Iran is launching 100 drones in Israel in response to the missile attack

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran launched more than 100 drones towards Israeli territory on Friday morning after that Israeli missile strike in the country At least three senior military leaders were killed.

“We can now confirm that the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, IRGC commander and the commander of the Iranian emergency command in the Israeli strike throughout Iran,” said Evi de Derene, a spokesman for the Israeli forces.

“Iran has launched nearly 100 drones towards Israeli territory, which we are working to intercept.”

The rocket warning sirens appeared in northern Jordan, where the Jordanian government media reported that the country intercepted many Iranian drones in the airspace.

Israel’s attack on Iran, which he said was targeting nuclear enrichment facilities, came a few days before the United States and Iranian officials in the sixth round of the nuclear deal talks. It was the largest attack on the Islamic Republic since the Iraqi war in the 1980s.

The news of the strikes sent oil prices to up to 13 % before peeling, with global measurement Brent crude Over $ 78 a barrel at one point.

Asian and European stocks decreased, as Investors rushed to safe havens Amid fear of a wider war in a region representing a third of the world’s oil supplies. Dow futures contracts More than 500 points decreased by 8:21 am London time.

Brent crude It is currently trading at $ 72.76 a barrel at 8:23 am in London, an increase of 5 %, with US WTI Trading at $ 71.27 a barrel, an increase of 4.6 %.

All eyes are now in the following moves by Iran and the United States, especially whether the United States will participate in this conflict. The US State Department stated that it did not participate in Israel’s strikes overnight on Iran, as Foreign Minister Marco Rubio described the measures unilaterally and urged Iran not to target American interests or employees in the region.

Tehran does not see this in this way. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has warned that it would carry Washington responsible for the consequences of Israel’s actions.

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a meeting of the National Security Council scheduled to be held at 11 am.

This is a developing story and will be updated soon.