CNN: Explosions Heard in Iran, Israeli Air Strikes Hasn’t Yet Been Confirmed

PHILLIP A lot of ░░░░░░░░ at this hour Oren ░░░░░░░░ you Stand by for ░░░░░░░░ again I do want ░░░░░░░░ reset for folks who ░░░░░░░░ be tuning in right ░░░░░░░░ There have been explosions ░░░░░░░░ inside of Iran tonight ░░░░░░░░ of course this comes ░░░░░░░░ days after Israel warned ░░░░░░░░ it would retaliate after ░░░░░░░░ launched hundreds of missiles ░░░░░░░░ drones at its territory ░░░░░░░░ the weekend But I ░░░░░░░░ want to underscore that ░░░░░░░░ do not know what ░░░░░░░░ cause of these explosions ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ these were indeed caused ░░░░░░░░ Israeli strikes We do ░░░░░░░░ the location It s ░░░░░░░░ that city you see ░░░░░░░░ on the map Isfahan ░░░░░░░░ southwest portion of Iran ░░░░░░░░ of Tehran And we ░░░░░░░░ now are getting right ░░░░░░░░ some very first images ░░░░░░░░ what might be happening ░░░░░░░░ flashes as you see ░░░░░░░░ in the sky above ░░░░░░░░ Nic Robertson is back ░░░░░░░░ us now Nic I ░░░░░░░░ t know if you ░░░░░░░░ seen these images or ░░░░░░░░ you can see them ░░░░░░░░ but it certainly seems ░░░░░░░░ be some ongoing activity ░░░░░░░░ quite a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in the skies above ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTSON Yes Again we ░░░░░░░░ trying to sort of ░░░░░░░░ together the limited information ░░░░░░░░ have Our assessment is ░░░░░░░░ the most recent explosion ░░░░░░░░ in the sky near ░░░░░░░░ is about within the ░░░░░░░░ half an hour So ░░░░░░░░ does seem to be ░░░░░░░░ best we can read ░░░░░░░░ situation somewhat ongoing although ░░░░░░░░ re not quite reading ░░░░░░░░ in real time We ░░░░░░░░ also getting information more ░░░░░░░░ the general picture in ░░░░░░░░ skies above Iran We ░░░░░░░░ that a number of ░░░░░░░░ have now been canceled ░░░░░░░░ of Tehran airport That ░░░░░░░░ significant that the airspace ░░░░░░░░ there seems to have ░░░░░░░░ closed We know that ░░░░░░░░ has been a NOTAM ░░░░░░░░ for the west of ░░░░░░░░ for the skies above ░░░░░░░░ west of Iran so ░░░░░░░░ no fly zone for ░░░░░░░░ there We re also ░░░░░░░░ through flight tracking that ░░░░░░░░ flights have been diverted ░░░░░░░░ the airspace So it ░░░░░░░░ gives the impression that ░░░░░░░░ is unusual activity in ░░░░░░░░ skies above Iran tonight ░░░░░░░░ reason for the Iranians ░░░░░░░░ be cautious about putting ░░░░░░░░ commercial aircraft which perhaps ░░░░░░░░ that they are not ░░░░░░░░ control of these unusual ░░░░░░░░ events in the sky ░░░░░░░░ Iran My language is ░░░░░░░░ careful here because we ░░░░░░░░ t know what s ░░░░░░░░ happening in the skies ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ aircraft are there There ░░░░░░░░ a broad supposition that ░░░░░░░░ could be an Israeli ░░░░░░░░ but we don t ░░░░░░░░ confirmation of that We ░░░░░░░░ Israel has been talking ░░░░░░░░ striking back but we ░░░░░░░░ t know what s ░░░░░░░░ We can piece together ░░░░░░░░ picture Something untoward is ░░░░░░░░ in the skies above ░░░░░░░░ and there are explosions ░░░░░░░░ to a city that ░░░░░░░░ a principal nuclear research ░░░░░░░░ as well as multiple ░░░░░░░░ bases Again we don ░░░░░░░░ know the precise locations ░░░░░░░░ these explosions but we ░░░░░░░░ know that they appear ░░░░░░░░ be ongoing in pattern ░░░░░░░░ least as recently as ░░░░░░░░ last half an hour ░░░░░░░░ also know that we ░░░░░░░░ been tracking some other ░░░░░░░░ that have not yet ░░░░░░░░ on Iranian state media ░░░░░░░░ have been social media ░░░░░░░░ They have not yet ░░░░░░░░ on state media in ░░░░░░░░ in a couple of ░░░░░░░░ cities So let s ░░░░░░░░ cautious about that information ░░░░░░░░ the moment as we ░░░░░░░░ to piece together at ░░░░░░░░ what we know the ░░░░░░░░ media is reporting in ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP That caution is ░░░░░░░░ I m glad that ░░░░░░░░ reiterated it We ve ░░░░░░░░ telling our audience all ░░░░░░░░ so far that this ░░░░░░░░ just really preliminary information ░░░░░░░░ these images as you ░░░░░░░░ certainly seem to indicate ░░░░░░░░ something is happening in ░░░░░░░░ tonight Nic do stand ░░░░░░░░ for us We are ░░░░░░░░ word right now from ░░░░░░░░ that flights into Tehran ░░░░░░░░ Isfahan have been suspended ░░░░░░░░ Military Analyst and retired ░░░░░░░░ General Spider Marks is ░░░░░░░░ with us as well.”