"Saturday's joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention, and carried the potential for retaliatory violence and a wider war, representing a startling flexing of military might for an American president who swept into office on an 'America First' platform and vowed to keep out of 'forever wars.'"
"The killing of Khamenei and a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Iranian people to overthrow their government significantly raises the stakes - creating a leadership vacuum in the Islamic Republic and increasing the risk of regional instability."
"You have crossed our red line and must pay the price. We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg."
An explosion struck Tehran as Israeli military targeted the Iranian capital in response to Iran's missile attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab states. Iran launched these retaliatory strikes following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel. The blast appeared centered near Iran's police headquarters, state television, Revolutionary Court, and Defense Ministry. This marks the second military action by the Trump administration against Iran in eight months, following a 12-day conflict in June that weakened Iran's air defenses and military leadership. Iran's government vowed retaliation, with officials threatening devastating strikes against Israeli and American targets, warning that red lines had been crossed.
Read at ABC7 Chicago
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]