Israeli jets operated freely over Tehran tonight after the Jewish state destroyed Iran’s defenses over the past 36 hours, pounding key military targets including Iran's defense ministry headquarters, a domestic oil facility, and other strategic locations associated with the regime's nuclear program and command and control centers.
Videos online showed the Shahran oil field on fire following Israeli strikes. Reports of additional strikes on critical Iranian regime infrastructure and personnel have also been reported, as IDF drones and jets relentlessly strike key targets.
In response, Iran launched numerous waves of ballistic missiles and drones across Israeli cities and towns, with multiple impacts in heavy population centers.
Iran's attacks are ongoing tonight, with Israel’s Homefront Command ordering the entire country to seek shelter, and casualties reported in many areas.
These attacks reinforce the urgency of Israel's campaign to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Any of the hundreds of ballistic missiles launched at Israel could have been armed with a nuclear warhead, had Iran been allowed to achieve its goal.
Tonight, as Iran tries to kill as many Israelis as possible, the remarkable defense systems we've lobbied Congress to fund -- totaling billions of dollars over decades -- are protecting millions of families.
Were it not for America ensuring Israel has the most advanced defense systems in the world, there would be catastrophic death and destruction across Israel.
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Some of Iran's missiles have made impact throughout the day and night.
Earlier, in the Arab city of Tamra east of Haifa, a missile struck a two-story home, killing a family of five. For the second day in a row, Iranian missiles launched indiscriminately at civilians murdered Israeli Arabs.
Whether Jewish, Christian, Arab, or Muslim, it doesn't matter to the Iranian regime. They want to kill and injure anyone Israeli.
This morning, a missile struck a neighborhood in Rishon LeZion, killing two Israelis and trapping others below rubble in their safe rooms. The impact completely destroyed a block of homes.
An Israeli police officer rescued a three-month-old baby from the rubble.
An Israeli official told The Wall Street Journal tonight that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is "not off-limits."
TRUMP: IF YOU CARE ABOUT PEACE YOU CAN'T HAVE A NUCLEAR IRAN
President Trump fired back at far-right commentators like Tucker Carlson and others, who have argued against U.S. support for Israel during its campaign in Iran.
“For those people who say they want peace—you can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon. So for all of those wonderful people who don’t want to do anything about Iran having a nuclear weapon—that’s not peace," he said.
IDF TARGETS HOUTHI LEADERS IN YEMEN: While Israeli pilots struck in the capital and across Iran, the Israeli Air Force simultaneously targeted senior Houthi terrorists in Yemen. Reports indicate the primary target was Houthi military chief Muhammad Al-Ghamari, the terror group's second in command. The IDF has not yet commented on the results of the strike.
PM NETANYAHU: "ISRAEL IS DEFENDING FREEDOM IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND."
In a speech this afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed that Israel's war against the Iranian regime is helping to protect not only the Israeli people, but the entire free world.
"We're defending our Arab neighbors, our Arab friends in peace, we're defending Europe, we're helping defend also the United States, which helps us all the time in our defense."
"We paved the way to Tehran and our pilots over the skies of Tehran will deal blows to the Ayatollah regime that they cannot even imagine."
"This is what Israel is doing with the support, the clear support of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the American people and many others in the world."
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