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- Full report: Iran warns it will strike again if Israel or US retaliate
- What we know so far
France says it carried out interception missions during Iran’s attack on Israel, according to the Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne.
“We took our responsibilities … we carried out interception missions,” Sejourne told local media on Sunday according to the Reuters news agency – but he didn’t elaborate further on the details of the action.
On April 13 and the morning of April 14, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, successfully engaged and destroyed more than 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and at least six ballistic missiles intended to strike Israel from Iran and Yemen.
This includes a ballistic missile on its launcher vehicle and seven UAVs destroyed on the ground in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen prior to their launch.
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