A newly released high-resolution satellite image revealed significant destruction at the official residence compound of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, following US-Israeli military strikes early Saturday morning.
The image, captured by Airbus Defence and Space and obtained by The New York Times, shows multiple collapsed buildings, heavy structural damage, and a prominent black plume of smoke rising from the secure government complex.
Several key structures within the compound, long used as Khamenei's primary official residence and a central hub for leadership functions, appear obliterated or severely compromised.
Satellite image
Iran struck American military bases across the
Middle East in retaliatory strikes against Israel and the United States, hours after the two arch-rivals rocked Tehran Saturday morning.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said the military struck several facilities across the region in what they named operation "Truthful Promise 4."
The Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that in the first phase of the operation, named “Truthful Promise 4,” Iran’s military struck the command of the US 5th Fleet in Bahrain, as well as US bases in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and military targets in Israel.
However, the extent of the damage at the headquarters of the United States Fifth Fleet was not immediately clear. The base lies just southeast of central Manama, capital of the island nation of Bahrain.There have been no reports of damage in these areas apart from one death in the United Arab Emirates.
Shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack on the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed one person Saturday.
The state-run WAM news agency reported the fatality, the first known in the Iranian counterattack following the United States and Israeli launching a major airstrike campaign targeting Iran.
The buildup of tensions in West Asia erupted on Saturday morning as multiple explosions thundered across Tehran, with the United States and Israel launching coordinated daylight strikes on the Iranian capital. The offensive was aimed at deterring the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-led regime from advancing its nuclear ambitions.
In what appeared to be preparation for a decisive confrontation, Washington named its military campaign “Operation Epic Fury,” while Israel called its offensive “Operation Lion’s Roar.”
Hours after the strikes, Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched a “first wave” of drones and missiles targeting Israel and American bases across the region.
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