According to the IDF, the attack was carried out by 50 Israeli air force fighters.
The underground complex was created by the Iranian regime as “base for promoting military activities and extremist ideology against the State of Israel and the Western world“, noted the Israeli military. It extended over several streets and included numerous entrances and meeting rooms for Iranian high-ranking officials.
The bunker was supposed to be used by Khamenei as a safe command center in emergency situations, but the Ayatollah did not have time to use it – it was liquidated earlier. At the same time, other high-ranking regime officials descended into this shelter, the release says.
“The bunker was one of the most important military command centers of the Iranian leadership. A strike on the bunker further degrades the regime's command and control capabilities,” – summarized to the IDF. The military also published a video of the attack.
Context
On the morning of February 28, Israel announced the military operation “Lion's Roar” in Iran; explosions were reported in Tehran and a number of other cities in the country. As a result of a joint attack by the United States and Israel, Khamenei's residence was significantly damaged, and he was eliminated along with a number of representatives of the country's leadership.
The GORDON publication told what the Ayatollah was like, ruling Iran for almost four decades. Also collected information on how the US and Israel managed to track down Khamenei.
Tehran began retaliating against several Middle Eastern countries where there are US military bases, particularly in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
On March 2, US President Donald Trump said that a “big wave” of attacks on Iran was still ahead and the US operation could take four weeks.
March 4 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in X that any Iranian leader who is appointed to replace the eliminated Khamenei to continue the country's current policies will become a target for destruction.
On March 5, Politico reported that there is reason to believe that the United States may be preparing to wage war with Iran before September.
