Netanyahu announces the control of heaven on Tehran and new raids against Iranian military goals. Khamenei hidden in a bunker, while Israel advances in an escalation that changes the balance in the Middle East.
«On behalf of the people and the state of Israelbeing completed extraordinary companies: our aeronautics took control of the skies above Tehran. This radically changes the dynamics of the conflict ». So the Israeli premier expressed himself Benjamin Netanyahu contacting the pilots during a visit to the air base of Tel Nofaccompanied by the Minister of Defense Israel Katz. «We are proceeding towards the two main objectives: neutralize the nuclear and missile threat. When the skies of Tehranour planes affect targets of the regime, unlike Iran who targets our civilians. To the citizens of Tehran let’s say: evacuated and then we act ».
During the morning briefing, the spokesman for the Israeli defense forces (IDF), Effi decerinsaid that the aeronautics destroyed “a third of the missile launch ramps in the Iranian territory, conquering total aerial supremacy on Tehran». Defin added that Israeli hunting managed “to hinder most of the Iranian attempts to hit Israel”. In less than two days, according to the Wall Street Journal, Israel has achieved results in the Iranian theater that the Russia has not obtained in over three and a half years of war in Ukraine. The military spokesman confirmed that “the IDF has acquired full control of the skies above Tehran, destroying a third of the Iranian missile stations in the first three days of fighting”. Despite the hard blows Mohammad Pakpourcommander of the terrestrial forces of Body of the guards of the Islamic revolution (IRGC), has made it known that Iranian military operations will continue even if Israel should suspend its raids: “Even if the Zionist attacks cease, we will complete our mission”, said, according to what Iranian official media reported. Pakpour was appointed supreme commander last Friday, after Israel has eliminated several high officers of the Iranian military hexhlishment. The head of the Pasdaran He also said that strategic targets have been affected and that the operations will continue.
Mystery on the fate of Khamenei
The supreme guide of Iran, Ali Khameneiwas transferred to an underground refuge in the Lavizan area, in the north-east of the capital, a few hours after the start of the Israeli bombings. To report it were two sources inside Iran, mentioned byIran International. According to these sources, together with the supreme leader there are all the members of his family, including his son Mojtaba. In similar circumstances, during the “True Promise 1” and “True Promised 2” operations against Israel, even then the family by Khamenei It was conducted in the bunker. In that circumstanceMojtaba he was at his side, while the other two children, Masoud And Mostafathey were elsewhere.
Iran’s first direct attack against Israel – called “True Promise 1” – dates back to April 13, 2024 and consisted in the launch of over 300 missiles and drones against Israeli military sites. The action was a response to Israel’s elimination of two Iranian generals in Damascus. The second offensive, “True Promised 2”, was launched on 1 October 2024, with about 200 direct missiles against Israeli military structures, in retaliation for the killing of leaders close to Tehran, including the former secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.
On Sunday, for the first time, Israel hit the city of Mashhad, located at 2,300 kilometers from the Israeli territory. A Middle Eastern diplomatic source said to Iran International That the bombing on Mashhad represents a direct message to the supreme guide: “No place in the country is sure”. According to the source, Israel would have had the opportunity to eliminate Khamenei Already on the night of the first attack, but would have preferred to leave him alive to give him one last occasion: that of definitively dismantling the uranium enrichment program. Already in the past, President Donald Trump had granted Khamenei two months to stop the Iranian nuclear program. But the supreme leader has ignored the US warning as well as the Israeli warning. Now, with the beginning of the air raids, this possibility presents itself again: that of evaluating the Israeli military power with clarity and giving the order to stop the nuclear activities. In the meantime, Iranian sources contrary to the regime have reported that the staff of the supreme guide would be “negotiating with Russian authorities a possible evacuation plan with their respective families, if the situation precipitated”. Reports it Iran Internationalopposition header based in London, often cited by the Israeli media. The indiscretion concerns, in particular, the possible release of a safeguard for Ali Asghar Hejazi, Deputy Chipo of the Khamenei staff. As for the Ayatollah himself, the same site had already reported (the day before), which was in a bunker together with his family. Finally, while we write, an Idf officer announced to the media that the Israeli aeronautics is leading a new aerial offensive in the heart of Iran and a little while ago the IDF have issued a warning in Arabic and Persian, inviting the residents, workers and people present in Block 3 of Tehran to clarify that in the next few hours the IDFs will operate in the area, in line with the actions of the last days in Teheran, to attack the structures. military belonging to the Iranian regime.
