Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites and military chiefs

Israel launched a massive wave of attacks across Iran on June 12 night, bombing nuclear and missile sites, targeting military leaders and nuclear scientists, and conducting covert sabotage operations on missile and air defense sites, Report informs via Axios.

Israel is directly attacking its biggest and best-armed adversary without backing from the US, which swiftly distanced itself from the operation.

US President Donald Trump publicly opposed an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites on Thursday, saying he still believed a nuclear deal was possible.

Hours later, Israel began targeting nuclear sites as well the Iranian military's top brass and senior scientists working on the nuclear program.

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. commander Gen. Hossein Salami was among those killed, Iranian state media confirmed. State media also confirmed the deaths of two top nuclear scientists and another senior general, and showed images of smoke billowing from residential buildings.