The Israeli military said it hit an Iranian refueling aircraft at Mashhad airport in eastern Iran. It said it was the longest-range strike it has conducted since the beginning of the operation at 2,300 kilometers from Israel.

The tension between Israel and Iran has dramatically escalated in recent days, with both countries exchanging long-range airstrikes.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17.​ Iran’s air defense forces have shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle near Mashhad Airport, located in the eastern part of the country, the police department of Razavi Khorasan Province said in a statement, Trend reports.