Iran targets Netanyahu’s office, appoints acting defence minister after strikes

By Sabiu Abdullahi

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced on Monday that their missile attacks targeted the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the headquarters of the Israeli air force commander.

“The office of the criminal prime minister of the Zionist regime and the headquarters of the regime’s air force commander were targeted,” the Guards said in a statement carried by Fars news agency.

The statement confirmed that Kheibar missiles were employed in the operation.

Meanwhile, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Revolutionary Guards General Majid Ebnelreza as acting defence minister following the death of his predecessor in Israeli-US strikes.

“By order of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Revolutionary Guards general Majid Ebnelreza has been appointed as acting defence minister,” stated Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for presidential communications, in a post on X.

The developments come amid escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States, raising concerns over the potential for wider conflict in the region.