Israel Launches Broad Wave Of Strikes On Tehran, Hits Presidential Office Complex

Israel and the United States launched a major air campaign described by multiple outlets as a 'broad wave of strikes' against government and regime targets in Tehran.

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Al Arabiya English

Reports said the presidential office complex and other leadership facilities were hit amid explosions across Iranian cities.

Al Jazeera

Israeli authorities confirmed expanded operations aimed at Iran's political and military leadership.

State and regional outlets reported strikes on clerical and command sites in Qom and Tehran as part of the offensive.

Iranian state media and several international reports said the strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompted Tehran to begin three days of official funeral ceremonies.

Some outlets also reported Mojtaba Khamenei as a frontrunner to succeed his father, though official Iranian confirmation of succession arrangements was inconsistent across reports.

Alaska Public Media

State and opposition-linked outlets gave differing accounts of casualties and the status of leadership bodies amid intense confusion.

U.S. military officials reported a high-intensity campaign inside Iran.

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Alaska Public Media

Central Command and other U.S. statements said nearly 2,000 Iranian targets were struck and that Iran's air defenses, missile stockpiles and naval assets suffered heavy damage.

Those counts included reports of dozens of missiles, launchers and the sinking or destruction of Iranian warships.

U.S. and Israeli officials framed the strikes as degrading Iran’s command-and-control and weapons capabilities while stressing the operation’s scope.

Israel intensified strikes in Lebanon that Lebanese officials said killed civilians and prompted evacuations.

Missiles and drones struck or targeted Gulf facilities and U.S. positions.

Boston Herald

Humanitarian actors warned of severe displacement and civilian harm, and reports cited dozens to hundreds of civilian casualties in multiple areas.

UN and other sources described large-scale displacement and expressed alarm at strikes on schools and other civilian infrastructure.

The strikes and retaliatory rhetoric prompted sharp political reactions.

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Boston Herald

Some Western leaders refused support for the campaign and warned of global risk.

CBS News

Spain’s prime minister publicly condemned the strikes and refused U.S. use of Spanish bases.

Israeli officials warned any successor to Khamenei would be a target.

U.S. leaders discussed escorts for shipping and continuing operations as the campaign broadened.