Israel launches attack on Iran’s capital with United States Help

Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The United States is participating, though it was immediately clear the full extent of its involvement, according to a US official and a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition



of anonymity to detail sensitive military operations.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old Khamenei had been in his offices at the time. He hasn’t been seen publicly in days as tensions with the United States have grown. But the attack comes as the United States has assembled a vast fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region to try to pressure Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme.