Israel launches attack on Iran's capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The United States is participating in the strikes, according to a U. S. official and a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military operations. It was not clear the full extent of the American a...
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