Iran’s retaliatory strikes hit Israel (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Tehran has accused Israel of breaching US President Trump’s “deadline for diplomacy”

Israeli authorities have confirmed multiple casualties and at least one fatality, after Iran launched its latest wave of retaliatory strikes promising to exact a “heavy price” on the Jewish state for its attack on the “heart of Tehran.”

Israel has acknowledged that at least one missile, allegedly carrying a cluster bomb warhead, penetrated the country’s air defenses on Friday evening. The IDF said “search and rescue forces” are operating at the impact sites in central Israel, after videos shared online by pro-Iranian sources showed the Iron Dome struggling to intercept the incoming threat.

Tehran previously accused Israel of hitting two of its largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites among other infrastructure the night before – allegedly in coordination with the US, despite President Donald Trump’s promise of reprieve on energy facility strikes.

While Trump continues to insist that talks with Tehran “are going very well,” the Pentagon is reportedly drafting options for a potential “final blow” against Iran and considering deploying up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the region.

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