She had previously said she had killed the commander of the Basij forces, Brigadier General Gholamresa Soleimani. Under his leadership, they were responsible for the bloody suppression of protests in Iran in January. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirmed Soleimani’s death and vowed blood revenge.
US forces say they are attacking positions along the Iranian coast
near the Strait of Hormuz. The US military said Iranian anti-ship missiles stationed there posed a threat to international shipping.
Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) considers regime change in Iran to be “not realistic”. According to the “Tagesspiegel”, he said this on Tuesday evening at a conference in Berlin. “I don’t think that’s happening.”
Wadephul referred to his recent discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the “Europe 2026” conference organized by the newspapers “Die Zeit”, “Handelsblatt”, “Tagesspiegel” and “Wirtschaftswoche”. He told him that the aim of the attacks was to destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile programs in order to eliminate the threat they posed to Israel.
“There will be no military solution in Iran,” Wadephul said. “And achieving a controlled regime change is, in my view, a hypothetical idea.”
According to US government officials, the US aircraft carrier “Gerald R. Ford”, which was used in the war against Iran, has to call at a port after a fire on board. The ship is currently in the Red Sea and will probably temporarily head to Souda Bay on Crete, say two people familiar with the matter. According to one of the insiders, almost 200 sailors were treated for smoke inhalation and one soldier was flown out. The fire broke out in the laundry. The warship has been in operation for nine months. On board the “Ford” are more than 5,000 sailors and over 75 military aircraft, including F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.
