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Iran says Israeli strikes violated Trump’s deadline; pledges to ‘exact heavy price’
Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and steel facilities aim to disrupt weapons supply chains amid ongoing US-Iran diplomatic talks, with over 1,900 deaths reported since conflict start.
- On Friday, Israeli forces struck major Iranian industrial and nuclear sites, including the Arak heavy-water reactor and two steel plants, which officials claimed were coordinated with the United States.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the campaign would "intensify and expand to additional targets," framing strikes as punishment for continued missile attacks on Israeli civilians.
- Strikes on Isfahan province killed 25 workers and destroyed power plants with capacities of 914 and 250 megawatts, according to local officials who disputed claims of radioactive release at Arak.
- Vowing Iran would "exact a heavy price," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to hostile vessels, citing attacks as intolerable.
- Diplomatic efforts continue as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkiye prepare for weekend talks, while U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff pursues a 15-point peace plan to de-escalate.
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Israel strikes Iranian nuclear sites, steel factories, vows to 'increase pace'
In response to the attack on the factories, Iran threatened to attack six steel plants in Israel and the Gulf states, mentioning Israel's Yehuda Group steel company in Ashdod and five other plants in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain
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Iran Announces "Imminent" Retaliation After u.s. and Israel Attacks on Nuclear Sites · Global Voices
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that a "high price" will be paid after Israel attacked two civilian nuclear facilities and steel factories. Iran's army warned the US and Israel that they are "playing with fire" by attacking their energy infrastructure.
The price increase comes after heightened international tensions following US and Israeli attacks on Iran in late February.
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