President Donald Trump initiated joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran, targeting military and government sites. The attack prompted Iranian retaliation, including missile and drone attacks on Israel and Qatar, and warnings regarding the Strait of Hormuz. The operation, aimed at dismantling the Iranian regime, is expected to last for days, with potential casualties.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.- Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said. The massive operation sparked threats of retaliation by Iran and reports of incoming missiles and drones around the region.
Just a few hours after a strike on Iran, explosions rocked northern Israel as the country attempted to intercept incoming missiles. "Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people," Trump said in a video statement. U.S. officials said the operation could potentially last days, and Trump acknowledged that there may be American casualties. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were both targeted in the U.S.-Israeli attack, according to three sources briefed.President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. military began "major combat operations in Iran," in a video posted to social media.At least eight people were injured after Qatar was targeted by 44 missiles and 8 drones so far during Iranian attacks, a diplomat briefed on the attacks told ABC News.At least four large oil tankers have turned around before passing through the Strait of Hormuz after reports of a warning by Iran that ships should not pass through the strait, according to the shipping data firm Kpler. The four very large crude carriers - identified as the Orbiter, Universal Victor, Mitake, and Trikwong Venture - represent a combined capacity of some eight million barrels and were set to collect cargoes of oil from ports in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar in the coming days, according to Kpler.The U.S. and partners began the joint attack on Iran at 1:15 am ET to "dismantle the Iranian regime's security apparatus, prioritizing locations that posed an imminent threat," U.S. Central Command said in its first statement since the attacks on Iran began. The attack targets include "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields," CENTCOM said in its statement. "The President ordered bold action, and our brave Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen are answering the call," CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said in the statement. "There have been no reports of American fatalities or combat-related injuries," and "damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations," according to CENTCOM.Residents near an industrial complex in Isfahan, Iran, are being warned about an attack on military infrastructure "in a few minutes," the Israel Defense Forces warned in a post on X Saturday.
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