{"id":497306,"date":"2026-03-01T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/497306\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T10:22:12","slug":"developing-iran-strikes-day-2-trump-threatens-more-hits-khamenei-dead-and-israel-mounts-new-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/497306\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing | Iran strikes day 2: Trump threatens more hits, Khamenei dead and Israel mounts new attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/donald-trump?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US President Donald Trump<\/a> said called <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/ali-khamenei?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Khamenei<\/a> \u201cone of the most evil people in history\u201d and said the strikes delivered justice for Iranians, Americans and others \u201ckilled or mutilated\u201d by him.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As the US and Israeli attacks on Iran entered a second day, Tehran declared a seven-day public holiday and 40 days of public mourning for Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also targeted Israel and the US bases in the Middle East with what it called \u201cthe most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Trump threatened more and harder military strikes and the Israeli military began a new round of against key sites in the heart of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Dubbed \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d, the US and Israeli air strikes against Iran began on Saturday as a \u201cnoble mission\u201d to eliminate imminent nuclear threats, according to Trump.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-16lwkd e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772360532_542_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">01:10<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">While thousands mourn the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme leader, others in the country celebrate<\/p>\n<p>While thousands mourn the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme leader, others in the country celebrate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US President Donald Trump said called Khamenei \u201cone of the most evil people in history\u201d and said 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