Iran’s Air Defense Base said the country’s air defenses have successfully confronted Israeli acts of aggression.
The Air Defense Base issued a statement on Saturday, saying that the criminal, illegitimate and fake regime of Israel in a move to escalate tensions launched attacks on some military sites in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam in the early hours of today.
Iran’s air defenses intercepted and successfully confronted the acts of aggression, it said, adding that some limited damage was caused in some areas, the dimensions of which are being investigated.
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Iran is ready to retaliate against Israeli aggression as announced earlier, an informed source told Tansim.
ReplyDeleteThe source said Iran reserves its right to respond to any act of aggression.
There is no doubt that Israel will receive the appropriate response to any move (against Iran), the source added.
Early Saturday morning, people reported hearing several explosions in the Iranian capital.
The blasts were heard west of Tehran, some people said.
The sounds of explosions were related to the engagement of Iranian Army air defenses with Israeli military actions in three locations around Tehran.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will respond if Iran begins a new round of escalation," IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
ReplyDelete"If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation - we will be obligated to respond," the statement reads.
The Israeli military has carried out three waves of strikes on targets in Iran, Barak Ravid, political reporter for the Axios media outlet, said, citing sources.
ReplyDelete"US and Israeli officials said that three waves of strikes took place. The first wave focused on the Iranian air defense system and the second and third waves focused on missile and drone bases and production sites," he wrote on the X social media platform.
The Israeli army said earlier that it was conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran "in response to months of continuous attacks.".
People reported hearing several explosions in the Iranian capital early Saturday morning.
ReplyDeleteThe explosions were heard west of Tehran, some people said.
But there were no reports of hearing the sound of warplanes or missiles. There were also no reports of fire or smoke being seen in the city.
According to some sources, the air defenses have fired missiles, but the situation in the capital is normal, including at Imam Khomeini (RA) and Mehrabad airports.
The Israeli army is keeping an eye out for potential retaliatory strikes by Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, the Jerusalem Post reported.
ReplyDelete"The Israel Defense Forces now closely monitors potential responses from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon, preparing for a spectrum of possible retaliatory actions," the report reads.
The Israeli army said earlier that it was conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran "in response to months of continuous attacks.".
The Iranian media confirmed that Israel had targeted the west of Tehran, but has so far played down the impact. In all, Israel says it carried out three waves of strikes.
ReplyDeleteIn Syria, the state news agency said there'd also been widespread strikes by Israel - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has long relied on Iranian military support to stay in power.
The Pentagon moved quickly to say that it had been informed beforehand by Israel and that there was no US involvement in the operation. A US official has said the targets did not include energy infrastructure or nuclear facilities - targets the Biden administration had urged Israel not to attack.
The US has urged Iran not to retaliate against the latest Israeli strikes against it.
ReplyDelete"If Iran chooses to respond once again, we will be ready, and there will be consequences for Iran once again," a statement by senior administration officials said.
It added that the US did not want to see this happen.
Iran's air defence forces said in a statement that bases in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces were attacked.
ReplyDeleteThey said the attacks had been successfully countered but that there was "limited damage" in some locations.
Israel warned Iran of an imminent attack on Friday via third countries ahead of time, demanding not to retaliate, Axios reported, citing sources.
ReplyDeleteIran has informed Israel via third countries that it will not retaliate in response to its strike, Sky News Arabia said, citing anonymous sources.
ReplyDeleteIran has said it is "entitled and obliged to defend itself" after Israel launched retaliatory air strikes against the country overnight.
ReplyDeleteIn a statement, the Iranian foreign ministry condemns Israel's attack and describes it as a "clear violation" of international law.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers itself entitled and obliged to defend itself against foreign acts of aggression," it says, citing Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
The Iranian army says two of its soldiers have been killed in Israeli air strikes overnight, Iranian state media reports.
ReplyDeleteIsrael used an Iraqi area controlled by US troops for its latest attack on Iran, the General Staff of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces said in a statement.
ReplyDeleteThe number of Iranian servicemen killed in the latest Israeli attack has risen to four, IRNA news agency reported.
ReplyDeleteAccording to it, two Iranian servicemen who were wounded in the attack died on Saturday evening.
There's been much debate throughout the day as to how Iran will respond after the country said it is "entitled and obliged to defend itself against foreign acts of aggression".
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