Iranian media reported multiple explosions over several hours in the capital and at nearby military bases, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Before dawn, Israel's public broadcaster said three waves of strikes had been completed and that the operation was over.
The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel's retaliation for a ballistic-missile barrage carried out by Iran on Oct. 1, in which around 200 missiles were fired at Israel and one person was killed in the West Bank....Tensions between arch rivals Israel and Iran have escalated since Hamas, the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group based in Gaza, Attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas has been supported by Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants, also backed by Iran.
Fears that Iran and the U.S. would be drawn into a regional war have risen with Israel's intensifying assault on Hezbollah since last month, including airstrikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut and a ground operation, as well as its year-old conflict in the Gaza Strip.
In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel right now the Israel Defense Forces is conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran," Israel's military said in a statement.
The military said later that it had completed its targeted" attacks against military targets in Iran, adding that its planes had safely returned home.
Israel has the right and duty to respond to attacks from Tehran and its proxies, which have included missile strikes launched from Iranian soil, the military said.
Targets did not include energy infrastructure or nuclear facilities, a U.S. OFFICIAL SAID worldnewer
U.S. President Joe Biden had warned that Washington, Israel main backer and supplier of arms, would not support a strike on Tehran's nuclear sites and has said Israel should consider alternatives to Attacking Iran's oil fields.
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