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Appointing a new Secretary General could be dangerous if Israel assassinates him right after,
It shook Iran to the core. It shows how Iran is deeply infiltrated also: they not only killed Nasrallah, they killed Nilforoushan,
he said, who was a trusted military adviser to Khamenei The trust that held everything together has disappeared,
Basically, Iran lost the biggest investment it had for the past decades,
said Magnus Ranstorp, a Hezbollah expert at the Swedish Defense University, of the deep damage caused to Hezbollah that he said diminished Iran's capacity to strike at Israel's borders I again strongly condemn yesterday's massive missile attack by Iran on Israel,
Guterres told the council It was a calculated attack on a civilian population,
We should expect to strike government centres and possibly eliminate figures like Khamenei,
the officer said, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post Khamenei wants a conventional attack and is seeking backing for nuclear weapons. Israel must destroy Iran’s nuclear sites now,
Citizens of Israel, at the start of my remarks, I send condolences to the families of those who were murdered in the abhorrent terrorist attack in Jaffa and my best wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded. As in the missile attack, there was also a murderous guiding hand behind this terrorist attack — it came from Tehran,
he said through his official X account I anticipate that we may gradually witness a return to some form of stability in the region in the coming days.”
No, I do not confirm such a thing. But we had an exchange of messages through the Swiss embassy in Tehran, giving the necessary warnings to the US.”
Asked on Wednesday if Iran had given any direct warnings to the US about the attacks, he said Otherwise they will face Iran’s response and the region will enter into a great war,
Iran has an inherent right of self-defence against repeated Israeli armed attacks against Iranian territory and its citizens. Israel and its allies alone are responsible for all consequences of Israel’s persistent provocations and escalations,
We have the justification. We have the tools. Now that Hezbollah and Hamas are paralysed, Iran stands exposed,
We have a big question mark about how the Iranians are going to respond to an attack, but we take into consideration the possibility that they would go all in, which will be a whole different ball game,
an Israeli official told Axios The Iron Dome holds firm against Iran’s 200-missile blitz … now Israel vows vengeance”.
A dramatic front page of the Daily Mail says All around us, people are chatting in English and Danish, and though everyone looks very at ease, I’m fairly sure we’re not the only tourists here,
writes McGoldrick of the fællesspisning dinner Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches missile attack
says the Guardian’s splash headline this morning This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire,
Firing so many ballistic missiles in a few minutes also represents a serious effort to overwhelm or exhaust Israel’s air defences. Because they are sophisticated, the interceptor missiles are expensive – and their stocks uncertain,
The Guardian’s defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh has useful insight into Iran’s military strategy now ... he writes