Israel launches strikes on targets in Iran, risking escalation in Mideast wars

Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting military targets in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier this month. Explosions could be heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, though there was no immediate information on damage or casualties.

Another wave of explosions echoed across Iran’s capital later in the morning even as Iran had just shut the country’s airspace over the previous wave of attacks earlier in the morning.