The White House has released images of Donald Trump monitoring the strikes on Iran from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The president launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ on Saturday morning that reportedly resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The US operation was done in conjunction with the Israeli military.
One photo taken from situation room shows CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefing the president while Marco Rubio and Susie Wiles listen in.
Another image shows Vice President JD Vance at a separation situation room alongside top Trump officials, including National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Daniel ‘Raizin’ Caine was also seen in another image briefing the president in the Florida situation room.
Trump was spotted dancing at his Florida country club prior to raining bombs on Iran.
As the song ‘God Bless the USA’ played at a Mar-a-Lago gala, the president danced briefly to the song before bidding the guests farewell, telling them he had to go back to work.
The president later addressed Israeli reports that the Ayatollah had been killed in airstrikes on Saturday by saying, ‘We feel that that is a correct story.’
‘The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,’ Trump added.
When asked who would replace the Iranian leader, Trump responded, ‘I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like…I’m only being a little sarcastic when I say that.’
‘A photo of the body was shown to Netanyahu and Trump,’ reported Channel 12.
‘Senior Israeli officials were informed of Khamenei’s elimination. His body was recovered from the rubble of his compound,’ reported public broadcaster Kan. There has been no confirmation of Khamenei’s death from Tehran.
In a televised address on Saturday evening, the Israeli Prime Minister said that airstrikes in Iran had destroyed the Supreme Leader’s compound, and added that ‘all indications show this tyrant is no longer with us.’
Meanwhile, four people have been injured in a retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the world-famous five-star Fairmont hotel in Dubai.
Dramatic footage and images captured the moment the Palm Jumeirah Fairmont Hotel in Dubai was hit, and the front of the building’s exterior was set ablaze by an ultra-fast Shahed drone.
The attack came as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes across the Middle East following the joint US-Israel attack on Tehran earlier today.
Tehran has struck the Fifth Fleet service center in Manama, Bahrain, and claims to have hit bases across the region including in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
The Iranians are also using kamikaze drones to strike residential buildings and airports in the Middle East.
Footage emerged on Saturday morning showing an Iranian drone crashing into a high-rise apartment building in Bahrain.
The president warned that US troops could lose their lives, adding that ‘we may have casualties.’
Following the ayatollah’s death, FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams are currently on elevated alert across the United States.
