The highest commander of Iran's armed forces is suspected to have been "eliminated", and the US quickly clarified: We didn't participate!
On local time 13th, Israel launched an airstrike against Iran. Netanyahu said that the whole operation would last for many days. It seems that Israel intends to achieve its goal in one fell swoop through this strike, thoroughly destroying Iran's nuclear capability and even military capability, and pulling out the teeth of its biggest enemy.
Unverified information claims that in the first round of strikes, Iran's Chief of Staff, Bagheri, was killed, and the home of the Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Forces Commander, Hajizadeh, was also hit, with Hajizadeh's life and death unknown. A residential building for the Revolutionary Guard collapsed, reportedly housing many high-ranking Iranian military personnel, most of whom are likely either dead or injured. If these messages are ultimately confirmed, then from the highest commanders of Iran's armed forces to its lower-ranking officers may suffer significant casualties. If Iran does not retaliate, it will be really hard to explain.
Currently, videos from alleged eyewitnesses show that Israeli aircraft did not enter Iranian airspace but launched missiles from Iraqi airspace; after the first wave of strikes, Iran has already started counterattacks, with US troops stationed in Iraq beginning to use the "THAAD" system to intercept ballistic missiles "Conqueror-110" launched by Iran. Of course, the authenticity of these messages still needs further verification.
However, regardless of whether Iran retaliates or not, the Americans are quick to distance themselves. Rubio said that this is an unilateral action by Israel against Iran, the US did not participate, and Iran should not target US bases and personnel. Although the US must issue such a statement for its own security, using such wording at this moment only makes Americans appear afraid of Iran. For the world's superpower, being afraid of Iran's strike is truly without any dignity.
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