Israel “responds” to Iran with a “targeted” attack

John

By John

A night of fire in Iran with Israel completing its announced “revenge” against Tehran after the attack on October 1st with three consecutive “precise and targeted” raids on military targets. A response agreed with the USA, warned in advance, who had recommended in recent days to Israel not to strike nuclear sites, but which nevertheless takes place in a context of regional tensions exacerbated a year ago by the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, and by its extension into neighboring Lebanon, where the Israeli army faces Hezbollah.

Tehran launched about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1, including several hypersonic missiles for the first time. And Israel promised to make Iran pay for this attack. The raids took place during the night, around 2.15am local time (12.45am in Italy), mainly west of Tehran, according to the official IRNA news agency. The military planes “hit the production sites of the missiles that Iran has been launching against the State of Israel for a year. These missiles pose a direct and immediate threat to the citizens of Israel,” the Israeli military said in a statement. The strikes also targeted “surface-to-air missile batteries and other aerial systems that were intended to limit Israel’s freedom to operate in Iran.”the IDF explained, specifying that these raids had ended. “Our message is clear: all those who threaten the State of Israel and attempt to tip the region into broader escalation will pay a high price,” said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an army spokesman. Israel “attacked military centers in Tehran, Khuzestan (southwest) and Ilam (west) provinces” on the border with Iraq “as part of a tension-generating operation,” they said in a statement. announced the Iranian air defense forces, specifying that the attack caused “limited damage in some places”. Iranian state television reported “six strong detonations” around the Iranian capital, “linked to the activation of the air defense system.” Iran then closed the airspace and interrupted flights, which resumed once the raid was over, around 6 am (Italian time). “No fire or explosion” was reported at Tehran’s main refinery, local news agency Tasnim said.

In Washington, the White House described these attacks as “self-defense maneuvers” and called on Tehran to “cease its attacks against Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation.”. Biden and Harris had been informed of the attack but the presidential offices were keen to clarify that there was “no involvement” of the US in the attacks. But fears of a further increase in tension in the area remain: in recent weeks, Iran has played on both tension and relaxation, in the face of threats of Israeli retaliation for its missile launches. “We will hit you again painfully” in the event of an attack, warned General Hossein Salami, leader of the Revolutionary Guards, the powerful ideological army charged with defending the regime of the Islamic Republic.

“We don’t want war, we want peace”, Foreign Minister Araghchi insisted several times, assuring however that Iran is “totally ready to face a war situation”. In April, Tehran had already launched missiles and drones against Israel, during an unprecedented operation after a deadly attack on its consulate in Syria, blamed on the Israeli army. Detonations were subsequently reported in central Iran, with senior American officials speaking in the media of an Israeli response. Israel, for its part, has never claimed responsibility for an attack. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia was the first to comment on Israel’s raids, condemning them and speaking of a violation of sovereignty and international law. The Kingdom urged all parties to exercise “maximum restraint” and called on the international community to take action to reduce tensions and end the regional conflict.