Israel and Iran exchanged attacks for the third day, with the Israeli military saying it conducted an "extensive series of strikes" on the headquarters of the Iranian Defence Ministry and the SPND nuclear project.

Iranian media said the country’s air-defense batteries were activated repeatedly during the night in an effort to intercept Israeli aircraft.

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Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more nuclear facilities during attacks that carried on into Sunday after starting two days earlier.

Israel’s historic strike on Iran revealed years of Mossad activity inside the country, including hidden weapons, drones and assassinations of nuclear officials.

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Iran’s oil ministry has confirmed that the Shahran fuel and gasoline depot was hit and set afire during the Israeli attack on Saturday night. A major fire is burning, witnesses say. The depot, with at least 11 storage tanks, is in an affuent affluent neighborhood of luxury high-rises.

Israel and Iran on Sunday exchanged attacks for the third day, with the Israeli military saying it conducted an "extensive series of strikes" on the headquarters of the Iranian Defence Ministry and the SPND nuclear project.