Afghanistan, June 11 -- Iran warns it will launch immediate strikes on Israel's secret nuclear sites if its own nuclear facilities are attacked first.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a stark warning on Monday, June 9, declaring that any Israeli aggression targeting Iranian nuclear facilities would be met with an immediate counterstrike against Israel's alleged covert nuclear sites. The announcement followed Tehran's claim that it has obtained a trove of sensitive intelligence on Israel's nuclear program.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib asserted that Iranian agencies had acquired what he called a "major treasure" of documents detailing the Israeli nuclear infrastructure. Though the specifics were not disclosed, ...