A senior Israeli official confirmed that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were targeted in Saturday’s joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.
The official noted military forces also focused on taking out “those responsible for commanding the mass murder of Iranian protesters.”
“Battle damage assessments will come out later,” the official said.
What to Know about the strikes
President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that the U.S. is carrying out “major combat operations in Iran.” In a video posted to Truth Social, Trump said the objective is to defend Americans by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, describing it as “a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.”
In his message, Trump urged the Iranian regime to “lay down” its weapons or “face certain death.” Calling it their “only chance for generations,” Trump urged the people of Iran to “take over your government” after the operation.
The United States military attack against the Iran is named “Operation Epic Fury.” Israel, which coordinated the daytime morning blitz with the U.S., announced the Jewish State’s mission as “Operation Roaring Lion.”
The joint military operation is expected to carry on for days. Officials tell Fox News that Israel is targeting Iranian leadership, while the U.S. is targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an “imminent threat.”
Iran vows ‘decisive’ retaliation after US, Israel launch strikes
Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed a “decisive and definitive” response Saturday after the United States and Israel launched military strikes across Iranian territory.
The ministry called the attacks a violation of the U.N. Charter and warned that its armed forces “will not hesitate” to defend the country, vowing to make “the aggressors regret their criminal act.”
“The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will decisively respond to the aggressors with authority,” the ministry said.
“History bears witness that Iranians have never bowed their heads in submission to foreign aggression and domination; this time too, the response of the Iranian nation will be decisive and definitive,” it added.
The ministry said the strikes hit targets in several cities and amounted to “overt armed aggression.”
It said responding to the attacks is Iran’s “legal and legitimate right” under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter and that its armed forces will use all their capabilities and resources to counter what it described as “criminal aggression.”
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