BREAKING: Iran’s supreme leader, president targeted in attack: senior Israeli official

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From Fox News: A senior Israeli official confirmed to Fox News Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were targeted in Saturday’s joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.

The official noted military forces also focused on taking out “those responsible for commanding the mass murder of Iranian protesters.”

“Battle damage assessments will come out later,” the official said.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry posted a statement on X, condemning the U.S. and Israel. The ministry called the attacks “a gross violation of Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.”

In its statement, Iran referred to Israel as “the Zionist regime” and said the strikes were carried out in violation of the United Nations Charter.

“Our sacred and beloved homeland, proud and civilization-making Iran, has once again been subjected to criminal military aggression by the #UnitedStates and the #ZionistRegime,” it said.

“All member states of the United Nations, especially regional and Islamic countries, members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and all states that feel responsible for international peace and security, are expected to firmly condemn this act of aggression and take urgent and collective action to confront it, which has undoubtedly exposed the peace and security of the region and the world to an unprecedented threat,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.

Note that the U.S. has veto power in the U.N. Security Council as one of its five permanent members, along with China, France, Russia, and the UK. This means the U.S. has the power to unilaterally block any substantive resolution. It has used this power since 1970, sometimes to block resolutions critical of Israel.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said its armed forces “will not hesitate” to defend the country, vowing to make “the aggressors regret their criminal act.”

“The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will decisively respond to the aggressors with authority,” the ministry said.

“History bears witness that Iranians have never bowed their heads in submission to foreign aggression and domination; this time too, the response of the Iranian nation will be decisive and definitive,” it added.

The ministry stated that strikes on several cities constituted “overt armed aggression” and that Iran’s armed forces will respond under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter.

Meanwhile, Reza Pahlavi, the former crown prince of Iran, said the attack was the “aid” that had been promised, and called it an act of “humanitarian intervention” by Trump.

Pahlavi asked Iranian citizens to reject the current regime, and called on the U.S. to “exercise the utmost caution” to preserve civilian lives.

“Moments of destiny lie ahead of us,” Pahlavi wrote in a statement. “… Even with the arrival of this aid, the final victory will still be forged by our hands. It is we, the people of Iran, who will finish the job in this final battle. The time to return to the streets is near.”

“Now that the Islamic Republic is collapsing, my message to the country’s military, police, and security forces is clear: You have sworn an oath to protect Iran and the Iranian people — not the Islamic Republic and its leaders,” he continued. “Your duty is to defend the people, not a regime that has taken our homeland hostage through repression and crime. Join the people and help bring about a stable and secure transition. Otherwise, you will go down with Khamenei’s sinking ship and his regime.”

“We are very close to final victory,” he wrote. “I want to be by your side as soon as possible so that together we can take back and rebuild Iran.”

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