Operation Epic Fury

Araghchi also claims to have spoken with the Omani and Qatari foreign ministers on the subject of recent attacks by Iranian forces on foreign targets.

There is no question that the primary thrust of Trump's decision to attack Iran was his belief of the need to remove it as a nuclear threat and as a general threat within the Middle East.

Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.

In a phone call interview, Trump told The Atlantic that he agreed to speak with Iranian representatives, but declined to specify whether a conversation would take place on Sunday or Monday.

Such specialized civic infrastructures filled life-and-death gaps during earlier rounds of fighting. What is striking now is less the novelty of the mobilization than its speed and normalization.

he tension on this very familiar journey, one I make a few times a month, brought to mind a line from a book: “Up mountain roads/‘round hairpin curves/with eagle eyes/and steely nerves.”

Despite Operation Roaring Lion, Israelis continue to celebrate Purim in shelters and homes, with community efforts to ensure the mitzvot are fulfilled, including sending gift packages to the needy.

When the regime is struck, Iranian identity is not being struck.

In a separate interview with Fox News, Trump stated that 48 Iranian leaders had been "wiped out in one shot."

El Zahra Centre in Melbourne announced a Majlis [gathering] in commemoration of Khamenei, saying "We offer our condolences and congratulations to the presence of Imam Mahdi."