Newspaper ‘The Jerusalem Post’ reported that all 88 ayatollahs who make up the assembly were there
Attacks launched by Israel and the United States this Tuesday (3) hit the building of the body responsible for electing the new leader Iran’s supreme court, according to the local press.
“American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,” south of Tehran, according to Tasnim news agency. The local press published images of the heavily damaged property.
According to the newspaper “The Jerusalem Post”, Israeli government sources stated that all 88 ayatollahs who make up the assembly were on sitebut information about whether they were hit is unknown.
Earlier, the Israeli Air Force, in agreement with the country’s Army, marking the fourth day of conflict against Iran.
“The Army has launched the ninth wave of attacks in Tehran. The Air Force has now begun a wave of large-scale attacks against the Iranian terrorist regime’s infrastructure in Tehran,” the Army said in a statement.
AFP journalists in Tehran heard new explosions.
Attacks in Tehran and Beirut
The Israeli Army also carried out attacks against Iranian and Western military targets. Hezbollah.
“The Israeli Air Force launched selective strikes against military targets of the Iranian terrorist regime and the terrorist organization Hezbollah,” the military command said on the Telegram messaging platform.
According to images from AFPTV, a large cloud of smoke was observed about the Lebanese capital.
Columns of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday
Tehran was rocked by strong explosionsaccording to AFP journalists. Detonations were heard in the north of the city, but it was not possible to determine the targets hit.
The Iranian press also reported explosions in the city of Karajnear Tehran, and in city of Isfahanin the center of the country.
Iran records 787 deaths
The Iranian Red Crescent said on Tuesday that 787 people have died across the country since the United States and Israel began the military campaign on Saturday (28).
The AFP was unable to verify the number of victims released by the organization.
“According to field information provided by operational teams, 787 compatriots were martyred in the attacks,” states the Red Crescent on its website.
The organization points out that more than 1,000 by US and Israeli forces reached 153 cities and more than 500 points.
*With information from AFP
