TEHERAN (IRAN) (ITALPRESS) – The Iranian National Security Council has announced that it has prepared detailed plans for the official announcement of the next supreme guide, in the context of the accelerated transition followed by the death of the leader Ali Khamenei following the US-Israeli air attacks. The announcement, resumed by sources close to the Arab regime and media like Al Hadath, indicates that the Council – led by Secretary Ali Larijani – is coordinating security, logistics and communication measures to manage the announcement at a time of ongoing war and high internal instability. The formal process of election is for the Council of Leadership Experts who gathers 88 religious highs and must approve the successor with a majority of two-thirds.
Meanwhile, the temporary leadership board provided by the Constitution is already operational, consisting of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of judicial power Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and the representative of the Council of the Guardians of the Constitution, Aytollah Alireza Arafi. Internal sources and international media indicate that the most likely candidates include figures close to the hard line, such as Mojtaba Khamenei (son of the deceased leader), Ali Larijani himself or other conservative clergy, although the process remains opaque and influenced by the war dynamics. Tehran reiterated that any foreign interference in the succession process – including US comments on an engagement in the election – will be strongly rejected.
RAID ISRAELIANI IN LIBANO
The Israeli defence forces confirm that they hit the southern outskirts of Beirut on the night. In particular, the Idf attacked yesterday evening the headquarters and ten skyscrapers in Beirut which, according to the army, housed military infrastructure of Hezbollah. As part of the attacks, the Executive Board headquarters was attacked. The military air force destroyed six launchers of Iranian ballistic missiles, a few minutes before their launch to Israel. In addition, three advanced Iranian defense systems were destroyed.
MISSILI SU ISRAELE DOPO 11 ORE DI STOP, SUONANO LE SIRENE
After a break of about 11 hours, missiles were launched from Iran to Israel, triggering the alarm sirens in the center of the country and in the West Bank. Local media report it.
MILIZIE KURDE SI PREPARANO AD ATTACCARE DAL CONFINE CON L’IRAQ
Iranian Kurdish factions, opposed to the Tehran regime and settled along the border with Iraq in Iraq, are preparing to conduct attacks against Iranian targets, in a context of escalation of regional conflict. According to Jazeera, these armed groups – including elements of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) and others gathered in a recent coalition – are concentrating forces and resources in border areas for land operations aimed at weakening Iranian security forces in the northwest of the country. At the same time, it emerges that representatives of these Iranian Kurdish factions held recent consultations with U.S. officials to discuss ways and opportunities for carrying out such offensive actions against Iran. Discussions would cover the possible American military support, including the supply of weapons, in order to create an internal pressure front on the Tehran regime in conjunction with US and Israeli air bombings.
Iran strongly reacted to these threats: in the past hours, the military command launched missiles against bases and headquarters of these factions in Iraqi Kurdistan, striking positions in the Sulaymaniyah area and elsewhere, in response to alleged attempts to infiltration and land attacks already in progress or imminent. The Iranian authorities defined “separatists” and “terroristic” groups, denying large-scale infiltrations but confirming defensive operations to neutralize threats to Western borders. There are no official confirmations from Kurdish on an offensive already initiated, but the alert remains high and the risk of an enlargement of the conflict with a new terrestrial front appears concrete.
OLTRE 3.600 STRUTTURE CIVILI COLPITE DAI RAID
The Iranian Red Crescent has announced that more than 3,600 civil facilities and installations have suffered damage due to air raids attributed to the United States and Israel, in the context of the ongoing conflict. According to data from the humanitarian organization, more than 3,090 private homes, 528 shopping centres, 13 medical facilities and 9 Red Crescent centers. The Iranian authorities stress that these attacks have affected residential areas, hospitals, schools, the great bazaar of Tehran and cultural sites, including the complex of the Golestan Palace (UNESCO heritage), causing serious interruptions to daily life and the provision of essential services. The spokesman pointed out that the damage is distributed in several provinces and that the rescue teams are operating under strong pressure to assist the civilian population affected. In previous updates, the organization had reported 105 structures and civilian centers specifically targeted, with 174 cities exposed to raids and a total of 1,332 attacks recorded in 636 sites since the beginning of hostilities.
The figures are part of a larger budget of the conflict, with Tehran accusing Washington and Jerusalem of systematic violations of international humanitarian law through targeting non-military infrastructure. No independent confirmations were given at the moment on the exact number of damaged structures, but Iranian government sources and international media reported an escalation of air operations that caused hundreds of civilian and military victims since the bombing campaign began.
INTERCETTATI DRONI DALLE DIFESE SAUDITE E GIORDANE
Saudi air defense forces intercepted and destroyed three drones in the east of the Riyadh region, precisely in the province of Al-Kharj. It was announced by the official spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Defence, the brigade general Turki al-Maliki, specifying that the interception operations took place in the past hours and that there were no damage to people or infrastructure. Defensive action is part of a series of recent aerial threats in the area, with Saudi armed forces maintaining high alertness and coordination for the protection of the national territory. The authorities stressed the effectiveness of air defence systems in neutralizing threats before they reached their targets.
The Jordanian air defenses have intercepted and shot down drones on the city of Irbid, in the north of the country. A correspondent of Al Jazeera reported this, specifying that the incident occurred in the past hours in the context of repeated attempts of violations of the Jordanian airspace, linked to the current regional tensions. According to military and security sources, the Jordanian Armed Forces – in particular the Air Defence Units and the Royal Jordanian Air Force – have successfully neutralized the incoming threats, avoiding direct impacts on populated areas. Damage to significant people or infrastructure has not been confirmed at the moment, although in recent similar episodes some shrapnels or debris have fallen in urban and rural areas of the north, such as Irbid, without causing casualties. The action is part of a series of interceptions of Iranian missiles or drones operated by the Jordanian authorities in recent days, with the aim of protecting the sovereignty of the national airspace and preventing any risk for the civilian population. The armed forces reiterated the maximum alert and determination not to tolerate violations of their territory.
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