U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the entire military command of Iran has been killed in the bombings by the U.S. and Israel.
In a address broadcast on his social media, Trump celebrated the death of Jameini and said that “the entire military command has also disappeared, and many of them want to surrender to save their lives.”
“They want immunity. Thousands of people are calling. Combat operations continue with full force and will continue until all our objectives are met,” he added.
In this way, he called on the members of the Revolutionary Guard, the army, and the police forces to lay down their arms and accept immunity, warning that otherwise they would face "certain death."
He also urged Iranian citizens who seek political change to "seize the moment."
The Republican stated that the operation, called "Epic Fury," is “one of the largest, most complex, and overwhelming military offensives the world has ever seen." He added that “no one has seen anything like this,” while defending the scale of the joint deployment with Israel.
Trump stated that within the first 36 hours, hundreds of targets were hit in Iranian territory, including facilities of the Revolutionary Guard and air defense systems. He also claimed that nine ships and the naval headquarters of the country were destroyed within minutes.
The operations, he clarified, continue "with full force" and will persist until all the military objectives set by Washington are achieved. Trump did not set a deadline for the end of the campaign, but acknowledged that there could be more casualties before it concludes.
In his message, Trump defended the military action as necessary to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. “We will not allow a radical terrorist regime to possess that type of weaponry,” he stated.
On Saturday, in addition to the death of the ayatollah, Israel reported the elimination of 7 high-ranking Iranian officials.
Among the deceased is the Iranian Minister of Defense, Aziz Nasirzadeh, as well as the commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Mohammad Pakpour.
Additionally, Ali Shamkhani, senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran and former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council; Saleh Asadi, senior official of the Ministry of Defense linked to strategic planning; and Mohammad Shirazi, head of the Military Office of the Supreme Leader.
Also Hossein Jabal Amelian, senior official of the logistics department of the Ministry of Defense; and Reza Mozaffari-Nia, senior official in the Iranian industrial-military sector linked to defense programs.
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