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The strikes covered a distance of some 700 miles across the Islamic Republic, according to the Israeli military.
Envoys of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace reportedly met with Hamas in an attempt to preserve the ceasefire.
The move follows suspected jihadist attacks in the country and neighboring Netherlands.
The eight-page criminal complaint was filed by a Likud lawmaker and an Israeli NGO after newly released documents suggested that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in payment made to the former Israeli premier
“The Iranian regime is deliberately firing at civilian populations and harming religious buildings of all faiths,” Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar said.
“If these democracies were attacked in this way, would they accept a distorted symmetry between ‘all parties?’” said Israel’s foreign minister.
“I take this opportunity to wish you a happy Nowruz ... A new beginning of hope to all of you, my dear friends,” said the Israeli premier.
Larijani had long been a senior figure in Tehran’s power structures.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military’s actions have the “potential to influence the gains of the campaign,” noting the thwarting of Palestinian terrorists in Tehran and the expanded campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Israeli military is operating “with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” it said.
“We must act while international attention is focused now to end the Iranian campaign of terror in the Middle East.”
Human Rights Watch “has not condemned Iran’s use of cluster munitions or launched a campaign on the issue,” said NGO Monitor.