In a dramatic escalation, the IDF reportedly struck and “flattened” a building in Tehran where Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts was convening to select a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state outlets confirmed the destruction of the structure, though no casualties were immediately reported. The strike comes amid Operation Roaring Lion, which has already seen over 2,500 bombs dropped and more than 600 targets hit across the Islamic Republic. Israeli officials indicate that leadership compounds, security headquarters, and military training facilities have all been systematically targeted.

The Assembly of Experts, responsible for appointing Iran’s supreme leader, had reportedly signaled that the selection process “won’t take long.” Yet the very location of that deliberation was reduced to rubble. The broader campaign has included the elimination of senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, along with strikes on key regime infrastructure. Approximately 100 Israeli fighter jets reportedly dropped more than 250 bombs overnight on a central leadership complex that housed Iran’s presidential headquarters and Supreme National Security Council facilities. This is not symbolic warfare; it is a direct dismantling of regime command and continuity structures.

SOURCE: JPost