Iran launched retaliatory strikes targeting Israel and US assets across the Middle East, hitting sites in Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq – soon after the Trump-ordered ‘Operation Epic Fury’ started, which appears aimed at accomplishing regime change in Iran. Multiple explosions rocked Tehran, with additional blasts reported in several other locations nationwide, soon after which several countries across the region closed their airspace once it was bombs away, and as the cross-border attacks intensified. Israel is expected to get hit hard in the Iranian retaliation, which has been underway for hours at this point. Al Jazeera is citing West Bank residents who’ve observed loud explosions overhead of Israel’s defense system intercepting Iranian missiles. “So far, there have been no reports of injuries in Israel, even though on social media we have seen reports of direct impacts,” Al Jazeera writes. Sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and across central Israel amid Iran’s retaliatory ballistic missile attack, with the IDF saying its is working to shoot them down. Not much in the way of confirmed images or video have come out of Israel at this point. Israel has announced it along with the US have targeted Supreme Leader Khamenei […]