We know how this is going to end.
Mossad commandoes are on the ground in Iran hunting down Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei. Reports are that other leaders, those who haven’t already been killed, have fled Iran on flights for Pakistan and Moscow. Just as happened in Syria, the rats are fleeing the sinking regime…
President Donald Trump responded Saturday to critics of his support for Israel’s attack on Iran who claimed to be anti-war: “[Y]ou can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon.”
Iran Hits Refinery In Latest Salvo As Israel Targets Tehran, Houthi Military Leader In Yemen
Latest updates (1850ET):
- An unconfirmed Israeli airstrike has targeted Iran’s defense ministry headquarters, causing minor damage.
- The Israeli Air Force reportedly bombed the Shahran oil depot near Tehran, Iranian state media reports.
- Two Israeli citizens have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out security offenses under instructions from Iran.
- Iran struck a two-story home in Tamra, east of Haifa, killing three.
- Jordan has suspended all flight operations in its airspace until further notice
- Several missiles were observed streaking above Jerusalem on Saturday night
- Israel also carried out airstrikes in Yemen Saturday night, aiming to eliminate Abdul Malik al-Houthi, a senior Houthi military leader
Al Jazeera, citing Iran’s Tasnim news agency, reported that
an Israeli airstrike targeted the country’s defense ministry headquarters in Tehran on Saturday evening, causing minor damage to one of its buildings
“[A]n attack on Tehran this evening by the air force of the Zionist regime, the headquarters of the defence ministry was targeted. One of the headquarters’ buildings was lightly damaged,” the state news agency reports.
The Iranian government did not comment on the reported strike.
Additionally, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed its missiles and drones targeted fighter jet fuel production facilities and energy supply centers in Israel, according to a statement reported by state media. The IRGC warned that its “offensive operations will continue more fiercely and widely” if Israel’s actions persist.
The IDF has not confirmed the attack.
The IDF confirmed that missiles fired from Iran had been detected, with defense systems actively engaged to intercept them.
“Upon receiving an alert, the public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice,” the IDF said in a statement, Reuters reports. The IDF did not comment on possible injuries or damages.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have arrested two citizens suspected of carrying out security offenses under instructions from Iran, officials told the
Jerusalem Post. A gag order has been issued on further details, according to Channel 12’s Amit Segal.
Jordan has suspended all flight operations in its airspace until further notice due to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the
Guardian reported, citing Jordan’s state news agency. Similarly, the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority announced a temporary closure of Syrian airspace to civilian flights, according to
SANA.
The Israeli Air Force reportedly bombed the Shahran oil depot near Tehran, Iranian state media reports. The IDF said not officially commented on the alleged strike. The purported attack comes after Iranian media said Israel struck on the South Pars field in the southern Bushehr province.
The strikes have disrupted electricity supply in the area, though the full extent of the damage remains unclear. The Israel Defense Forces have not yet commented on the operation.
Iran confirmed an Israeli airstrike struck the Shahran oil depot but said the situation was “fully under control,” according to SHANA, the news agency of Iran’s oil ministry,
Reuters reports. The state media outlet reported that the targeted tank contained a limited fuel volume. No further details on damage or casualties were disclosed.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote on X, “Tehran is ablaze” amid reports of the strike on the oil depot.
Update (1713ET): ‘Hundreds’ of Iranian missiles were launched at the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa – which Iran described as ‘cluster missiles’ in what was the
fifth salvo today.
