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US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack​


WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, two U.S. officials said Friday.

The Navy has directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean and has directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward so it can be available if requested by the White House.

President Donald Trump is meeting with his National Security Council principals Friday to discuss the situation. The U.S. officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public.

The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect those personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.

 

US warns of missiles, drones, rockets over Iraq airspace​


The US State Department on Friday warned of missiles, drones or rockets flying over Iraq in a security warning that said Iraq has suspended air traffic at all airports and closed its airspace.

 

President Trump: ‘I always knew the date for Israel's attack on Iran'​


President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Friday that he anticipated Israel would carry out a military strike on Iran if the Islamic Republic failed to agree to a revised nuclear agreement with the United States within a set timeframe.

“I always knew the date,” Trump said in a brief phone interview. “Because I know everything. I know everything. I know everything.”

“I gave them 60 days, and they didn’t meet it,” he added. “Today is day 61, you know.”

 
The F-35s are taking off not long ago for an important mission:
Iranian media outlets are reporting a series of attacks on the Fordo nuclear site in Iran.

This is the deepest and toughest enrichment facility!

The ayatollahs are in complete shock!

 
Israel has begun attacking the nuclear facility in Fordow near Qom - one of the central facilities in the Iranian nuclear program, which is dug deep into a mountain and attacking it from the air is extremely complex.

 

‘Like a lion he rises up’ - Bible verse in Netanyahu’s Western Wall note inspired operation name​


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Western Wall on Thursday afternoon, leaving a note with a quotation of a Bible verse taken from Numbers 23:24, “Look, a nation like a lioness will rise up, and like a lion he raises himself.”

The contents of the note were only revealed to the public Friday morning, after the public address by Netanyahu, but indicate that the planning for the ongoing Operation Rising Lion, including the choice of the name, had already been determined some time before the launch of strikes on Iran early Friday morning.

The Western Wall, called HaKotel HaMaaravi in Hebrew, is one of the holiest sites in modern Judaism, as it is the closest point to where the Temple stood that Jews can approach to pray. The placing of prayers and notes in the wall is an old tradition, as Jews believe that some of the divine presence remains near the site, and thus prayers and petitions left in the Wall are believed to have a special status.

 

Israel eliminates at least 20 top Iranian military leaders in unprecedented overnight strikes​


Israel decapitated Iran’s top military leadership during the night in an unprecedented pre-emptive strike – dubbed “Operation Rising Lion” – targeting Tehran’s nuclear and military facilities.

Two regional sources told Reuters that at least 20 senior commanders were killed in Israel’s strikes on Iran early Friday morning.

Iranian state-controlled media confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami was killed at the onset of the large-scale Israeli operation against the Ayatollah regime and its strategic assets.

As head of the elite IRGC, Salami was effectively one of Iran’s top military leaders. Several of his bodyguards were also reportedly killed in the strike, according to the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA). The IRGC is responsible for defending the regime and exporting the Islamic revolution through acts of terrorism and military aggression across the Middle East and beyond.

The IDF confirmed that the entire command chain of the IRGC Air Force, including its commander, Brig.-Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike as they convened to plan the Iranian retaliation against Israel.

The overall head of Iran’s armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, was also eliminated in the Israeli aerial strikes. As a former top IRGC official and the head of Iran’s conventional military, Bagheri was at the top of Iran’s military echelon.

Additionally, Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, another top Iranian commander, was eliminated in the massive Israeli preemptive aerial strike, according to ISNA.

Rashid served as the deputy chief of the General Staff of Iran’s armed forces – effectively the second-in-command to the now-eliminated General Mohammad Bagheri. He also led the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran’s unified combatant command responsible for coordinating the country’s military operations.

The Israeli Air Force also targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and reportedly killed several senior Iranian nuclear scientists, including Dr. Fereydoun Abbasi, Dr. Abdulhamid Minouchehr, a nuclear expert and the dean of the Faculty of Iran’s Nuclear Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University, and at least eight others.

The late IRGC commander Salami has a history of repeated threats to wipe the Jewish state off the map. Following the largely failed Iranian missile attack against Israel in October 2024, he threatened to destroy Israel. “You cannot win this conflict, we will destroy you,” he threatened.

Just a day before he was killed, Salami had vowed that in the case of an Israeli attack, Iran’s retaliation would be “more forceful and destructive” than in the past.

