JERUSALEM/TEHRAN --The Israeli air force has struck Iran's major natural gas facility, located in Bushehr in the south of the country, several Israeli media reported Wednesday.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the strike was carried out in coordination with the U.S. administration. (Israel-Iran-Energy Facility-Airstrike)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was killed in an overnight Israeli strike in Tehran, according to a statement issued by Katz's office.
Katz said, during a situation assessment with senior military officers, that "Khatib was in charge of the regime's internal assassination and repression system in Iran and of promoting external threats." (Israel-Iran-Intelligence Minister)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
In a statement, the IRGC said facilities, including the Samref refinery in Saudi Arabia and the Al-Hosn gas field in the UAE, could become "direct and legitimate targets" and may be struck in the coming hours. (Iran-Gulf-Oil Facilities)
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RIYADH -- Saudi air defences intercepted 8 ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday evening, the country's Ministry of Defence announced.
The ministry said on social media platform X that four ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh were intercepted and destroyed, and "part of one ballistic missile fell near a refinery south of Riyadh." (Saudi Arabia-Missiles-Refinery) ■
