Iran President Pezeshkian was injured in Israeli strikes on Tehran in June: Report

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The bombs hit both access and entry points of Tehran’s secret underground facility where the country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian was addressing an emergency meeting. (File Photo)Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian was reportedly injured during one of the Israeli strikes on Tehran in June, Iran’s Fars news agency, which is considered close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported on Sunday.A BBC report quoting Fars news agency stated that at least six bombs targeted one of Iran’s secret underground facilities on June 16. The bombs hit both access and entry points of Tehran’s secret underground facility where the country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian was addressing an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council.After Tel Aviv’s bombs hit Tehran’s secret bunker, President Pezeshkian suffered injuries in his leg as he and others escaped the underground facility via an emergency shaft. Now, Iran is following the lead of infiltration by the Israeli agents.Israel is yet to comment on the report of the Iranian president getting injured in the attacks. While the Fars news agency report hasn’t been independently verified.Also Read | Iran’s president says Tehran open to dialogue with US, accuses Israel of assassination attemptVideos posted on social media regarding the 12-day Israel-Iran war showed Tel Aviv repeatedly striking against a mountain side in north-western Tehran. According to the Fars news agency report, it has now emerged that Israel was striking a secret underground facility in Tehran where top leaders of Iran were meeting at the time, including President Pezeshkian.Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, which was meeting at the underground facility attacked by Israel, is Tehran’s top decision making agency after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Pezeshkian last week accused Israel of trying to kill him, but Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz denied the allegations stating that “regime change” had not been a goal of the war. Israel eliminated top IRGC and army commanders since the hostilities began on June 12.Story continues below this adHowever, Israel officials had acknowledged that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was one of their targets during the brief war but the Israeli military lost track of him when he was moved to a secret location.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Iran WarIran-Israel War