{"id":122679,"date":"2026-02-28T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/israel-targets-irans-supreme-leader-in-sweeping-strikes-as-us-joins-operation-epic-fury-122679"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:23:13","slug":"israel-targets-irans-supreme-leader-in-sweeping-strikes-as-us-joins-operation-epic-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/israel-targets-irans-supreme-leader-in-sweeping-strikes-as-us-joins-operation-epic-fury-122679","title":{"rendered":"Israel targets Iran\u2019s supreme leader in sweeping strikes as US joins \u2018Operation Epic Fury\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In a sweeping pre-dawn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/historic-us-israel-strikes-iran-underway-tehran-faces-regime-survival-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombing campaign across Iran<\/a>, Israeli forces targeted sites linked to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Israeli official confirmed to Fox News. The official said Iran\u2019s president was also targeted as part of the joint U.S. operation, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/israel-us-launch-strikes-iran-2026-02-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters reported<\/a> that Khamenei was not in Tehran during the strikes and was instead transferred to a secure location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> described the &#8220;massive and ongoing&#8221; operation as the opening phase of a campaign that he said would devastate Iran\u2019s military, dismantle its nuclear program and ultimately bring about regime change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-tells-iranians-hour-your-freedom-hand-us-israel-launch-strikes-against-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP TELLS IRANIANS THE \u2018HOUR OF YOUR FREEDOM IS AT HAND\u2019 AS US-ISRAEL LAUNCH STRIKES AGAINST IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be yours to take,&#8221; Trump said in a video statement addressing the Iranian public.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Tehran signaled it would not back down, saying it would defend itself against any attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be probably your only chance for generations,&#8221; he added. Officials in Tehran said the country would defend itself against any attack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/worlds-largest-aircraft-carrier-heads-middle-east-iran-nuclear-tensions-spike-dramatically\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WORLD&#8217;S LARGEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADS TO MIDDLE EAST AS IRAN NUCLEAR TENSIONS SPIKE DRAMATICALLY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the strikes, the U.S. military amassed what Trump previously called an &#8220;armada&#8221; in Iran\u2019s backyard. Mapped out across the Persian Gulf and beyond, the deployment tells its own story, one of calculated pressure backed by credible capability.<\/p>\n<p>The buildup coincided with indirect negotiations between Washington and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran<\/a> over Iran\u2019s disputed nuclear program. Trump has warned that the regime must fully dismantle its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/worlds-top-nuclear-powers-have-no-arsenal-limits-here-countries-nukes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear<\/a> infrastructure or face consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/only-map-you-need-see-understand-how-serious-trump-about-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THE ONLY MAP YOU NEED TO SEE TO UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS TRUMP IS ABOUT IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of America\u2019s force projection are the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike groups \u2014 dual mobile fortresses at sea, guarded by destroyers and equipped to unleash precision strikes at a moment\u2019s notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than a dozen other U.S. warships are also in the region to support.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Iran<\/u><\/a>, it means U.S. forces are not concentrated in a single vulnerable location \u2014 they are distributed, layered and positioned to operate from multiple directions at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear how or when Iran might respond. 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