US EditionTrump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei: Report
Netanyahu urged Trump to act on a narrowing intelligence window to kill Khamenei, citing revenge and weakening Iran’s military; strike killed over 2,300 Iranians, officials said.
- On February 27, President Donald Trump approved Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued it offered a unique opportunity to target Iranian leadership.
- Intelligence briefings earlier that week indicated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key lieutenants would meet in Tehran, making them vulnerable to a "decapitation strike"—an attack against a country's top leaders.
- Netanyahu argued the strike could avenge Iranian plots against Trump, while White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Reuters the mission aimed to "destroy the Iranian regime's ballistic missile and production capacity."
- The resulting strikes triggered Iranian counterattacks, killing more than 2,300 Iranian civilians and at least 13 U.S. service members, while disrupting a vital global shipping route and spiking oil prices.
- Amid ongoing conflict, Trump announced Monday that talks had started between the United States and Iran, pausing a planned strike on Iranian power plants for five days to pursue diplomatic progress.
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Trump okayed op after Netanyahu argued for killing of Khamenei
Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key lieutenants would soon meet at his compound in Tehran,…
Washington and Jerusalem., Less than 48 hours before the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran began, International Criminal Court Prime Minister and fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with President Donald Trump about the reasons for starting the “complex and distant” war, such as the one the White House chief promised to avoid during his campaign.
Centre calls all-party meeting on Middle East crisis on March 25
The ongoing conflict in West Asia has entered its fourth week, disrupting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions escalated following the killing of 86-year-old Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint military strikes by the US and Israel on February 28.
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump approved Iran strike after call with Netanyahu and fresh intelligence on leadership target, report says
WASHINGTON, March 23 — Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against.Both Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key lieutenants would soon meet at …
Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, say sources
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Read full story
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