Iran launches wave of missile strikes against Israel
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Shortly before sunrise in Iran on Friday, Israel launched the first strikes of its operation against the regime’s nuclear program.
Mossad released footage that it said showed two agents on Iranian soil who deployed precision attack systems "designed to destroy Iranian air defense systems."
The Dow dropped more than 750 points Friday as investors fret over the risk of a widening war in the Middle East.
Before Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, its spies were already on the ground in enemy territory.
Israel struck key Iranian nuclear sites to curb bomb development amid rapid uranium enrichment and rising tensions.
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President Trump joked that Iranian officials killed in Israel's airstrike clearly did not die of an illness, warning that Iran should have heeded his warning.
Israel badly damaged one of Iran’s key nuclear sites and killed a startling array of top military and nuclear officials in the attacks that started on Friday morning. But when the sun rose after that devastating assault, it was also clear how much of Iran’s nuclear program remained, at least for now.
The back-and-forth strikes stoked concern among investors about a possible wider conflict across the Middle East, which accounts for a large share of global oil production. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures price -- a key measure of U.