Shortly after a similar video statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the start of Operation Roaring Lion, which he acknowledges could be a long and costly war against Iran. He highlights the close U.S.-Israel relationship. He emphasizes the need to destroy Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threats. He clarifies that the Islamic regime, not the Iranian people, are Israel’s enemy. What he is unable to announce immediately is that Israel’s first-day attacks kill Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (source)
