Thank you for joining us for this special edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's special edition Daily article written by Dr. Jim Denison,

cultural theologian.

According to Israeli intelligence, Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader has been found dead

after the U.S. and Israel carried

out air strikes early this morning on Tehran. The Ayatollah's body has reportedly been pulled from

the rubble left by the strikes. This is the latest news on what may be, quote, the most important

day of the 21st century so far. Early this morning, U.S. and Israeli

forces launched Operation Epic Fury. In a video statement posted Saturday at 2.30 a.m. Eastern

time, President Trump stated, a short time ago, the United States military began major combat

operations in Iran.

Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.

After describing the regime's terrorist actions against America and the West since it took power 47 years ago,

the president stated that the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests.

He said this operation would, quote, destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground,

annihilate their navy, ensure their proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world,

and ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.

He called upon Iran's armed forces and police to lay down their weapons and have immunity or, quote,

face certain death. And he told the, quote, great and proud people of Iran that the hour

of your freedom is at hand. He asked them to stay in their homes during the operation and then,

when we are finished, take over your government, it will be yours to take.

This will be probably your only chance for generations.

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