Israel bombs 2 IRGC-linked steel plants, 2 nuclear facilities as Iran vows revenge

Key Points:

• The Israeli Air Force bombed two major Iranian steel factories partially owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, along with two nuclear-related facilities, causing significant economic damage and aiming to "paralyze" Iran’s steel industry.
• The targeted nuclear sites included a unique yellowcake uranium extraction plant near Yazd and a heavy water reactor in Arak, both critical to Iran's nuclear weapons program, with Israel citing ongoing violations of the 2015 nuclear agreement.
• Iran condemned the strikes, vowing heavy retaliation and warning industrial workers in Israel and Gulf states to leave their workplaces, while continuing its missile attacks on Israel with over 450 ballistic missiles launched since the conflict began.
• Israeli missile defense intercepted most attacks, but some missiles carrying cluster bomb warheads caused damage in populated areas, resulting in 15 Israeli civilian deaths and four Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank since the war started.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed no radiation release from the attacked nuclear and steel sites, and Israel warned residents near the Arak reactor to evacuate prior to the strike, which reportedly caused no casualties.