Smoke Rises Over Kermanshah After Israeli Strikes: Iran Accuses US of Enabling Aggression - Bio Points News

Kermanshah, Iran — June 13, 2025
Massive explosions rocked the western Iranian city of Kermanshah on Thursday, with thick smoke rising into the sky following what Iranian authorities have confirmed were Israeli airstrikes.

Videos verified by Al Jazeera show smoke billowing from the Dieselabad area of the city. The attacks are believed to have targeted military or strategic installations, although specific damage reports have not been officially confirmed.

This latest escalation follows earlier Israeli strikes on Tehran, which resulted in the deaths of top Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders and prominent nuclear scientists.

Israel Claims Preventive Action

Israeli officials argue the strikes were part of a broader operation to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Tel Aviv maintains the attacks were focused on:

• Military command centers

• Uranium enrichment facilities

• Individuals allegedly involved in nuclear weapons development

Israel’s leadership claims that diplomatic means have failed and direct military action is necessary to ensure regional and global security.

Iran: “This is an Assault on Peace and Diplomacy”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry forcefully rejected Israel’s justification. In a strongly worded statement, Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei condemned the attacks and accused the United States of complicity:

“We were actively engaged in negotiations, and all of a sudden, we were taken by surprise by Israel’s belligerence… The US is responsible for backing these actions.”

Baghaei added that diplomacy is now off the table, saying:

“Raising the issue of negotiations is pointless at this time… The Security Council must act against this unlawful, unjustifiable belligerence.”

Smoke and Silence Over Kermanshah

While no official casualty count has yet been confirmed from the Kermanshah incident, the visual damage seen in video clips suggests serious destruction of infrastructure.

Iran continues to maintain that its nuclear program is peaceful, a position backed by US intelligence reports, which indicate Iran has not actively pursued nuclear weapons development since 2003.