Israel bombed Iran, multiple news outlets reported Friday night; Many explosions were heard in and near the capital Tehran.

Trey Yingst One from Fox News was the first reporter for a major U.S. cable news channel to report on the strikes.

Reporting from Israel, he said, “Right now, Israel’s attack on Iran appears to be continuing.” Yingst said he spoke with a senior Israeli official about the attack.

“According to this senior official, this attack was intended to send a message of deterrence to the Iranian regime, and there was prior communication with the Americans as the region waited to see what would happen next,” he said. However, according to the latest information we have, many explosions have been reported in and around the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as in the northern part of Iran.”

Israel has expanded its offensive in recent weeks by invading southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in the region. The attack came nearly a year after Israel invaded Gaza following terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas inside Israel on October 7 last year.

It is unclear whether the United States played any role in the attacks.

Despite the senior official’s comment that the strikes were “a message of deterrence,” other Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios they anticipated Iran would respond militarily.

“U.S. and Israeli officials believe Iran will respond militarily but hope it will be limited and allow the two foes to break the tit-for-tat cycle,” Axios reported. reported.

This is an evolving story.

Watch above via Fox News.

Do you have a tip for us? [email protected]