Israel has launched a retaliatory wave of airstrikes against Iran

Missiles rained down on the Iranian capital Tehran during the overnight bombing attack

In a statement The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that the IDF has completed precise and targeted strikes against military targets in a number of areas in Iran.

“Our planes have safely returned home. The strike was conducted in response to the attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel and its citizens in recent months. The retaliatory strike has been completed and the mission was fulfilled.”

British Prime Minister Kier Starmer said he believed that Israel has the right to defend itself and warned that : “Iran should not respond.”

RT reports: The attack comes after Iran’s October 1 strike on the Jewish state, when it fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in response to the killing of the Hamas and Hezbollah leaders as well as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general.

The IDF insisted following the strike that the majority of the projectiles had been intercepted. Tehran, however, has claimed that it was able to hit several Israeli military targets.

Following the October 1 attack, Israel threatened to deliver a “deadly, pinpoint accurate, and surprising” retaliation, without specifying any time frame. Alleged details of possible Israeli targets were leaked to media last week. Tehran has pledged a “decisive and regretful” response to any Israeli strikes.