“Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were among the targets of the attack,” Kan reported on its X account, citing an Israeli source.

A journalist on air also mentioned Ali Shamkhani, adviser to the supreme leader and former defence minister, while noting that he did not know whether the objectives of the strikes had been achieved.

“In our opening salvo, we went after targets that are high-profile, people involved in the plans to destroy Israel,” an Israeli security source told journalists, speaking on condition of anonymity.