First Thing: Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of sites in Iran, targeting nuclear program

Netanyahu says operation will take ‘many days’ as Tehran threatens swift retaliation. Plus, the impact of buy now, pay laterDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel has launched an attack on Iran aimed at “dozens” of targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads.What has the US said about the move? The US moved quickly to distance itself from Netanyahu’s decision to target Tehran in an escalation that threatens an all-out war in the Middle East. The unilateral strikes indicated a collapse of Donald Trump’s efforts to restrain the Israeli prime minister.Follow our live coverage here.What’s happened to Alex Padilla? The Democratic California senator, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles yesterday. Continue reading...

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