Joint US-Israel Strikes In Iran Top 2,000 Targets

The images indicate that several buildings within the compound were either damaged or destroyed.

Earlier, Reuters reported, citing sources, that Khamenei and Masoud Pezeshkian were among the intended targets of US and Israeli attacks. The outcome of the strikes remains unclear.

Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, said President Pezeshkian is in good health. A source told Reuters that Khamenei is no longer in Tehran and has been moved to a secure location.

Tehran said Saturday’s attacks violated Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and were contrary to the United Nations Charter.

The ministry said the armed forces of the Islamic Republic would defend the country using all available capabilities and resources.

In its statement, the ministry also called on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action in response to the attacks and urged the international community to condemn them.

The statement added that, at what it described as a decisive moment in history, Iran’s armed forces would not hesitate to defend the country and that Iranians would not surrender in the face of aggression.

Referring to the performance, Solangi wrote that Kabul had been a hub of culture and the arts before the mujahideen and later the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Mehdi Hasan, widely known as the “King of Ghazal” in Pakistan, was a celebrated singer whose popularity extended beyond Pakistan to India and Afghanistan. The presidential spokesperson referred to one of Hassan’s concerts held in Kabul during the reign of King Zahir Shah. During the monarchy, Kabul was a gathering place for prominent Indian and Pakistani artists.

Hassan performed in Afghanistan in 1960, during Zahir Shah’s rule, and also sang in Persian.

Posting on X on Saturday alongside a clip of the concert, Solangi wrote that there was a time when Kabul was a centre of culture and music, noting that the ghazal performance by Mehdi Hassan took place in the city.

He added that the concert occurred long before what he described as US-funded mujahideen came to power, and before the Taliban seized Afghanistan and turned it into a "big torture camp."

Both the mujahideen and the Taliban have, at different times, received support from Pakistan.

The Taliban consider music forbidden under their interpretation of Islamic law and have banned the broadcast of music in media and public places. Since returning to power, they have destroyed thousands of musical instruments during their second period of rule.

Araghchi said the Iranian government had released an official list documenting 3,117 people killed during recent protests, including about 200 members of the country’s security forces. He added that anyone questioning the accuracy of the figures should support their claims with evidence.

Trump had earlier said in a speech at the White House that 32,000 people had been killed in Iran over a relatively short period of time.

Referring to conditions inside Iran, Trump said the Iranian people were very different from the country’s leaders.

The fighting took place in the Sheikhan area of the district, where the two rival groups exchanged heavy gunfire, according to the sources.

Security officials said the clash was triggered by a dispute over extortion payments.

Reports said three ISKP members were killed, including a commander identified as Abid, also known as Hamza. One TTP member was also killed, and three others were seriously wounded.