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Israel launched a large preemptive strike on Iran, which officials said targeted nuclear

facilities. Explosions were reported in Tehran, Iran's capital.

The attack is expected to incur swift retaliation. America has been trying to negotiate a limit

on Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons. Israel's leader, Benjamin Netanyahu,

has long proposed using military force to do so.

Iranian state media said Hossein Salami, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary

Guards Corps, was killed in Israel's attack. Another senior official, along with two nuclear

scientists, and at least a dozen civilians,

were also reportedly dead. The guards who report directly to Ayatollah Ali Hamanae, Iran's supreme

ruler, have been the driving force behind the country's nuclear program for almost 40 years.

America said it was not involved in the strikes against Iran.

Marco Rubio, America's Secretary of State,

said Israel believed the attack was necessary for its self-defense.

He urged Iran not to target American interests or personnel and said America's top priority

is protecting its forces in the region. President Donald Trump is yet to comment.

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