Iran's state-run Fars news agency has reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian was slightly injured in an Israeli strike on June 16, targeting a covert underground facility in Tehran amid escalating military conflicts. The facility served as a venue for an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council, the country’s leading defense body. Sources indicate that Pezeshkian and his colleagues were able to escape through an emergency exit as six bombs struck the site, blocking all access points and shutting down the facility's power.
The attack, part of a broader Israeli military campaign, reportedly aimed at eliminating key Iranian military leaders and preemptively halting Iran’s nuclear advancement. Acknowledging that multiple Israeli airstrikes targeted significant military assets and command posts, Iranian officials expressed shock at the scale and precision of the assaults.
Pezeshkian had accused Israel of attempting to assassinate him, prompting a denial from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who stated that regime change was not a military objective. Despite this, there is concern regarding how Israeli forces obtained intelligence on prominent Iranian leaders during the conflict.
The U.S. military joined the fray with its own air and missile strikes against Iranian facilities, resulting in further tensions in the region. President Donald Trump characterized the actions as highly effective, although opinions among U.S. intelligence agencies differ on the impact of the strikes on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
As the conflicts unfold, questions linger over Israel's intelligence capabilities and the safety of Iranian leadership, escalating the geopolitical situation in the region.
