Israel Launches Attack on Iran, Citing Goal of "Eliminating Threat" (Updated)

[Financial News] Israel has launched an attack on Iran, where tensions with the United States over nuclear negotiations have reached a peak.
According to foreign media reports on the 28th, Israel Katz, the defense minister of the Ministry of Defense of Israel, announced that Israel had carried out a preemptive missile strike against Iran that day.
Defense Minister Katz declared a state of emergency across Israel and stated, "The purpose of this (attack) is to eliminate the threat." A preventive strike is similar in meaning to a preemptive strike in that it involves attacking first. However, while a preemptive strike is launched when concrete signs of danger appear and an attack is imminent, a preventive strike focuses on cutting off the potential threat at an earlier stage.
The Israeli military sounded air-raid sirens across its territory so that citizens could prepare for the possibility of retaliatory missile launches from Iran. After the attack, Israel ordered the closure of workplaces and suspended classes nationwide.
Witnesses reportedly said they heard three explosions in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
The explosions are said to have occurred near the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran in Tehran, where Ali Hosseini Khamenei works. However, Khamenei was reportedly not in his office at the time of the blasts.
Israel argues that Iran is threatening regional security by expanding its arsenal of attack drones and missiles and by pursuing the development of nuclear weapons.
The attack comes as the United States of America and Iran are engaged in nuclear negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with Iran's recently proposed plan to dilute enriched uranium in the third round of nuclear talks. He added, "I prefer not to use the military, but sometimes you have to," hinting at the possibility of military action against Iran.
This direct military clash between Israel and Iran is the first in about eight months, following the Twelve-Day War last June, during which Iran's nuclear facilities and military leadership suffered major damage.
kjh0109@fnnews.com Kwon Jun-ho Reporter