Wait Over : US, Israel Launch A Joint Attack On Iran, US Presdent Donald Trump Urges People To Take Over Government

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Over 200 people killed in Iran after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on Saturday, which came after days of build-up with US President Donald Trump ramping up the pressure on Tehran to agree to a new deal on its nuclear programme.

Iranian media, citing the Red Crescent, reported that 201 people were killed and 747 injured in US-Israeli attacks that struck 24 provinces.

Some of the first strikes appeared to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iranian media reported strikes nationwide.

Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump, announcing the military offensive against Tehran, called on the people of Iran to “take over” the government, saying: It will “probably be your only chance for generations”.

The US-Israel joint strikes on Iran came after weeks of negotiations between Washington and Tehran on the Iranian nuclear programme did not produce any tangible outcome.

According a report in The Jerusalem Post, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran and has been transferred to a ‘secure location’.

However, it wasn’t immediately clear whether the 86-year-old leader was in his offices at the time of the strike.

TPS reported that Defence Minister Israel Katz said the pre-emptive strikes were carried out to remove threats to the country.

The IDF called on the public to stay in proximity to protected spaces.