Operation Epic Fury

One woman killed in central Israel following Iran missile barrage • Pahlavi publishes outline for democratic Iran • Khamenei's advisor, IRGC commander, both confirmed killed in strikes

Pahlavi expressed immense gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his role in the operation and for his words of encouragement to Iran's citizens.

At first dismissed as weak and indecisive, Khamenei seemed an unlikely choice for supreme leader after the death of the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The Iranian reports did not explicitly mention President Masoud Pezeshkian's ability to carry out his political duties. 

Later, Iran's Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani said that the country was "exercising its inherent and lawful right of self-defense," in response to "aggression and large-scale war."

One woman that The Jerusalem Post reached out to explained that her brother was flying to Dubai but was made to land in Muscat, Oman, a country with no normalized relations with Israel.

"I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding," Trump said.

For decades, Western leaders dismissed Ali Khamenei’s language as rhetoric. His record shows ideology, not ambiguity, guided Iran’s strategy toward Israel, the US, and its own people.

As part of the preparations for the attack, which, as noted, had been scheduled long beforehand, US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu held several conversations in recent weeks.

Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments.