Tel Aviv [Israel], February 28 (ANI): In a dramatic escalation of regional tensions, Israel and the United States have launched a joint operation aimed at neutralizing what they describe as the existential threat posed by Iran. Addressing the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the long-standing hostility of the Iranian regime, framing the move as both defensive and strategic.
“My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, just an hour ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran,” Netanyahu said in his address.
Netanyahu thanked Donald Trump for American support, calling his leadership “historic.”
“I thank our great friend, President Donald Trump, for his historic leadership. For 47 years, the Ayatollah regime has called for ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America.’ It has spilled our blood, murdered many Americans, and massacred its own people. This murderous terrorist regime must not be allowed to arm itself with nuclear weapons that would enable it to threaten all of humanity. Our joint action will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands,” he said.
Netanyahu also made an impassioned appeal to the Iranian people to rise against the Islamist regime. “The time has come for all segments of the people in Iran — the Persians, the Kurds, the Azeris, the Balochis, and the Ahwazis — to rid themselves of the yoke of tyranny and bring about a free and peace-seeking Iran,” he said.
Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces announced that the strikes, dubbed Operation Roaring Lion, were aimed at removing threats to Israel.
“The IDF and the U.S. Armed Forces have launched a broad and joint operation to thoroughly degrade the Iranian terrorist regime and to remove existential threats to Israel over time. The Iranian regime has not abandoned its plan to destroy Israel. The regime has continued financing, training, and arming its proxies positioned on Israel’s borders. These actions constitute an existential threat to Israel and pose a danger to the Middle East and the world as a whole,” the statement said.
Earlier, Trump warned Iranian forces to lay down their arms and surrender, offering immunity or face “certain death,” after the Middle East plunged into full-scale conflict following the combined US-Israeli military operation targeting multiple sites across Iran.
In a televised address on Truth Social, Trump confirmed the launch of military action against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure.
“To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces, and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity, or, in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms, you will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death,” Trump said.
Declaring that the “hour of your freedom is at hand,” Trump urged Iranian citizens to remain sheltered as “bombs will be dropping everywhere,” describing the operation as a historic opportunity for the public to take control of their government.
The strike follows weeks of high-stakes nuclear negotiations and mounting military posturing in the region. While the full scope and impact of the operation are still being assessed, the developments signal a significant escalation in the broader confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the United States. (ANI)
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