Israel claims aerial superiority over Tehran
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Some of Israel’s attack was televised. On Monday evening, an Iranian state news anchor was live on air when an explosion shook the scene, causing falling debris and the sound of screams and breaking glass. Iranian state media said the blast injured some employees, disabled its website and forced the broadcaster briefly off air.
Israel says it first bombed Iran to stop it from being able to produce nuclear weapons and the “existential threat” they would represent.
Israel warned Tehran civilians to evacuate the city ahead of planned Israeli strikes on “the Iranian regime’s military infrastructure” on Monday—the first time in the now four-day conflict that an evacuation warning has been issued for targeted residential areas.
The U.S. commander in chief again urged the Islamic republic to reach an agreement “before it’s too late.” Trump’s comments during the gathering of world leaders came shortly before Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. laid out what it would take from Tehran for his government to end its strikes on what he dubbed “the head of the snake.”
Since Israel began its concerted attack on Iran on Friday, calls for regime change in Iran have grown louder – from hawks in the US Congress to Israeli officials and some Iranian activists abroad.
Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict when Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday on Tehran.
Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the operation “will continue for as many days as it takes,” while Iran has pledged to retaliate. Stavridis warned that despite