Following Israel’s decapitation of Iran’s military leadership, the Iranian regime announced on Friday morning that it had appointed the senior military official Habibollah Sayyari as the temporary commander of Iran’s conventional armed forces, according to Iranian state media.

In addition, the Ayatollah regime also appointed Ahmad Vahidi as the temporary commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Vahidi is a former IRGC commander and former defense minister, is wanted by international law enforcement for his central role in the 1994 terrorist attack against the Jewish community building in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

Some 85 people were murdered in the attack, which is to date the largest terrorist attack in Argentina and South America.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel on Friday that it faced a “bitter and painful” response. In an immediate response, Iran launched approximately 100 drones toward Israel, which were all intercepted outside of Israel's borders.

 
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel on Friday that it faced a “bitter and painful” response. In an immediate response, Iran launched approximately 100 drones toward Israel, which were all intercepted outside of Israel's borders.
I think Khamenei now feels what Haman the Agagite felt, when he tried to annihilate Israel.
 
Foreign sources: in the next few minutes Khamenei is expected to declare war on Israel, the opening salvos will begin as soon as the speech begins
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards in an official statement: The enemy should expect a painful blow


Israeli official: If Iran strikes population centers in Israel, Israel's response will be one not seen in years. Israel will eliminate the political and religious leadership and destroy the government symbols!


BREAKING: Iranian media reported intensive activity by the Islamic Republic's air defense forces in the Pasteur Square area in Tehran, where Khamenei's office and the presidential office are located.



Israel: We have detected Iranian preparations to launch 100 missiles
The Supreme Leader of Iran:

The Iranian armed forces will forcibly dismantle the evil Zionist regime.

The Zionist regime will not escape this crime with impunity.

The Iranian people can rest assured that we will not give up on this issue.

 
All signs point to Iranian missile assault coming up this evening. PM Netanyahu warns: Attack could be very serious.

As Khamenei speaks: a new wave of IAF airstrikes reported in Iran

If Iran targets civilian areas, Israel will attack Iranian regime targets in Tehran.

The early warning: Israel detects preparations for launches from Iran, an additional warning of approximately 10 minutes will be given in the event that missiles are detected towards Israeli territory.

No gatherings, no studying and no prayers in synagogues tonight until further notice.

Israeli hospitals shift to highest level of alert ahead of expected Iranian retaliation, and medical centers are instructed to move operations to fortified & underground facilities.

Israel warned Iran that israel will respond to an Iranian missile attack by striking Iranian oil and gas sites



Iran's Supreme Leader Gives Green Light to Iranian Armed Forces to Respond to Israel

Israel Strikes ISFAHAN Nuclear Center in Central Iran

In a major escalation, Israeli forces are now targeting the highly sensitive Isfahan Nuclear Center, located in central Iran — one of the country’s key nuclear research and enrichment facilities.
Explosions have been reported near the site.
Isfahan plays a crucial role in Iran’s uranium conversion and enrichment program.
This marks a DIRECT STRIKE on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, intensifying the ongoing conflict.

Global implications expected as tensions skyrocket.

 
SIRENS TO GO OFF THROUGHOUT ISRAEL!!

Here comes the inbound missiles from Iran

Iran has launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel


The IDF says it identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, with air defense systems operating to intercept the threat.

Hypersonic missiles inbound. Could be a wild night indeed 🙏


➥ Ballistic Missiles: Could reach Israel within 15–20 minutes of launch.
➥ Cruise Missiles: May take up to 2 hours to arrive, depending on their trajectory.
➥ Drones: Are slower and could take 4–7 hours to reach their targets depends from where they are launched.

For now we know that only BM have been launched.



Iran say this is just the first wave of missiles. 100+ this wave.

I get the impression that Iran is going to throw everything in their arsenal at Israel

 
🚨🚨US JETS INTERCEPTING BALLISTIC MISSILES OVER SYRIA

This could be quite a spectacle seeing what arrives in Israel and how Israeli air defenses try to deal with this inbound salvo



Central Israel under the gun

 
🚨🚨US JETS INTERCEPTING BALLISTIC MISSILES OVER SYRIA

This could be quite a spectacle seeing what arrives in Israel and how Israeli air defenses try to deal with this inbound salvo

👏 🇺🇸 ✈️ 🙏
 
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