00:01Israel and the U.S. launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday in what Israel's defense minister called a preemptive
00:08strike and U.S. President Donald Trump described as major combat operations.
00:13A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the
00:25American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.
00:37Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.
00:46According to a statement from Israel's defense ministry, the attack was carried out, quote, to remove threats, end of quote.
00:53The statement added that a special and permanent state of emergency has been declared across Israel in anticipation of retaliatory
01:00strikes.
01:01According to reports, the first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
01:08Some media reports, however, claim the Iranian leader was sheltering in an undisclosed location and was not in Tehran at
01:15the time of the strikes.
01:16A cloud of smoke was seen rising from the city's downtown, and Iranian media reported explosions have been heard in
01:23five cities across the Islamic Republic.
01:26The attacks come as tensions in the region have been high as Washington and Tehran try to reach an agreement
01:33on the deal to limit Iran's nuclear activities.
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