Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We are not attacking our brothers in the Persian Gulf; we are not attacking our neighbors.

We are attacking American targets; this is obvious.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Of course, we cannot hit any target in the territory of the United States.

So we have to deal with their bases in the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We started by attacking their military bases. They have evacuated the military bases and have gone to hotels, and they have made human shields for themselves.

We are trying to target only military personnel and the facilities helping the United States military in their operation against Iran.

WATCH: Iranian drone hit a residential apartment in Dubai, but didn't explode.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Some of our neighbors are angry... I wish they understood that what is going on in the region is not our fault.

This is not our choice; this is a war imposed on us by the United States and Israel.

If they are angry, they should be angry at the United States and Israel.

They shouldn’t pressure us to stop this war; they should pressure the other side.

WATCH: Iranian strike hitting French Naval Base in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

What happened in Oman was not our choice.

We have already told our Armed Forces to be careful about the targets they choose.

Our military units are now, in fact, independent and somewhat isolated, and they are acting based on general instructions given to them in advance.

BREAKING: Iranian sources claim an Emirati oil platform in the Persian Gulf has been targeted by Iranian drones.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

If their goal is to change the regime, that is a mission impossible.

The demise of the leader doesn’t mean regime change... we have a very well-established political system.

The system is strong enough to resist any turbulences.

CENTCOM says an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was hit by U.S. forces at the start of Operation Epic Fury and is sinking at a pier in Chah Bahar in the Gulf of Oman.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We lost top-ranking military commanders, but they were immediately replaced because everything is very well established in Iran.

NEW: The world’s largest shipping company, Italian-Swiss MSC, orders all its vessels currently in the Persian Gulf to “seek shelter.”

Trump in 2020:

We’ve spent $8 trillion in the Middle East, and we’re not fixing our roads in this country? How stupid. How stupid is it?

And we’re not fixing our tunnels, our bridges, our hospitals, our schools? It’s crazy.

IDF:

We destroyed the General Staff headquarters of Iran’s Internal Security Forces.

IDF:

The “Tharallah” headquarters, which served as the command responsible for defending Tehran against military threats, was destroyed.

Four B-2 bombers flew round trip from the United States, dropping dozens of 2,000-pound bombs on underground ballistic missile sites in Iran.

Source: Fox News

BREAKING: Pentagon:

3 U.S. service members killed, 5 seriously injured during operation against Iran.

IDF:

The Israel Air Force has initiated a wave of strikes in Tehran.

U.S. official to Al Jazeera:

USS Abraham Lincoln was targeted in an attack with Iranian missiles, which did not come close to it and caused no damage.

The Iranian attack did not affect the aircraft carrier, which continues its military operations.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

I criticized the government over its management of the war in Gaza.

This time, I stand behind the government.

Why? Because this is not political — it’s existential.

WATCH: An Iranian Shahed drone crashes into the American base in Kuwait (Ali Al Salem Air Base).