By Bond Robertson 
Several powerful explosions were reported in the Tehran metropolitan area on Saturday night.
The IDF is now attacking military targets in Iran in response to the Iranian regime's continued attacks against Israel in recent months.
This was written by Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee. X 01:30 Saturday night, Norwegian time.
Shortly before the confirmation, several American media outlets reported that Israel had launched its retaliatory attack against Iran.
The world is holding its breath awaiting the Israeli response following the Iranian attack on the country on October 1.
They then fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel in retaliation for the killing of several Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon and Iran.
An Israeli army spokesman said at the time that this attack was serious and would have consequences.
Israel: – It has the right to respond
On the night of October 26, Israel chose to attack.
The Iranian regime has attacked Israel since October 7 on seven different fronts, including direct attacks from Iranian territory, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a video statement on Saturday night.
– The State of Israel has the right and duty to respond.
They did not mention where in the country they were struck. It is also unclear what or if anyone was injured.
- Users on social media reported that several powerful explosions occurred in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
- Explosions were also said to have been heard in the city of Karaj near Tehran, Reuters wrote, referring to Iranian state television.
Iranian news agencies Tasnim and Fars also reported news of the explosions.
– It was very hot and the sky turned red, a Tehran resident told Reuters.
According to Iranian media, the situation was calm in the Iranian capital at 02:00 Norwegian time, shortly after the explosions were announced. Iranian state television wrote that the strong sounds could be attributed to the activation of the country's air defense systems.
The United States: understands the attack as a response to Iran's attack
According to Fox News, US authorities have been informed of Israel's plans to attack Iran.
We are aware that Israel is carrying out targeted attacks against military targets in Iran in self-defense and in response to the Iranian missile attack against Israel on October 1, a US National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement published by Reuters.
The news agency wrote that they spoke to a source who said that the United States should not have participated in last night's attack.