In a stunning and deeply symbolic strike, Israeli missiles have hammered Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, setting ablaze a plane reportedly used by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and causing mᴀssive destruction on the tarmac.
Dramatic footage emerging from the Iranian capital shows a large pᴀssenger jet engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke rising high into the night sky. Iranian state media confirmed that several aircraft were hit during the Israeli raid, including one aircraft ᴀssociated with the Supreme Leader’s inner circle. Emergency crews are battling intense fires as secondary explosions continue to rock the airport.
The attack marks one of the most audacious Israeli operations deep inside Iran since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. Israeli officials have remained silent, but sources say the strike targeted IRGC logistical nodes and aircraft used for military transport at the airport.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime has reacted with fury, calling the strike “a declaration of total war against the Iranian people.” IRGC commanders have vowed “a response that will burn the Zionist enтιтy to the ground.”
This latest blow comes as the broader conflict continues to spiral. The United States has already spent more than $11 billion in munitions in just two weeks. Both the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln remain severely limited by repeated fires and Iranian missile damage. Critical radar systems across the Gulf have been destroyed, and interceptor stockpiles are running dangerously low.
As flames consume what Iranian media is calling “Khamenei’s plane” and panic spreads through Tehran, many are asking whether Israel has crossed a dangerous psychological threshold. The strike on the Supreme Leader’s ᴀssociated aircraft is not just tactical — it is a direct challenge to the heart of the Iranian regime.
The war that was meant to be quick and decisive has now reached the doorstep of Tehran’s power center. And the retaliation is expected to be fierce.
The fire in Tehran is still burning — and so is the danger of an all-out regional war.
