Speculations are also abound amid limited or controlled information from the two warring countries
Claims, counterclaims and warnings flying from all around continued to add to the confusion and the growing threat to widening scope amid the deadly conflict between Iran and Israel. Speculations are also abound amid limited or controlled information from the two warring countries.
Following US President Donald Trump’s call to Iran to surrender, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said the country stands united and would not surrender. Khamenei also warned that any US strike will have “serious irreparable consequences”.
Iran claimed to have fired hypersonic missiles at Israel in the latest round of strikes.
Explosions were also heard over Tel Aviv, according to reports
Trump, meanwhile, insisted on no US hand in Israel’s bombing campaign, but warned Iran that his patience is wearing thin. “They should have made that deal…In the end, they decided not to do it. And now they wish they did it,” he was quoted as saying
However, analysts and some newspaper reports insist that Trump had “approved a military attack plan targeting Iran but withheld the final authorisation if Tehran met his demands.”
While Israeli warplanes targeted Tehran and the military issued a warning on social media for civilians in an area known as District 18 to evacuate, Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped in with a chilling warning to the US and Israel over alleged plots to assassinate Khamenei.
Terming such actions “reckless and catastrophic,” Putin stated any attempt to eliminate Iran’s top leadership would cross a red line and provoke severe regional consequences. Reportedly, he also asked the US and Israel to abandon “regime change fantasies,” warning that destabilising Iran could trigger a wider Middle East war.
Amid rising reports of US-Israeli military coordination targeting Iran, the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence claimed that Iran was armed with the largest number of ballistic missiles in the Middle East.
