More than 2,000 Locations in Iran Bombarded by US-Israel

Illustration of the attack by the United States and Israel in the Iranian residential area. / ANTARA / Anadolu / py.

JAKARTA - Israel and the United States have reportedly attacked more than 2,000 targets across Iran since launching a joint military offensive early Saturday.

The Wall Street Journal, citing two sources familiar with the operation, reported the attack began Saturday morning and involved a large-scale air operation.

The Israeli military said it had fired thousands of munitions and carried out more than 700 sorties in Iranian territory since the start of the incursion.

Reporting from Anadolu, Monday, March 2, the reported targets include senior military and political figures, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in addition to air defense systems, ballistic missiles and launchers, intelligence facilities, and command centers.

An Israeli military official told the newspaper that Israeli and US forces worked together for months to compile a comprehensive list of targets, spending thousands of hours gathering intelligence and preparing for the operation.

The joint attack launched on Saturday reportedly killed a number of Iran's top leaders, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tehran responded by launching a series of drone and missile attacks targeting Israel, US assets, and a number of countries in the Gulf region.

This escalation follows similar attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran in June last year, which triggered a 12-day war before a ceasefire was announced.