“In the coming days, we will strike thousands of targets belonging to the terrorist regime,” Netanyahu said in a post on theFurthermore, Netanyahu addressed the general public in Iran directly, sharing a message that reads: “And that is why I say to you again: Iranian citizens, do not waste this opportunity. This is an opportunity that only comes once in a generation.
Don’t sit still, your moment will come soon. The moment when you must take to the streets, when you must take to the streets in your millions to finish the job, to overthrow the terrorist regime that has ruined your lives. Your suffering and sacrifices will not be in vain. The help you’ve been longing for – now it’s here. Help has arrived, and now it’s time to unite for a historic mission. Dear Iranian, Persian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Ahwazi and Baloch citizens – Now is the time to unite your forces to overthrow the regime and secure your future.”
Israel launched Operation Visiting Lion while the United States carried out Operation Epic Fury, a coordinated campaign of air strikes across multiple Iranian cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, and Kermanshah. The strikes targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense systems, missile sites, and the regime’s main infrastructure.Aerial and drone footage released by the Israeli army showed buildings in central Tehran being bombed, which the army described as the headquarters of the “Iranian terror regime.”
The strikes were part of a broader effort to achieve air superiority and dismantle core elements of the Iranian regime.
The operations resulted in the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with four senior military and security officials. Israel has framed the strikes as aiming to dismantle the Iranian regime and empower its citizens, while the United States has emphasized eliminating imminent threats from Tehran’s nuclear, missile, and IAEA activities.
