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“The Iranian regime executed a 19-year-old for demanding democracy,” stated Sen. John Fetterman. “I stand with his memory and the thousands of other young Iranians.”
Premier hailed the killing of Ali Khamenei, acknowledged U.S. backing and mourned the death of 10 casualties from missile strikes.
“It will take as long as it takes; it will continue until we achieve all our objectives,” a military spokesman said.
“We are appalled by President Trump’s reckless decision to launch a war of choice against Iran explicitly seeking regime change,” said J Street CEO Jeremy Ben-Ami in a statement.
CENTCOM reported another 5 seriously wounded as regional toll mounts in widening conflict.
“We are operating in close cooperation with our most important partner—the United States of America,” said Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
Tehran sought to produce some 8,000 rockets by 2027, according to the Israeli military.
“The shipping effort will continue to intensify in the coming period as part of Operation Roaring Lion,” the Israel Ministry of Defense said.
The Israeli defense minister expressed confidence that the war would “lead to the outcome we seek—that the Iranian people will be able to remove this regime for themselves.”
“If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world—as Iran has—then we will hunt you down, and we will kill you.”
A young girl was reportedly one of two people seriously wounded by the direct impact.
President Masoud Pezeshkian called the killing an “open declaration of war against Muslims.”
