Iran warns of ‘bitter, painful fate’ before launching retaliatory strike against Israel

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Iran responded to Israel’s airstrike by launching over 100 drones toward Israel on Friday morning.

The drone deployment came as retaliation for Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, which targeted Iran’s nuclear program in a military airstrike on Thursday. The preemptive attack centered on “dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.”

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