US and Israel strike Iran, officials confirm

An Israeli F-15 takes off.

US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew

• The US and Israel carried out airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, according to a US official.
• Israel's defense ministry called it a "preemptive" strike.
• The strikes come after the US and Israel bombed Iran last summer.

The US and Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Saturday following months of tensions between Tehran and America, a US official confirmed to Business Insider.

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