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Natanz The first strikes severely damaged Iran’s largest uranium enrichment center, at Natanz, about 140 miles south of Tehran.
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The violence escalated sharply after Israel launched the first strikes last Friday, targeting key Iranian military sites.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
June 12 Israel conducted the first strikes of an air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program and leadership at 11 p.m. ET, according to The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The first strike shut down the facility, which supplied Ukrainian troops in the central and eastern parts of the country, and damaged much of its infrastructure.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The violence escalated sharply after Israel launched the first strikes last Friday, targeting key Iranian military sites.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
June 12 Israel conducted the first strikes of an air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program and leadership at 11 p.m. ET, according to The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The first strike shut down the facility, which supplied Ukrainian troops in the central and eastern parts of the country, and damaged much of its infrastructure.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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