The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning. Iran responded to the attacks by launching an unprecedented wave of strikes toward Israel and US targets. President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. military began “major combat operations in Iran”. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday.
TEHRAN FEBRUARY 28: The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning after what the Israeli military said was months of “close and joint planning”. Iran responded to the attacks by launching an unprecedented wave of strikes toward Israel and US targets across the Middle East. Explosions were reported in a number of countries including the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar. President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. military began “major combat operations in Iran,” in a video posted on his social media platform.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who turned the country into a powerful anti-U.S. force and extended its military influence across the Middle East while crushing repeated domestic unrest, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday.
Iranian state media cited a source close to Khamenei’s office as saying: “I can tell you with confidence that the leader of the revolution is steadfast and firm in commanding the field.”
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