The risk of escalation looms after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran. Here is what the arsenal of each country looks like.
Israel says strikes on Iran are a part of its ‘duty to respond’
Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites early on Friday morning, marking the latest chapter in an escalatory spiral between the Middle Eastern rivals.
The Israeli army said more than 200 Israeli air force jets attacked some 100 targets across Iran in its surprise overnight attacks. It also claimed to have killed Iran’s “three most senior military commanders”.
In a post on X, the Israeli military named the targets of its assassinations as Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the armed forces; Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and Major-General Gholam Ali Rashid, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.
