‘Objective is to defend Americans’: Trump confirms US’ ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that the US launched strikes against Iran along with Israel, with the objective to “defend Americans”. “The US has begun major combat operations in Iran,” Trump said.

Earlier today, Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian media reported strikes nationwide.