[U.S. officials claim U.S. and Israel launched an attack during a meeting between Khamenei and his senior aides; protests erupt in New York] BlockBeats news, March 1, according to CCTV News, two U.S. sources and one U.S. official familiar with the matter revealed that Israel and the United States chose to launch an attack on Iran on Saturday, coinciding with a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei and his senior aides. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard vowed to impose 'severe' and 'decisive' punishment on the U.S. and Israel over Khamenei's assassination. Currently, citizens are holding rallies and protests in New York, opposing the U.S. and Israel's military strikes on Iran.