Iran鈥檚 foreign minister accuses Israel of using US bombs in Beirut

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 25, 2024. (REUTERS)
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  • Senior Hezbollah commanders were the target of Israel鈥檚 strike on the group鈥檚 central headquarters in Beirut鈥檚 suburbs on Friday

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi accused Israel of using several US 鈥渂unker buster鈥� bombs to strike Beirut on Friday.
鈥淛ust this morning, the Israeli regime used several 5,000-pound bunker busters that had been gifted to them by the United States to hit residential areas in Beirut,鈥� he told a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
Senior Hezbollah commanders were the target of Israel鈥檚 strike on the group鈥檚 central headquarters in Beirut鈥檚 suburbs on Friday, but it was too early to say whether the attack took out Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, a senior Israeli official said on Friday.