US, Israel launch military strikes against Iran, video shows

The United States and Israel have officially attacked Iran… President Trump announced that the US and Israeli armed forces had launched “major combat missions” in the country.

Trump posted a video message Friday evening, telling the world that his goal is to “defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime – a vicious group of very tough and terrible people.”

The president also said that Iran has waged a 47-year campaign of “massacre and bloodshed” against the United States and its allies. Trump stressed that he would never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon despite the country’s efforts to rebuild its nuclear program after the United States destroyed it last summer.

His intentions regarding Iranian weapons are clear and promising… “We will destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry.”

CNN reported that the latest US and Israeli strikes against Iran were launched on Saturday morning. Video shows smoke billowing from targets in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Multiple military sources told CNN… that the United States and Israel had been planning the strikes for months.

Trump called the military operations “massive and continuing,” warning that American lives could be lost during the war.

In retaliation, Iran fired a first wave of missile and drone attacks toward Israel. CNN said several explosions were also reported in Dubai, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The United States has bases in each of these territories.