Carlson made the claim in a widely shared Tucker Carlson Network segment titled “BREAKING: Mossad Agents Arrested in Planned Bombing Operation,” calling the alleged arrests an unreported “fact.”
Iran's Assembly of Experts is expected to announce the country's next supreme leader soon after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.
Hojjatoleslam Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Islamic Propagation Council, said the farewell ceremony would continue for three days and the funeral procession will be announced later.
Washington claims early gains in its Iran offensive as Tehran empties, Gulf shipping is threatened, and global markets brace for further instability.
While a final decision has not yet been made, the goal of a joint operation would be to create room for Iranians opposed to the Islamic regime to rise up.
Israeli F-35 downs Iranian jet over Tehran in war's first aerial dogfight • IDF strikes Basij paramilitary forces, IRGC command centers, awaits results of strike on Assembly of Experts.
The additional systems, currently based in South Korea, would be relocated amid Operation Epic Fury to better protect US and allied forces in the region.
Across the border, two analysts describe a situation shaped not only by military maneuvers, but also by eroding trust, weak institutions, and a profound uncertainty about what comes next.
According to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, the Assembly of Experts building in Qom was targeted in a missile strike, with images on social media suggesting the building had been destroyed.
Officials said seven of those detained had been assigned to gather intelligence on critical and military sites across the country. The remaining three were allegedly preparing acts of sabotage.
Trump's announcement came as oil and gas prices climbed amid concerns about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage between Oman and Iran that is vital to global supply.
