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In reply to the discussion: Israel Begins Attacks on Iran, Explosions Reported in Tehran Amid Preemptive Strike Declaration [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,981 posts)24. Iranian Supreme Leader's office reportedly hit in strikes
Numerous explosions have been heard in Tehran and number of cities across Iran.
The office of Irans Supreme Leader and the presidential office in Tehran were also reportedly targeted.
Military sites have been targeted in Kermanshah, Qum, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj and as well as at Iranian naval facilities in Kenarak in the south of the country. A video we have received from the small city of Kamyaran in Kurdish region, shows an IRGC base is bombed.
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There are images from Tehran shows that a residence in Narmak neighbourhood of Tehran, where former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lives, has been hit. It is not clear whether the former president is hurt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A7a8ee013-0e36-4215-a083-dc17684dab3e#post
The office of Irans Supreme Leader and the presidential office in Tehran were also reportedly targeted.
Military sites have been targeted in Kermanshah, Qum, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj and as well as at Iranian naval facilities in Kenarak in the south of the country. A video we have received from the small city of Kamyaran in Kurdish region, shows an IRGC base is bombed.
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There are images from Tehran shows that a residence in Narmak neighbourhood of Tehran, where former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lives, has been hit. It is not clear whether the former president is hurt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A7a8ee013-0e36-4215-a083-dc17684dab3e#post
One clip, filmed at a busy intersection, shows traffic slowing as drivers and pedestrians look up at the sky. In the footage, one person can be heard saying: "They hit it hard. Where did they hit? Theyre saying its Khameneis residence."
We have located this video within a kilometre of Leadership House, the office of Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Its not clear from the video angle if it was a direct hit on the building.
Another verified photo from the same area shows thick, dark columns of smoke rising above residential buildings and small grocery shops. There are also reports of strikes elsewhere in the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A3aebdbae-c34f-4113-97d1-ac4dcc8db088#post
We have located this video within a kilometre of Leadership House, the office of Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Its not clear from the video angle if it was a direct hit on the building.
Another verified photo from the same area shows thick, dark columns of smoke rising above residential buildings and small grocery shops. There are also reports of strikes elsewhere in the country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A3aebdbae-c34f-4113-97d1-ac4dcc8db088#post
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Israel Begins Attacks on Iran, Explosions Reported in Tehran Amid Preemptive Strike Declaration [View all]
eppur_se_muova
12 hrs ago
OP
"The Israeli Broadcasting Authority further reported what it described as joint Israeli-American attacks on Iran."
eppur_se_muova
12 hrs ago
#1
As an expert just said on the BBC, Netanyahu was pre-empting a deal in the negotiations
muriel_volestrangler
10 hrs ago
#18
The phrase "Operation Hand-in-hand" is making me physically sick to my stomach. nt
BWdem4life
11 hrs ago
#11
It's like Chekhov's remark -- if you see a gun on the table in the first act --
eppur_se_muova
11 hrs ago
#14
Of course it was pre-recorded. Doing it live this morning would make him late for his tee time.
paleotn
5 hrs ago
#31
Israel says they've planned this with the USA for months - not about Iran protests, or any "imminent threat"
muriel_volestrangler
6 hrs ago
#26
And Congress have a scintilla of notice the Fuhrer was going to pull this shit?
Bengus81
6 hrs ago
#27