Israeli missile hits building housing Iran's Supreme Leader
According to media reports, an Israeli missile has hit the building housing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
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Israeli missile hits building housing Iran's Supreme Leader
According to media reports, an Israeli missile has hit the building housing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli President Herzog, after meeting with Netanyahu, warned his fellow citizens that "difficult days await the country":
We have difficult days and difficult moments ahead of us, which we will all have to go through together. I believe with all my heart that together we will be able to stand firm. Together we will build a new, safer and more just reality.
The US believes that the Israeli operation may be aimed at changing the government in Iran, CNN reports.
The Israeli government has long been studying the possibility of changing the government in this country. It is still unclear whether Washington will support the Israeli authorities, the channel notes.
It is also noted that Israel is now operating in the Middle East without interference from its allies, is not afraid of larger-scale risks and - sometimes brutally - seeks to change
Warning: Iran's largest-ever missile attack on Israel to begin within 2 hours
According to the latest information from Reuters, Iran is preparing for a large-scale missile operation on Israeli territory — the largest in the modern history of the confrontation.
The launch of hundreds of missiles of various classes — ballistic and cruise — is expected to target military and civilian targets in Israel.
The attack is expected to begin within the next 2 hours.
Iran will strike Israel hard in response, Netanyahu said.
"Iranian missiles will come. A retaliatory strike will follow," The Times of Israel quotes him as saying.
According to the prime minister, the Israeli operation was one of the largest such attacks in history and "significantly exceeds previous ones in scale."
Netanyahu noted that chaos reigns in Iran at the moment, but Tehran will definitely respond.
"There will be strikes. Perhaps in waves and very hard," he warned.
Donald Trump said that after the Israeli strikes, Iranian representatives "call him and want to talk."
Recall that earlier today Iran announced that it was canceling its participation in negotiations with the United States on the nuclear deal next Sunday
The Israeli military is actively repelling attacks by destroying Iranian drones aimed at the country's territory. This operation is aimed at preventing security threats and maintaining control over the airspace.
⚡️The Israeli Prime Minister's Office reports that Benjamin Netanyahu plans to hold telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future.
The conversation is expected to touch on the current escalation in the Middle East, including Israel's strikes on Iranian targets and Tehran's possible response.
⚡️Trump: US supports Israel, Iran strikes ‘very successful’
In an interview with CNN, Donald Trump confirmed that the United States fully supports Israel and described the overnight attack on Iran as “very successful.”
The former president noted that senior Iranian hawks who opposed negotiations with the US are “already dead,” and stressed:
“We need to get back to dialogue before it’s too late.”
⚡️Victims of Tehran strikes: dozens dead, hundreds injured ⚡️
According to the Iranian Fars news agency, at least 78 people were killed and 329 were injured as a result of a series of Israeli attacks on the Iranian capital Tehran.
The strikes hit a number of strategic facilities and infrastructure in the city. Rescue services continue to work on the ground, the number of victims may increase.
⚡️Iran is taking drastic measures to shut down the internet across the country amid growing fears of mass civil unrest and a possible overthrow of the regime. The widespread communications shutdown is aimed at making it difficult for protesters to coordinate and preventing information about the protests from spreading inside and outside the country. The government is seeking to maintain control and quell popular discontent that has been growing amid economic hardship and political instability.
Iranian President Pezeshkian said that a strong and legitimate response from Tehran will make Israel regret the strikes According to him, Iran is ready to take decisive action to defend its security and sovereignty, and the response will be tough but fair.
Trump did not want Israel to strike Iran, CNN reported, citing sources confirming Bloomberg's information. "Even as the president spoke in the East Room on Thursday, he and his aides knew strikes were likely to happen soon, despite Trump's repeated attempts to urge Netanyahu to hold off, the sources said.
In Iran, people took to the streets demanding a retaliatory strike against Israel.
The gray zone in Yunakovka has expanded in Sumy Oblast, according to the Deep State map. This means that the village is in the epicenter of the fighting and neither side can gain a foothold there. The day before, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were "little by little" pushing out the Russians in Sumy Oblast. This has not yet been reflected on the map.
🇮🇷 Israel has issued an ultimatum to Iran: abandon retaliatory strikes and the nuclear program or face the country's complete collapse
"Now that Iran's skies are completely open and defenseless, its leaders must make a decision: If they attack us, we will attack their refineries and destroy their economy. If they allow us to destroy their nuclear facilities without a tough response, we will leave their refineries intact,"
- said the statement, which was published by Israeli media.
⚡️IRGC seeks support from Houthis and Iraqi militias
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has begun active contacts with allied forces in the region - the Houthis in Yemen and Shiite militias in Iraq.
According to sources, the IRGC is asking for assistance in preparing and carrying out retaliatory actions against Israel after a recent series of strikes on Iranian targets.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's attack on Iran and called for an immediate end to hostilities.
"The unilateral attack against Iran is of grave concern. Especially since it occurred on the eve of the next round of negotiations, which jeopardizes peace efforts, regional stability and global peace," the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement in X.