Israel launched “preemptive” strikes early Friday across Iran, amid growing regional tensions and concerns about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 4, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

By bnm Tehran bureau Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that the country’s armed forces will deliver a forceful response to Israel’s large-scale aerial assault, which struck multiple sites across Iran early on June 13.