United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a âmajor combat operationâ against the Iranian regime.
Explosions within Iran were first recorded in the early hours of Saturday morning ET, with smoke rising above the capital city Tehran. Shortly after the first reports of the attacks emerged, both the US and Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes.
In an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social and X, Trump [said](https://x.com/realdonaldtrump/status/2027651077865157033) the operationâs objective was to âdefend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.â Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement confirming the military operation and said Israel was aiming to âremove the existential threat posedâ by Iran.
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United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a âmajor combat operationâ against the Iranian regime.
Explosions within Iran were first recorded in the early hours of Saturday morning ET, with smoke rising above the capital city Tehran. Shortly after the first reports of the attacks emerged, both the US and Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes.
In an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social and X, Trump [said](https://x.com/realdonaldtrump/status/2027651077865157033) the operationâs objective was to âdefend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.â Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement confirming the military operation and said Israel was aiming to âremove the existential threat posedâ by Iran.
Read the full article: [https://www.wired.com/story/us-iran-strike-donald-trump/](https://www.wired.com/story/us-iran-strike-donald-trump/)
More on this subject from other reputable sources:
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– N-tv (C+): [Explosions in Tehran: Israel: Launched preemptive strike against Iran](https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Israel-Haben-Praeventivschlag-gegen-den-Iran-gestartet-id30415243.html)
– Focus (D+): [Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday morning](https://www.focus.de/politik/israel-startete-angriff-auf-den-iran-am-samstagmorgen_e852afad-db7c-4fbb-b9b4-1fc322512bbc.html?x-bf-placeholder=true)
– WION (C): [US military base in Bahrain hit as Iran launches retaliatory missile attack against Israel and America](https://www.wionews.com/world/us-military-base-in-bahrain-hit-as-iran-launches-retaliatory-missile-attack-against-israel-and-america-1772271075313)
– BBC Online (A): [What we know about the joint US-Israel attack on Iran](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=image&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_origin=BBCAfrica&at_link_id=789EBE48-148A-11F1-BBE1-B552B6C994D0&at_lin)
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