“We will consider any European military action as an act of war that requires a response.” On the fourth day of the war, while the raids of the Israeli-American forces on Iran do not stop, Tehran directly threatens Europe: the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to The Times, makes it clear that the ayatollah regime will consider any military action implemented by the Europeans an “act of war”.
The conflict continues to widen
Meanwhile, Israeli and US warplanes have launched a new wave of attacks on the country. The Iranian Red Crescent said at least 787 people have been killed since the conflict began. A conflict that continues to expand: victims and destruction have been reported in at least nine countries in the area, the United Arab Emirates say they have been hit by a total of 186 missiles and 812 drones since the start of the war.
The US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit
The US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by an Iranian drone attack that caused a fire. Yesterday evening the State Department had urged all US citizens to leave most Middle Eastern countries due to the risks linked to the continuous escalations that have pushed the region into chaos. The 14 countries included in the warning are Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Another sign of the widening conflict was the shooting down by the Qatari Ministry of Defense of two Su-24 bombers coming from Iran. If confirmed, it would be the first time that in addition to missiles and drones, Iran has also sent warplanes to its Gulf neighbors.
Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon
The Lebanese front also remains very hot: the Israeli air force continues to bomb Beirut and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has approved a military ground incursion into the southern part of Lebanon. The IDF has issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in the south of the Cedar Country. In the morning the Israeli Air Force said it had attacked Tehran and Beirut simultaneously with “extensive attacks” against the Iranian regime and against Hezbollah positions, which responded by launching drones and rockets in northern Israel. A senior commander of the pro-Iranian Shiite militia was hit in the attack, the IDF said. Israeli air strikes have killed 52 people in Lebanon, leaving around 30,000 people displaced.
Trump: “They want to talk, but it’s late”
US President Donald Trump, who yesterday implied that the administration does not rule out a ground intervention and announced that the conflict could last a long time, returned to comment on the operation in Iran on his social media, Truth: «Their air defense, the Air Force, the Navy and the leadership are gone. They want to talk. I said ‘Too late!’” Trump wrote.