Israel Attacks Tehran's F-14 Jets at Isfahan Airport

Israeli forces said the Air Force carried out a “broad wave” of airstrikes targeting F-14 jets at Isfahan airport on Saturday, an operation the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said was directed by its Intelligence Directorate.

“US-Israel, Iran war Highlights: In a major development, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for firing on regional countries, even as Tehran continues its attacks on them”

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The IDF said the operation followed a prior strike that destroyed 16 aircraft at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport.

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The IDF framed these strikes as part of efforts to deepen Israel’s air superiority in the region, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed retaliatory strikes against an Israeli facility in Haifa amid rising cross-border exchanges.

The strikes and explosions came amid other violent incidents across the Gulf and Iran.

A UAE-flagged tugboat, Musaffah 2, sank in the Strait of Hormuz after an explosion, leaving three Indonesian crew members missing and one survivor receiving burn treatment in Khasab, Oman.

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Authorities said an investigation into the blast is ongoing.

Separately, state media and AFP reported unexplained explosions on the periphery of Yazd city in central Iran, underscoring uncertainty about the full sequence and targets of attacks in recent days.

Iranian officials framed their responses as defensive and warned of further retaliation if foreign powers or proxies were used to attack Iranian territory.

“US-Israel, Iran war Highlights: In a major development, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for firing on regional countries, even as Tehran continues its attacks on them”

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The IRGC’s public relations department said an attack on the Haifa facility was in “response to [Israel] targeting Tehran refinery.”

President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Tehran “will be forced to respond” to any attack or invasion attempt and sought to differentiate responding from wishing to harm civilians, according to state TV and AFP reporting.

The broader region experienced reciprocal allegations and claims of damage.

Bahrain’s interior ministry accused Iran of a drone strike that damaged a desalination plant and condemned what it called “Iranian aggression.”

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Tehran accused the US of striking one of its own desalination plants from a base in Bahrain.

The IDF also reported that missiles had been launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, reflecting rapidly escalating cross-border exchanges and multiple, sometimes unclear, lines of culpability.