Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, was presented with irrefutable evidence yesterday, including footage, confirming the death of Iran’s so-called ‘Supreme Leader’: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on his compound in Tehran, marking a pivotal blow to the Islamic republic regime. Initially Netanyahu only hinted at the fact that he was dead, but as the evening progressed more and more sources confirmed it until President Donald Trump eventually took to Truth Social to declare ‘Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead.’ 

Israel may have killed its leader, but the regime will ultimately be toppled by the Iranian people

Israel may have killed its leader, but the regime will ultimately be toppled by the Iranian people

The strike unfolded as part of Operation ‘Lion’s Roar,’  a meticulously coordinated assault involving approximately 200 Israeli fighter jets – the largest airstrike formation in the history of the Israeli Air Force. These jets unleashed hundreds of munitions on roughly 500 targets across western and central Iran, dismantling missile arrays and defence systems. Defence Minister Israel Katz this articulated the rationale with unflinching clarity: ‘The State of Israel did not wait for the moment when the threat would materialise. We acted to prevent an extremist and murderous regime from possessing capabilities that endanger Israel and the entire world. Those who threaten to destroy Israel........

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