US and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran, Killing Supreme Leader Khamenei
Tehran, Central Tehran section, Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran
United States Department of Defense
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe State[3] Department's legal adviser writes 'On February 28, the United States Armed Forces launched Operation Epic Fury'; PBS[1]/AP report the strikes 'began shortly before 10 a.m. in Tehran' (Wikipedia[2] gives about 9:45 a.m. IRST, 06:15 UTC).
The United States (Operation Epic Fury) and Israel (Operation Roaring Lion) opened a joint air and missile campaign against Iran; President Trump said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, and Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases across the Gulf.
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