The internet, telephones, radio and television, communications satellites, and fiber optic cables leading to and from critical installations including underground missile bases at Khorramabad and Isfahan will be taken out of action.

FORBES: Why There Could Be Collateral Damage From An Israeli First Strike On Iran

It also claimed that Hamas's long-range missile capabilities and underground weapons storage facilities had been seriously damaged by Wednesday's strikes.

BBC: Israeli air strike kills Hamas military chief Jabari

Pyongyang is angry about ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills and about new U.N. sanctions, issued over the North's December long-range rocket launch, which the U.N. called a cover for a banned missile test, and its third underground nuclear explosion, conducted Feb. 12.

NPR: NKorea Criticizes SKorea Prez's 'Swish Of Skirt'