Iran will respond with “firmness and effectiveness” to Israel after Saturday’s attacks on Iranian military facilities, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We use all available means to respond firmly and effectively to the aggression of the Zionist regime,” declared the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmail Baghaeiin his weekly press conference. “The nature of our response will depend on the nature of the attack”he stated.
On Saturday, Israel carried out aerial bombardments against Iranian military facilities in response to the Islamic Republic’s attack on Israel on October 1. Tehran presented its aggression as retaliation for the Israeli bombings against Lebanon that cost the lives of an Iranian general and the head of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallahat the end of September.
He also justified the operation as a response to the assassination on Iranian soil of the then leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyehcharged to Israel.
Iran vows ‘firm response’ to Israeli attack on military facilities
At least Four soldiers were killed by Israeli bombings, according to the army, and Iranian media indicated this Monday that the attack also killed a civilian.
“The martyr Allahverdi Rahimpour, a civilian killed near Tehran during the attack by the Zionist regime, was buried,” announced the Iranian press agencies Fars and Tasnim.
According to Tasnim, Rahimpour worked as a “guard” [de seguridad] for a company” and lived in the city of Nassimshahr, southwest of Tehran. Authorities did not report any civilian deaths in the bombings.
Israel wages war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both formations are backed by Iran and belong to what the Islamic Republic calls the “axis of resistance” to the Hebrew State.
Baghaei affirmed that Iran’s “objective” is to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon. The spokesperson urged United Nations Security Council, who will meet this Monday to discuss the situation in Middle Eastto adopt a “firm and decisive” stance regarding the attack. Iran requested that meeting on Sunday.
During the press conference, Baghaei He also criticized that Israel “abusively” invaded the airspace of Iraq when he attacked Iran.
“The Zionist regime does not respect any limits […] has repeatedly violated the airspace of many countries,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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