JAKARTA - Russia's Foreign Ministry said Israel's attacks on Iran and its nuclear facilities were groundless and violated the United Nations charter.

"Unwarranted military attacks against sovereign UN member states, citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure are completely unacceptable," the ministry said.

Israel launched attacks on Iran targeting nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories, and military commanders to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons.

The latest report, Iran carried out a retaliatory attack on Israel by launching 100 drones. The Israeli military struggled to shoot down an Iranian attack drone.

"The IDF has begun intercepting UAVs fired from Iran, outside Israeli territory," an IDF official told CNN, Friday, June 13.

Earlier, IDF spokesman Effie Defrin said Iran launched more than 100 drones into Israeli territory as the first sign of retaliation for an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran.

Meanwhile, regarding the Israeli attack, six Iranian nuclear scientists were reported killed.

Among the scientists killed were Fereydoun Abbasi, former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and Mohammad Mehdi Tehran, a physicist who also serves as president of Azad Islamic University.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed a number of military commanders and scientists were killed in Israeli attacks.


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