Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on Saturday in an operation now believed to be over, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital and other parts of the country. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel — right now the Israel Defense Forces (Israeli military) is conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” the military said in a statement. Israel had vowed, following Iran’s 1 October missile attack in retaliation for Israel striking Tehran in July, to hit b…