Trump speaks as US joins Israel to attack Iran
The United States has started carrying out strikes on Iran, US media reported Saturday. This is coming after Israel said it had attacked its long-standing regional adversary. Multiple US media outlets, citing American officials, reported that Washington had begun strikes on Iran in a joint operation with Israel, which said it had also carried out […]
The United States has started carrying out strikes on Iran, US media reported Saturday.
This is coming after Israel said it had attacked its long-standing regional adversary.
Multiple US media outlets, citing American officials, reported that Washington had begun strikes on Iran in a joint operation with Israel, which said it had also carried out strikes and closed its airspace.
Also, the US embassy in Qatar has issued a shelter-in-place order for personnel.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to the media request for comment.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran is aimed at “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime”.
“A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world,” he posted on his Truth Social account.