Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei made his first statement on the Israeli attack on Saturday. According to news agency AP, Khamenei said that Israel needs to understand the strength of Iran and its youth.
Khamenei said that Israel's attack should neither be exaggerated nor underestimated. It depends on the authorities how they convey the message of the Iranian people to Israel. Officials should take steps that are in the interest of the country.
On the other hand, Iranian officials have also said that they have the right to respond to an Israeli attack. However, the Iranian military has already said that a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon is more important than any counterattack.
Iran's Supreme Leader attended the funeral of security personnel killed in an Israeli attack on Sunday. Meanwhile, he met the family members of the deceased.
Family members of the deceased and ordinary citizens also joined the funeral.
Children saluted those killed.
Iranian women also arrived to bid farewell to the dead.
Israel attacked Iran with 100 fighter jets According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel used more than 100 fighter jets to attack Iran. F-35s were also used in the attack. Israel launches initial strike on radar targets in Syria. This was followed by attacks on air defense systems and radars in Iran.
Israel responded to Iran's attack in the early hours of Saturday after 25 days. According to the New York Times, 20 targets were attacked in 3 hours. These include missile factories and military bases.
There was also an attack near Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. The attacks started at 2:15 am local time and continued till 5 am.
At least two Iranian soldiers were killed in the Israeli strike, according to Iran's state-run Tasnim news agency.
America said- Iran should not respond to Israeli attack America has appealed to Iran not to respond to Israel's attack. According to the BBC, the American official said in a statement that if Iran decides to attack again, we are ready for it. Iran will once again have to face the consequences and America does not want to see that.
The statement further said that Israel and Iran must stop attacking each other now. America is ready to try a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. Along with this, he also wants the return of the hostages from Israel.
Iran attacked with 180 missiles Iran attacked Israel with 180 missiles on October 1. The Iranian attacks, which started at 10 pm, lasted for about 30 minutes. After the attack, Iran said that this is the first revenge for Nasrallah's martyrdom. This is just the beginning.
In fact, on September 27, Israel attacked Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut. In which Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed.
After the attack, Israel Defense Force spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that Israel will have to bear the consequences of the attack. Iran had previously attacked Israel in April. Meanwhile, hundreds of missiles and drones were launched from Iran.
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