Meanwhile, Washington and Tel Aviv simultaneously called on the Iranian people to stand up to change the government, while Tehran declared it was preparing for a "crushing response".
On February 28, Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted sources close to the Presidential Palace as saying that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian "is still alive and in good health".
The information was briefly posted on the official Telegram channel of this company, amid many speculations about the situation of Iranian senior leaders after airstrikes.
Previously, Iranian state media also reported hearing many loud explosions in the Pasteur district of Tehran - a heavily guarded area, where the mansion and office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are located.
Fars News Agency reported that at least 7 missiles hit this area. There is currently no official information about specific damage or casualties.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump sent a video message directly to the Iranian people. He called on the Iranian people to "take control of their government", saying that this could be "the only opportunity in many generations".
For years, you have asked the United States for help but never received it. No president is willing to do what I am willing to do today" - Mr. Trump said, while emphasizing that the US is supporting the Iranian people with "overwhelming power and brutal force".
He concluded the message with a call: "This is the moment to act. Don't let it pass".
Sharing the same view, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also called for a regime change in Tehran in his first video statement since the US and Israel launched airstrikes.
Mr. Netanyahu called on "all Iranian classes" to "escape the yoke of authoritarianism and bring about a free, peaceful Iran". The Israeli Prime Minister said that a joint action between Washington and Tel Aviv would create conditions for the Iranian people to "grasp their own destiny".
In his speech, Netanyahu thanked President Donald Trump for his "historic leadership", while emphasizing "Tehran is not allowed to possess nuclear weapons that could threaten all humanity".
On Tehran's side, the semi-official Tasnim media - an agency linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - announced that Iran is preparing to respond. "Iran is preparing for revenge and a crushing reaction against the Jewish regime" - Tasnim reported.
This is the second time in less than a year that the US has attacked Iranian territory. The most recent time occurred in June 2025, when President Donald Trump ordered fighter jets to bomb 3 nuclear facilities inside Iran. At that time, he became the first US president in nearly half a century to confront the Islamic Republic, allowing direct attacks on Iranian territory.
Iran is currently said to be preparing response plans after coordinated airstrikes between the US and Israel. The risk of conflict spreading in the region is increasing rapidly, in the context that all three sides are sending unprecedentedly tough messages.
