. Almost at the same time that the US Army launched a surgical strike in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, 57 days later, the US has launched a new attack. This time, together with Israel and .
According to the satellite images to which you have had access everything seems to indicate that the objective of the White House and Tel Aviv was the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The Fars news agency estimates that at least seven missiles have hit the area, without further details at the moment. Although some official sources in the country assure that he is safe.
The bombing complies with the action plan designed by Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The American president has offered a speech in which he has justified that his objective is to end the Iranian regime and force the definitive uprising of the population.
Bombing against Tehran
Early in the morning, Israel and the United States launched a series of massive attacks on Tehran. Since then, alerts about possible bombings have been repeated.
Some of the media close to the regime in Iran have confirmed that the explosions occurred in the country’s capital. Specifically, in the Pasteur neighborhood, where Ali Khamenei’s residence is located.
The first to announce the attack was the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, who, first of all, spoke of “preemptive strike to eliminate threats to the State of Israel“, before declaring “a special state of emergency.”
Hours later, Iran denounced that one of the bombings occurred in a girls’ school in the province of Hormozgan (south) which, for the moment, has caused the death of 51 dead minors and 60 injuries, according to data provided by Iranian public radio and television.. At the time of the attack, there were 170 students inside the facilities.
Trump’s speech
Donald Trump has given a speech, in his usual line. In an eight-minute video posted on Truth Socialnot in a live appearance, the US president has justified his action, he has taken the step forward after negotiations that have not come to a successful conclusion and with the aim of ensuring that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.
The tenant of the White House has acknowledged that the escalation could cause casualties of US soldiers, but has stressed that patience had run out. Specifically, he has asked for the total and absolute surrender of the Iranian Army and Police, while promising them an amnesty.
What he has not mentioned at any time is something he did do in Venezuela, saying that the attack was over. The operation, called ‘Epic Fury’ according to the Pentagon and ‘Lion’s Roar’, according to Israel, appears to be the beginning of a new conflict.
Trump repeated during his speech that he will “no longer consent” to Iran’s continued military development. This is a “massive” and “continuous” campaign. According to US sources, Fox NewsThe United States is focusing its attacks on Iranian military facilities, while Israel is attacking the Iranian regime’s power centers.
The North American leader also wanted to send a message to the Iranian population, calling for mobilization. “The United States is supporting you with devastating and overwhelming force. Now is the time to take control of your destiny and unleash a glorious and prosperous future.“, he reasoned.
Iran’s replica
Iran’s reaction has not been long in coming. A few hours after the attack by the US and Israel, Tehran responded by launching several missiles against Israeli soil that the iron dome
They have not been the only attacks that Iran has launched. Specifically, the Iranian Fars news agency has reported attacks against the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Al Udeid air base in Qatar, Al Salem air base in Kuwait and Al Dhafra air base in the United Arab Emirates.
According to Revolutionary Guard sources to IRIB, in these bombings, Iran claims to have killed or wounded around 200 soldiers. “At least 200 soldiers have been killed or wounded in missile attacks on US bases so far.“, they have assured.
The Qatari Ministry of Defense has also reported missile attacks against its territory, without specifying their origin, which have been dismantled. “The Ministry confirmed that the threat was controlled immediately after its detection, in accordance with the stipulated security plan, and that all the missiles were intercepted before they reached Qatari territory“, he pointed out.
From inside Iran, the eldest son of the overthrown Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, this Saturday described the attack launched by the United States and Israel as a “humanitarian intervention.”
“The aid that the president of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has already arrived. This is a humanitarian intervention, and Their target is the Islamic Republic, its apparatus of repression and its machinery of death, not the country and the great nation of Iran.“, he stated in a message posted on social networks.
He has also stressed that now “the final victory” depends on the Iranian people. “It is we, the people of Iran, who will finish this task in this final battle. The time is approaching to return to the streets,” he stated,
Trump and Netanyahu have stepped forward. They go from threats to facts and open a new, the umpteenth, uncertain scenario in the Middle East. A conflict in which not even the US president himself has said anything about its end. It is the beginning of an escalation that the international community asks to stop.
