U.S.-Israel Strike Kills Iran's Leader

0:00On March 23, New Intelligence showed Iran's top leader in aides gathering in Tehran, creating a rare chance for a precision strike. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed it in a key call earlier that week. Netanyahu pushed hard, linking it to past Iranian plots against Trump and a shot at weakening the regime. Trump soon greenlit the operation on February 27, with bombs hitting targets the next morning. By evening, officials confirmed the supreme leader was dead. This built on earlier tensions, including failed nuclear talks and a joint U.S.-Israeli attack in June that wrecked Iran's nuclear sites and missile factories. The U.S. had ramped up forces in the region for weeks, eyeing action after massive protests rocked Iran and bad weather scrapped one plan. Netanyahu had long wanted this, seeing it as payback for attacks on Israel by Iranian proxies. Reactions poured in fast. Impaled the strike as crippling Iran's military edge from missiles to its navy and proxy

1:01support. Critics noted revenge motives, with officials emitting Iran had targeted Trump before. Netanyahu denied dragging the U.S. in, insisting Trump calls his own shots. Impacts hit hard. Iran fired back at U.S. bases and Gulf allies, killing 13 American troops and over 2,300 civilians there. These shipping lanes shut down, and oil prices spiked worldwide, pinching wallets everywhere. Four weeks on, no uprising has toppled the regime. The leader's son, seen as even tougher on America, now holds power, with guards locking down streets as fighting drags into its next phase. I'm Corey with the story. That's your global news update, AI powered and always on.