Amid Israel's unrelenting attacks on Iran to stop it from going further with its nuclear plans, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once backed by a close-knit web of trusted commanders and strategists, now finds himself increasingly isolated after a string of targeted Israeli airstrikes that have decimated his inner circle.

Israel and Iran continued to launch several missiles at each other for the seventh consecutive day. In a live address, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared that the nation remains united and will not bow to external pressure.