Israel Hits 2 Iranian Nuclear Sites, Iran Retaliates

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The Israeli Air Force said the strikes also hit military production sites that produced and assembled ballistic missiles.

Israel Hits 2 Iranian Nuclear Sites, Iran Retaliates

The heavy water facility at Arak, Iran, on Jan. 15, 2011. Hamid Foroutan/AFP/Getty Images

Melanie Sun

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The Israeli Air Force struck two more of Iran’s nuclear sites on June 19, including a nuclear reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium and the country’s largest uranium enrichment facility.

Just before 5 a.m. local time in Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on its Farsi-language channel, issued a warning urging anyone within 2 kilometers of the Arak nuclear plant to evacuate immediately. Internet access in Iran has been cut for nearly 24 hours, according to NetBlocks, a global internet monitor. The regime imposed a nationwide shutdown, citing Israel’s alleged misuse of the network for military purposes.

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