BREAKING: U.S., Israel launch joint strike on Iran
Well, i guess the boys over at Deep Dive Defense were wrong. It's war. As usual, Trump attacks on Saturday while the markets are closed. Yet another war for the fucking parasitic Zionist scum. Lets hope Israel gets flattened.
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After weeks of preparations, the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, sparking a war that could go on for weeks, or even more.
Defense Minister Israel Katz was the first to announce the attack as blasts were rocking the capital of the Islamic Republic, Tehran, calling it a "preemptive" operation.
"The State of Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel," he said, noting that he declared an "immediate state of emergency throughout the entire country."
Katz added that the attack is intended to "remove threats to the State of Israel." While the defense minister didn't mention the U.S., Israel's Channel 12 news was the first to confirm that the attack on Iran was indeed a joint Israeli-American operation.
A security source told the news channel Israel is going "all out" in this operation, and the U.S. is very much "on the same page."
The source added the "initial phase" of the joint attack is planned to last for four days. The channel noted that the timing of the opening strikes for the morning hours was designed to surprise the Iranians, who would not have expected a daytime attack.
Other Hebrew media outlets reported that Israel named its operation against the Islamic Republic "Lion's Roar."
US-Israel strike Iran in joint attack | Middle East Eye
US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, tipping the Middle East into a new phase of uncertainty and instability.
US security officials said that Washington has launched a joint attack on Iran along with Israel, as multiple locations in Tehran were bombed.
Israel defence minister said that it had launched strikes on multiple sites in Tehran, as explosions were reported in the Iranian capital.
Iranian official told news agency Reuters that several ministries were targeted in southern Tehran
Iran's Fars news agency reported explosions in Qom, Karaj, and Kermanshah.
IRAN UNDER ATTACK LIVE | Explosions Rock Tehran As Israel Launches 'Pre-Emptive Strike' on Iran
IRAN UNDER ATTACK LIVE | Explosions Rock Tehran As Israel Launches 'Pre-Emptive Strike' on Iran
Multiple large explosions have been reported in Tehran after the Israeli Defence Minister announced a 'pre-emptive attack' against Iran, escalating the Middle East conflict to a new level. Iran's Fars News Agency confirmed several missiles struck the Republic area of the Iranian capital, with foreign sources alleging a joint attack by the United States and Israel. In response to the strikes, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has declared a 'special and permanent state of emergency' across Israel, signaling a significant military confrontation between the two regional powers.
Breaking: US-Israel strike Iran in joint attack, Khamenei moved to 'safe place' | Middle East Eye
Israel on Saturday launched an attack on Iran, targeting multiple locations in Tehran, as US security officials say that Washington is launching a joint attack on Iran along with Israel
News agency Reuters reported Iran's supreme leader Khamenei moved to a "safe place".
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said that the country had launched strikes on multiple sites in Tehran, as explosions were reported in the Iranian capital.
US officials confirmed involvement to Al Jazeera, as Israeli media described the operation as coordinated with Washington.
Local sources reported loud explosions in multiple locations across Tehran, accompanied by columns of smoke rising into the sky.
The Israeli defence ministry said it carried out a 'preventive strike' on Iran, as the military announced that it had sounded air raid sirens in areas across the country "to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward Israel."
Israel's Channel 13, citing a security source, reported that the attack is a "joint Israeli-American operation" that has been worked on "for months".
Israel Launches 'Preemptive Strike' Against Iran - Defense Minister
Israeli army has initiated a strike against Iran "to remove threats against the State of Israel", the nation's Defense Minister Israel Katz announced, adding a special and immediate state of emergency has been declared across the country.
"'As a result, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate timeframe," the Israeli authorities add.
Israel launches strikes against Iran: Live Updates - RT World News
07:37 GMT
The current attack on Iran will be far larger in scale than US strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities in June last year, American officials told the New York Times.
The strikes were reported to have come after US President Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
07:36 GMT
Tehran is preparing retaliatory measures and its response will be devastating, an Iranian official told Reuters.
07:35 GMT
Farhad Ibrahimov, a lecturer at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and a specialist on Iran and the Middle East, says Israel's strikes on Iran were similar to the June 12-13 attack last year.
On the eve of those events, US President Donald Trump announced a new round of negotiations with Tehran, and the following day Israel struck Iran, he posted on his Telegram channel. "The same thing is happening today," Ibrahimov, a regular RT contributor, added.
Israel carried out what it described as a "pre-emptive strike" on Tehran and a number of other Iranian cities, fully aware that Iran would respond, he posted. "And if Iran responds, the Americans will step in and the negotiations will be over."
Israel strikes Iran - West Jerusalem (VIDEO) - RT World News
Israeli Channel 12 claimed that the strikes were aimed at "dozens of regime targets," with unconfirmed media reports suggesting that one of the attacks had been launched at an Iranian presidential facility.