Key military sites targeted inside Iran as part of coordinated US-Israeli strikes

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In coordinated, sweeping U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran in the predawn hours of Saturday, key military and nuclear-linked sites were targeted inside the country.

The strikes focused on what U.S.officials described ashigh-value Iranian targets, which included Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command and control facilities, naval assets and underground sites believed to be associated with Iran’s nuclear program.

Iranian air defense weapons, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields were also targeted, according to officials.

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PresidentDonald Trumpconfirmed Saturday afternoon that Khamenei had been killed in a strike.

Key military and nuclear-linked sites were targeted inside the country in coordinated, sweeping U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran in the predawn hours of Saturday.(Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.“This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS.”

He also claimed that the IRGC is seeking immunity from the U.S.

The leaders had all been meeting at a compound in Tehran Saturday morning.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes, President Donald Trump confirmed. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The strikes were moved up due to the “target of opportunity,�

“There was a deliberate decision to accelerate the timeline,” one source said.

The campaign, whichTrump described overnight from Mar-a-Lagoas the beginning of “major combat operations” in the region, encompasses multi-geographic targets in an effort to overwhelm Iran’s defensive capabilities.

People watch smoke rise over rooftops in Iran

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran Saturday. (AP Photo)

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The strikes could also continue for days.

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Trump said the campaign aimed to devastate Iran’s military and dismantle itsnuclear program, andhe urged the Iranian people to “take over” their government.

Tomahawk cruise missiles were usedin the first strikes of the operation, called Operation Epic Fury, along with one-way attack drones that were used for the first time, according to a U.S.official.

� Liz Friden, Morgan Phillips, Amanda Macias, Alexandra Koch and Kelley Kramer contributed to this report.