Iran: Israeli airstrikes targeting military installations cause “limited damage”
Iran: Israel claimed to have “completed” its assault and issued a warning against any reprisal, while Iran claims that Israeli airstrikes that targeted military locations did “limited damage.”
In response to what it said were months of strikes by “Iran and its proxies” in the area, the Israeli army attacked military installations in Iran about 2 a.m. on Saturday (22:30 GMT on Friday).
The Israeli military said that it had “completed” the attacks and “achieved its objectives” a few hours later.
According to a statement from Iran’s air defense command, facilities in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, and Tehran were struck, but the strikes were “successfully countered.”
It said that “the extent of the incident is currently under investigation, even though minor damages were caused in some areas.”
According to sources cited by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran has said that it is prepared to retaliate against any Israeli “aggression,” saying “there is no doubt that Israel will face a proportionate reaction for any action it takes.”
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While Israel struck many places around Iran, including the north, east, and south, the Iranian capital was the primary target of the attacks, according to Resul Serdar, a reporter for Al Jazeera based in Tehran.
“Iran’s air defense systems, missile bases, and drone facilities were the main targets of the attacks,” he said.
“At this point, Iranian officials are not claiming any casualties and claim that their multi-layered, integrated air defense system has operated successfully, characterizing the situation as a success.”
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said that flights have resumed their regular schedule across the nation.
There were no attacks on Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport or any other airports.
“The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7 … including direct attacks from Iranian soil,” Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari previously said in a prepared video message.
Israel “has the right and the duty to respond,” according to him.
After Iran launched a missile bombardment earlier in October that killed one person in the occupied West Bank and fired over 200 missiles toward Israel, Israel’s retaliation was widely anticipated.
Iran claimed that the bombing was reprisal for attacks in previous months that killed Iranian military personnel, Palestinian Hamas officials, and Lebanese Hezbollah commanders.
The US urges Iran to end the “cycle of fighting.”
In order to end the cycle of bloodshed, the United States encouraged Iran to cease targeting Israel in the wake of the Israeli assaults.
US National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett told reporters, “We urge Iran to cease its attacks on Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation.”
“In contrast to Iran’s attack against Israel, which targeted Israel’s most populous city, their response was an exercise in self-defense and specifically avoided populated areas and focused solely on military targets,” he said.
“It is our aim to accelerate diplomacy and de-escalate tensions in the Middle East region,” he added, emphasizing that the US was not involved in the operation.
After a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, tensions between Israel and Iran, longtime adversaries, have increased. Since then, Israel’s attack on Gaza has resulted in at least 42,847 fatalities and 100,544 injuries.
Israel’s escalating attack on Hezbollah since last month, which has included airstrikes on Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and a land operation, has increased concerns that Iran and the US may be dragged into a regional conflict.
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