Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury
“Keep going to the end—we are with you,” the American defense secretary told his counterpart.
Israeli forces pound Iranian command centers; Jerusalem says Air Force has fired thousands of munitions to degrade the Islamic Republic’s power.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent two Soviet-era Su-24 tactical bombers toward Al-Udeid Air Base, on Monday morning.
The IDF has been deployed across Lebanon’s south following Hezbollah’s decision to join the war on behalf of Iran.
“The Iranians were pretending to negotiate but were obfuscating the whole time,” the U.S. special envoy said on “The Mark Levin Show.”
Militias near the Iran-Iraq border are being considered an ally in internal fighting, according to “Reuters.”
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares stated that the government’s position on the use of its bases against Iran “has not changed one iota.”
“These Iranian actions reflected ‘an escalatory approach’ and did not indicate any genuine desire for de-escalation,” the Qatari foreign ministry stated.
“We have only just begun to hunt, dismantle, demoralize, destroy and defeat their capabilities just four days in,” the U.S. defense secretary said.
Iran’s calculations in striking Gulf states are a subject of debate, with some analysts saying Iran is trying to leverage the U.S. back to the negotiating table.
In addition, four Israelis sustained injuries, including one seriously, in a multi-vehicle accident during an air-raid siren.
“Leaders in Tehran openly state their ambitions to spill American blood, evict the United States from the Middle East, eliminate Israel and dominate a region that remains vital to global stability,” per the Jewish Institute for National Security of America letter.
