BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. The Israeli Air
Force simultaneously carried out strikes on Tehran and Tabriz,
Trend reports,
citing the Israeli army press service.
According to military officials, the attacks targeted key
command centers of the Iranian armed forces. Among the targets were
the special forces headquarters, a large Basij militia complex in
Tabriz, the Imam Hassan military complex in Tehran, and other
command posts.
On February 26, the 3rd round of talks between Iran and the
United States regarding Iran’s nuclear program took place in
Geneva. Conducted under the administration of U.S. President Donald
Trump, the meeting was seen as the last opportunity to resolve the
escalating situation through diplomatic channels. However, no
concrete agreements were reached.
Two days later, on February 28, the United States and Israel
launched a coordinated military campaign targeting Iran’s
strategically significant military facilities and key state
leadership. Israel named the operation “Operation Lion’s Roar,”
while the United States called it “Operation Epic Fury.” The
strikes covered broad swaths of Iran, including major cities such
as Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, and Qom.
In retaliation, Iran initiated “Operation True Promise 4,”
striking back at Israel and U.S. military bases across the region,
including Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq, using ballistic
missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The February 28 airstrikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and his family. Senior officials,
including the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army, Major General
Abdul Rahim Mousavi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Pakpour, the Supreme
Leader’s advisor and Secretary of the Defense Council, Ali
Shamkhani, and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, were also
killed.
On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of Experts unanimously elected
Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader, as the
country’s third Supreme Leader.
