there is a heavy water reactor, and Khoramabad.
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Netanyahu thanked Trump in his address to the nation, citing opposition to Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.
“He has made clear time and again that Iran cannot have a nuclear enrichment program,\u201d he said. \u201cToday, it is clear that Iran was just buying for time.\u201d
Trump, asked earlier today whether he was trying to talk Netanyahu out of attacking Iran, said that he preferred an agreement with Iran and that \u201cwe\u2019re fairly close to an agreement.\u201d
\u201cAs long as I think there is an agreement, I don\u2019t want them going in, because I think it would blow it,\u201d Trump said.
But he added: \u201cWhether it\u2019s going in or not going in, they can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon. I\u2019d prefer, I\u2019d prefer the more friendly path.\u201d
Gordon Lubold<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Israel targeted and potentially killed top generals in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard\u00a0and scientists working on nuclear enrichment in the morning strikes, according to a source familiar with the operation.
The strikes will continue, according to the source.
Courtney Kube<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump\u2019s national security team monitored the strikes on Iran in real time in the Situation Room, according to five U.S. officials.\u00a0\u00a0
The national security team’s meeting today was ongoing at 9 p.m.
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Netanyahu said Iran and its nuclear program are threats to Israel’s very existence.
\u201cToday, the Jewish state refuses to be the victims of a nuclear holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime,\u201d he said in an address tonight, in which he also called the Iranian people \u201cbrave.\u201d
\u201cOur fight is not with you,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cOur fight is with the brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years.\u201d
Matt Nighswander<\/span><\/span><\/span>
People gather in the street near an emergency vehicle in the aftermath of Israeli strikes today in Tehran.
Katherine Doyle<\/span><\/span><\/span>
An allied government source told NBC News tonight that they were notified of Israel\u2019s strikes in advance, and received a message to the effect of, \u201cThis is going to be ugly, get your people out.\u201d
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Netanyahu said Iran has called for Israel\u2019s destruction and recently took steps to weaponize enriched uranium.
\u201cThey\u2019ve backed up their genocidal rhetoric with a program to develop a nuclear weapons,\u201d Netanyahu said.
He alleged that Iran in recent years has produced enough highly enriched uranium \u201cfor nine atom bombs.\u201d
\u201cIn recent months, Iran has taken stapes that it has never taken before \u2014 steps to weaponize this enriched uranium,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time.\u201d
Netanyahu said that \u201cit could be a year, it could be within a few months, less than a year.\u201d
“This is a clear and present danger to Israel\u2019s very survival,\u201d he said.
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
U.S. stock futures, an indication of where stocks will open at 9:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, plunged on news from Israel that it conducted airstrikes on Iran.
S&P 500 futures slid 1.6% as Nasdaq futures plunged 1.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped more than 600 points, or about 1.4%.
Meanwhile, the price of oil soared 6%. Iran and other countries in the region are among the world’s top producers of oil, and any disruption could cause ripples throughout the world.
Global stock markets also dropped, led by a more than 1.5% drop on Japan’s Nikkei index and a 1.2% decline on South Korea’s Kospi stock index.
Matt Nighswander<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Netanyahu said in an address that Israel launched \u201ca targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel\u2019s very survival.\u201d
\u201cThis operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat,\u201d he said.
Gordon Lubold<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Israel said in a statement that it launched an offensive against Iran’s nuclear program.
The statement is below:
\u201cThe IDF launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive to strike Iran\u2019s nuclear program.
\u201cDozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.
“Today, Iran is closer than ever to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world.\u00a0
“The State of Israel has no choice but to fulfill the obligation to act in defense of its citizens and will continue to do so everywhere it is required to do so, as we have done in the past.”
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Iranian state-run media IRNA reported that \u201csounds of explosions have been heard in and near the Iranian capital, Tehran.\u201d
IRNA reported <\/a>that the source of the sounds was not clear.
In addition to the report by IRNA, sounds of what appeared to be jets and antiaircraft missiles have been heard north of Tehran.
Tara Prindiville<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Trump administration distanced itself from Israel’s strikes on Iran, saying Israel took “unilateral action.”
\u201cWe are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
He said Israeli officials had communicated to Washington that Israel’s action was “necessary for its self-defense.”
“President Trump and the Administration have taken all necessary steps to protect our forces and remain in close contact with our regional partners. Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel,” Rubio said.
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
President Donald Trump earlier today appeared to say he was against an Israeli attack on Iran while there was hope for a deal with the United States.
Asked whether he has been trying to talk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of an Israeli attack on Iran, Trump said, \u201cI\u2019d much prefer an agreement.\u201d
\u201cWe\u2019re fairly close to an agreement. We are fairly close to a pretty good agreement,\u201d he said.
\u201cI\u2019d much prefer an agreement,\u201d he said. \u201cAs long as I think there is an agreement, I don\u2019t want them going in, because I think it would blow it \u2014 might help it actually, but it also could blow it.\u201d
Phil Helsel<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Israel also attacked Iran<\/a> in October, weeks after Iran launched around 200 missiles at Israel<\/a>.
Iran launched its attack, which officials said was largely intercepted, after Israel launched attacks in Lebanon, including the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah<\/a>. The Hezbollah militant group is backed by Iran.
In response to the Oct. 1 missile attack, Israel struck Iranian military sites in three waves later that month.
The Israeli Defense Forces said then that it hit aerial defense systems and missile manufacturing facilities in Iran, avoiding nuclear and oil facilities in what appeared to be a limited attack aimed at deterrence by\u00a0showing its military might<\/a> while avoiding a major escalation.
The IDF said at the time that it was responding to \u201cmonths of continuous attacks\u201d from Iran and its regional allies.
Sean Nevin<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Israel\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>confirmed it had launched a strike<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on Iran and declared a state of emergency early Friday local time.
\u201cFollowing the State of Israel\u2019s pre-emptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future,\u201d Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement early Friday local time.
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