This week on Sources and Methods, President Trump on the brink of striking Iran,
what would that look like and what could go wrong?
One retired general told me the Iranians have more missiles than we have interceptors.
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The United States and Israel have carried out airstrikes against Iran.
In a video posted on social media, President Trump said U.S.
forces had begun what he described as major combat operations inside the country.
Trump said the objective is to defend the American people by eliminating what he calls imminent threats from the Iranian regime.
Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq.
The regime's proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces.
stationed in the Middle East in recent years.
A person briefed on the operation tells NPR that Israel targeted Iran's supreme leader and president trying to assassinate them.
Israel has declared a special state of emergency, saying retaliatory attacks are expected.
Sirens sounded across the region today as defense forces warned Israeli civilians to prepare for the possibility of incoming missile fire.
Iran's foreign ministry calls the airstrikes by the U.S.
and Israel a gross violation of Iran's national sovereignty.
NPR's Jackie Northam reports Tehran says it will respond decisively.
In a statement, Iran's foreign ministry says U.S.