Iran prepares drone assault alongside new missile strikes on Israel

Iran is preparing to accompany a new wave of missile strikes against Israeli targets with drone attacks, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing informed sources.

The escalation follows large-scale strikes carried out on February 28, when Israel and the United States targeted facilities inside Iran. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz described the operation as a “preemptive strike,” while US officials later confirmed Washington’s participation. US President Donald Trump subsequently called on Iran’s armed forces to lay down their weapons and urged the country’s population to “take their destiny into their own hands.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were numerous indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed during the operation. On March 1, Israel Katz officially announced that Khamenei had died as a result of the Israeli strike.

In response to the attacks, Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israeli territory as well as US military bases across the Middle East. Israel has since declared a state of emergency, while Iranian counterstrikes have also affected other countries in the region, underscoring the widening scope of the confrontation.

By Tamilla Hasanova