The Middle East is "on the precipice" of a "generalized regional conflict," the UN chief warned Thursday before the Security Council. Loud explosions were heard this Friday morning near a base in Iran, which could be a possible Israeli attack.
The United States and Great Britain have strengthened their sanctions against Iran, which launched a drone and missile attack on Israeli territory on April 13 after a deadly strike attributed to Israel against the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Israeli leaders threatened to respond to this first direct attack ever carried out until then. The head of Iranian diplomacy Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran would make Israel "regret" any attack on its territory. The strikes were reported early Friday Middle East time, citing U.S. officials. Several media outlets in the United States indicated this Friday, citing American officials, that Israel launched an attack against Iran.