Iran says it launched Operation Nasr and struck Israeli air bases
Iran says it has launched Operation Nasr and targeted two Israeli air bases in a fresh exchange of fire with Israel. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps said the operation hit the Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases, describing the strikes as retaliation for Israeli attacks on radar sites in three areas of Iran. The latest round of strikes marks another sharp escalation in the conflict and follows a fragile ceasefire that had been in place since April.
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According to the supplied material, the IRGC Aerospace Force said it carried out the missile fire and framed the operation as a response to what it called Israeli missile attacks on multiple radar sites. The Iranian statement said the strikes were aimed at "key centres" at the two air bases. The material also says the operation came on the 100th day of the war that began on 28 February, when Israel and the United States jointly attacked Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian leaders.
The reported strikes are significant because they involve military infrastructure rather than only symbolic targets. The material says the exchange has already caused disruption across several Iranian cities, with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, and blasts also mentioned near Karaj and Mahshahr. It also says authorities closed the airspace around Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, underlining the wider impact of the fighting on civilian movement and aviation.
The latest attack matters because it suggests the confrontation between Iran and Israel is moving into a more sustained cycle of retaliation. The supplied rows describe a conflict that has already widened beyond the two countries, with pressure points involving Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Strait of Hormuz. They also say the ceasefire reached on 8 April has been fragile, and that recent strikes have threatened to undo what little restraint remained.
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The background provided in the rows places the current exchange inside a broader regional struggle over deterrence and influence. One row says Iran had warned of retaliation after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs, while another says Israeli strikes on radar sites inside Iran prompted the latest Iranian response. The material also refers to fighting between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, which has complicated efforts to reach a permanent settlement.
Several questions remain unresolved, including the full extent of damage at the two Israeli air bases and whether either side will widen the exchange further. The supplied material does not confirm casualties from the latest strikes, and it is not clear how long the current round of attacks will continue. What happens next will depend on whether the two sides continue direct retaliation or whether outside pressure can again force a pause in the fighting.
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