<p>The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, responded to Israeli airstrikes in his first public message on Friday.</p>
<p>“The Zionist regime has opened its dirty and bloody hand to commit a crime in our beloved country at dawn today, and has revealed its evils more than ever before by targeting residential areas,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This regime must expect severe punishment. The strong hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not abandon it, God willing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Khamenei confirmed that some Iranian leaders and scientists were killed in the Israeli strikes. He added that their &#8220;successors and colleagues will return to their positions immediately.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter and painful fate, and it will surely meet it.”</p>
<p data-start="0" data-end="137">Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-eliminates-irans-revolutionary-guard-commander-in-strike-says-iranian-media?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Israel+Eliminates+Iran’s+Revolutionary+Guard+Commander+In+Strike%2C+Says+Iranian+Media">was killed</a> by an Israeli strike, according to Iranian state media. Other top Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists are believed to have been killed as well.</p>
<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/1933329728246534596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1933329728246534596%7Ctwgr%5Ecdc7fb8069a7d63b4d0e33add436c2bebf7e1cad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.arena.im%2Fembed%3Fpublisher%3Ddaily-wireevent%3DE3PqKP2v%3D2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a video</a> statement announcing Israel’s new operation against Iran, dubbed “Rising Lion.”</p>
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<p>In the video, Netanyahu explains why Israel believed it was an act of self defense to attack Iranian nuclear sites on Thursday night.</p>
<p>“The Jewish State refuses to be a victim of the nuclear Holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime,” Netanyahu said.</p>
<p>He said Israel’s strikes targeted nuclear enrichment sites, weaponization sites, nuclear scientists, and sites related to Iran’s ballistic missile program.</p>
<p>Secretary of State <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-says-united-states-not-involved-warns-iran-against-attacking-u-s-personnel?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Rubio+Says+United+States+Not+Involved%2C+Warns+Iran+Against+Attacking+U.S.+Personnel">Marco Rubio said</a> that the United States was not involved in Israel&#8217;s strikes.</p>
<p>“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran,” Rubio said. “We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.”</p>

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