MOSUL TIME RADIO

Israel carried out a military strike on Iran early Friday, a US official told CNN, in a potentially dangerous escalation of a fast-widening Middle East conflict that Iranian officials have so far sought to play down. Israel has not commented and Iran has not identified the source of the attack.

An Iranian official said air defenses intercepted three drones close to an airbase in Isfahan province, where explosions were reported. Exclusive satellite images obtained by CNN appear to show no extensive damage at the airbase.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the G7 countries are “committed to de-escalating” tensions between Israel and Iran.

Meanwhile, the US has imposed sanctions on two organizations for fundraising on behalf of violent Israeli extremists in the West Bank, and the EU also sanctioned “extremist settlers.”

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