Since the beginning of October, Iran had made it clear that it would respond to a possible attack or act of retaliation by Israel. Will he now carry out his threat?
Iran accuses Israel of “new escalation” in the Middle East after a barrage of attacks against military targets early Saturday. Iran’s state media confirmed, but rather played down, the news of the Israeli strikes, airing related air defense announcements. At noon on Saturday, the Tasnim news agency reported that two soldiers were killed by Israeli attacks. However, shortly before Iran’s state television reported that the attacks caused only “limited damage”.
“This morning, in an act of escalation, the rogue regime attacked military installations in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam. Although the country’s air defense system successfully countered this offensive action, limited damage was caused. The purpose of the attack is being investigated,” the statement broadcast by state television said.
“Self-defense” of Iran?
For Israel, the purpose of the attack is of course clear: it is a legitimate retaliation for the massive missile attack launched from Iranian territory on October 1, an act of retaliation that the Israeli government had warned about from the very beginning. But already that day, Tehran had warned Israel that if it attacked, there would be a follow-up. What will Iran do now? The first indications are that it will indeed continue.
During the night and a few hours after the first attacks, a government official in Tehran declared to the Tasnim news agency that “Israel should expect an appropriate response for what it has done”. Shortly afterwards, the Foreign Ministry issued a statement, warning that Iran “has the right and the obligation to respond” and even characterizing the future response as an act of “self-defense”, as it is enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
“Yeah, we’re kind of worried”
In Tehran’s central Azadi square, passers-by speak to Agence France-Presse. “Yeah, we’re kind of worried,” says one of them. “We didn’t expect a direct hit. I was working the night shift and suddenly I heard a bang, like cannon fire. That noise was terrible.” “War is scary,” says a young woman. “Everyone is worried about what might happen in a war, but I personally do not believe that there will actually be a war in Iran.”
However, since Saturday morning everyone is trying to give an image of normality and “normality”. At 7:30 Central European time, Iran announced that it is opening its airspace again. However, some airlines have decided to modify their flight schedules, at least for today. FlyDubai has decided to cancel flights to Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Israel. But Egyptair also announced that flights from Cairo to Baghdad, Erbil and Amman, Jordan, are being canceled “due to developments in the region”.
dpa, AFP, Reuters
Source :Skai
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