Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanjahu confirmed that Israeli forces destroyed the residence of the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during attacks on Iran. According to him, there are more and more indications that Khamenei is already dead. His words contradict the statement of the Iranian foreign minister, who had previously stated that the supreme leader was alive. TASR informs about this based on the report of the AFP agency and the Guardian newspaper.
“Tyrant Ali Khamenei’s compound in central Tehran was destroyed in a powerful surprise strike this morning, and there are many indications that this tyrant is no longer alive,” Netanyahu said in a televised statement.
The New York Times reported on the destruction of Khamenei’s residence on Saturday afternoon. According to the Israeli television Keshet 12 they dropped 30 bombs on it. “Ali Khamenei was underground, but probably not in his own bunker,” said Amit Segal of Keshet 12, who is known for his close relationship with Netanyahu, according to AFP, without citing a source.
The Israeli prime minister further stated in the speech that Israel has eliminated commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), senior officials of the Iranian regime and high-ranking people working on Iran’s nuclear program. He also declared that in the coming days, Israel will “hit thousands of targets of the terrorist regime” and the operation will continue, he said, “as long as necessary.”
Netanyahu called on Iranians to take to the streets and overthrow the theocratic regime. “This is an opportunity to do something. Don’t sit idly by because this moment will come and you will be asked to take to the streets en masse because you have to get the job done and you have to overthrow and remove this regime.” bequeathed
