German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

The Iranian regime is a terror regime, responsible for decades of oppressing the Iranian people.

Thousands fell victim to it during the demonstrations around the turn of the year alone.

The regime threatens the very existence of the State of Israel and is responsible for the terror of Hamas and Hezbollah.

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

With the United States and Israel, we share the interest in ensuring that the terror of this regime ends and that its dangerous nuclear and ballistic rearmament is stopped.

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

We call on Tehran to immediately stop these indiscriminate attacks.

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

Now is not the moment to lecture our partners and allies.

Despite all doubts, we share many of their objectives, even if we ourselves are not capable of actually achieving them.

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

Appeals from Europe, including from Germany, the condemnation of Iranian violations of international law, and even extensive sanctions packages have achieved little over many years and decades.

This has also been because we were not prepared to enforce fundamental interests, if necessary, with military force.

German Chancellor Merz on Iran:

The Russian war against Ukraine is no less unjust than the wrongdoing of the Iranian regime.

Moscow’s invasion of a peaceful neighbour is just as unjustifiable as the terror war Tehran has been waging against Israel for years.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

You remember in June when Israel attacked us, they killed some of our top commanders... and in less than 12 hours, we were able to retaliate.

This time it was even faster; in less than two hours, we started our retaliation.

WATCH: Iranians in Tehran chant “Allahu Akbar” as Israel and the U.S. attack the city.

NEW: A Royal Air Force Typhoon operating out of Qatar as part of the joint UK–Qatar Typhoon Squadron has shot down an Iranian drone that was heading toward Qatar.

Turkish President Erdogan:

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a result of the attacks that took place yesterday.

Israel and the U.S. have hit more than 1,000 targets since launching their joint campaign on Saturday.

Source: WSJ

Houthi Leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:

The martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei is a great loss for the Islamic world.

Widespread clashes were reported between security forces and protesters in the area around Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Iranian drones are attacking U.S. bases in northern Iraq.

Zelensky:

Today is a day when each of us can rightfully say: we made it through this winter, the most difficult of all the years of war.

The Russians wanted to turn this winter into the destruction of Ukraine and Ukrainians. But Ukraine did not break.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We've had two decades to study defeats of the U.S. military to our immediate east and west. We've incorporated lessons accordingly.

Bombings in our capital have no impact on our ability to conduct war. Decentralized Mosaic Defense enables us to decide when—and how—war will end.

BREAKING: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its carrier strike group are cutting short their deployment in the Baltic Sea to redeploy to the eastern Mediterranean.

Source: BFMTV

NEW: UAE announces closure of its embassy in Tehran and withdrawal of its ambassador from Iran.

U.S. and Israeli forces struck Gandhi Hospital in Tehran.