What an eventful day in the news! Saturday kicked off with the U.S. president taking to social media to declare that American military forces, in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), launched air strikes across Iran. The operations targeted and destroyed key weaponry and strategic sites, significantly impacting the nation’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. My colleague, Jennifer Van Laar, broke this story around 5 PM Eastern.
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Video footage from around the globe showed celebrations as Iranians, long oppressed by a harsh regime, took to the streets. Many had either been trapped within the country’s confines or forced to escape for their safety. They celebrated with tears, remembering those who sacrificed everything for the dream of a liberated Iran.
We gained insight from President Trump on the developments, while United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed disapproval of all parties’ military actions.
Meanwhile, whoever was at the helm of Iran’s military in the early stages of the conflict responded with fury, launching missiles at U.S. bases and allied territories.
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One thing we had not heard was an admission by Iran that Khameini had been killed. That’s now changed. Take a look at how the state-controlled broadcast media mouthpiece for the Iranian mullahs announced the leader’s death, on live TV.
Watch:
🚨 WATCH: The moment Iranian state TV announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
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Chills. You don’t need to understand the language to get what is being said there. It’s raw and real and human. And with that, RedState will continue to bring updates to you all as the story develops over the coming hours and days.
Keep our allies around the world, and our great servicemembers and their families, in your prayers. And may God bless the United States of America, and all she stands for in her 250th year.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership, the warrior ethos is coming back to America’s military.
