Jerusalem, Israel. Israel said it launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iran’s state media confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following U.S. and Israeli strikes. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as Iran launched what Israel described as a new offensive.
Israel reports renewed strikes and alerts
Israel said it launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday. Air raid sirens sounded repeatedly across Israel early on Sunday, with a series of explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Israel’s air defense system sought to intercept the latest Iranian offensive. There was no immediate report of damage or injuries.
Iran confirms Khamenei’s death
Hours after both nations said an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a military campaign to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic, Iran’s state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader’s death on Saturday.
Blasts reported in Gulf after retaliatory strikes
Several loud blasts were heard for a second day on Sunday in the area of regional business hub Dubai and over Qatar’s capital Doha, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to the strikes. Iran, which has said it would target U.S. bases if attacked, hit a range of other targets, keeping the major oil-producing Gulf on edge.
Trump says strikes aim to end Iran threat
U.S. President Donald Trump said the air strikes aimed to end a decades-long threat from Iran and ensure it could not develop a nuclear weapon. He sought to justify a risky gambit that seemed to contradict his professed opposition to American involvement in complex overseas conflicts. “This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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