Russia strongly condemns the attacks in Iran and calls them "planned and unjustified aggression against an independent country"

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: Opposes unilateral attacks by the US and Israel on Iran.

Europe is quiet 🔕

‏Oman's Foreign Minister: "I am disappointed. Active and serious negotiations have been harmed again, and I pray for the innocent who will suffer. I urge the United States not to get further involved - this is not your war"

French President Emmanuel Macron: Our forces are prepared to deploy and defend our close allies if required.

Amit Segal

First footage from Operation "Roar of the Lion": IDF in a wide-scale strike operation targeting hundreds of targets in western Iran

As part of Operation "Roar of the Lion," the Air Force struck hundreds of military targets, including launchers of the Iranian terror regime in western Iran.

Simultaneously with the Air Force strikes in Iran, the air defense system is operating to intercept threats launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel.

Channel 12, quoting unnamed Israeli sources, says the palace of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been completely destroyed. It says it is not clear whether Khamenei was present. It also says all of Iran’s key leaders were targeted in the strikes so far today.
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Israeli strikes targeted Iran's supreme leader, president and armed forces chief of staff, sources tell CNN. Follow live updates: cnn.it/4u19vkL

Israeli officials assess that the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, was likely killed in this morning’s strikes in Iran.

In addition, the officials assess that Iran’s minister of defense and chief of intelligence were also likely killed. The assessments have yet to be confirmed by Iran or by the IDF.

Several top Iranian regime and military commanders were targeted in this morning’s strikes, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian. However, the results of the strikes currently remain unclear.

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The war in summary

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There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Evil Regime is destroyed.

🚨 Breaking: IRGC's underground Damavand headquarters attacked with bunker-buster bombs

Arakchi posted a tweet from Trump in 2012 and wrote: Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is completely illegal and illegitimate. Trump turned 'America First' into 'Israel First.' Our forces are ready for this day and will teach the attackers the lesson they deserve.

Former Iranian "diplomat" says Israel "must be erased" and "death to America"

Genocidal threats from Iran's regime and state media show why they can never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

A powerful answer to false comparisons between the 2003 Iraq War and the strikes against Iran's regime.

Context for the U.S.-Israel strike on Iran's regime:

For decades, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has led calls for "Death to Israel," "Death to America," "Death to England," and to everyone else who opposes his oppressive regime.

Amit Segal

*Behind this morning's surprise attack:*

The attack this morning was carried out simultaneously at several locations in Tehran, where senior officials from Iran's political-security leadership had gathered.

The IDF prepared for this with an operational plan developed over months, centered on Aman's intelligence effort to identify an operational opportunity the moment regime leaders convened. Additionally, the decision to strike in the morning rather than at night allowed Israel to achieve tactical surprise for the second time despite heavy Iranian preparations.

Thousands of hours of intensive intelligence work at Aman’s target factory succeeded in increasing the number of targets by hundreds of percent, so Israel is prepared to strike in Iran as needed. This was alongside precise location tracking of commanders and the senior Iranian leadership. Confidence in Israel's intelligence and operational capabilities is a significant factor in the U.S. decision to join the campaign, as well as the many achievements with the people as a whole.

The IDF is in multi-theater readiness for the campaign to expand to additional arenas and is currently assessing the results of the strike.