Israel: ‘Further strikes if necessary’
Iran: ‘Limited damage from air strikes’
Countries around the world also expressed their positions
Saudi Arabia threatens Iran’s sovereignty
UK: Israel’s right to self-defense
Israel issued a statement regarding its airstrikes on Tehran, Iran, and elsewhere on the 26th (local time), saying, “The goal was achieved.” On the other hand, Iran, which was attacked by a foreign air force for the first time since the Iraq War in the 1980s, refuted that “its air defense network succeeded in blocking the air strike.”
Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military’s chief spokesman, said in a statement that day, “Our aircraft have just returned safely after bombing Iranian military targets,” adding, “This was a response to Iran’s attacks on Israel in recent months,” adding that the airstrikes were justified. They defended that it was theirs.
The airstrike was carried out 25 days after Iran fired 200 missiles on the 1st of this month, saying it would retaliate for the killings of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, and Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese armed political faction Hezbollah.
Chief Spokesperson Higari explained that the site where the airstrike was carried out this time was a missile manufacturing facility that Iran has been using to attack Israel over the past year. He also said that he also targeted surface-to-air missiles and air capabilities deployed in Iran, adding, “Israel now enjoys broader freedom of air operations in Iran.”
He warned, “Israel is focused on its war goals in Gaza and Lebanon, and it is Iran that is pushing for a wide-scale escalation of war in the region (Middle East),” and added, “We can select and strike additional targets if necessary.”
Axios, an American media outlet, reported that Israel had informed Iran in advance of the target location through several third parties, including Dutch Foreign Minister Kaspar Feldkamp, prior to the attack. Additionally, the Israeli side said that Iran would retaliate with this airstrike and launch a more serious attack if its civilians were killed.
Projectiles flying over Tehran, Iran, are being intercepted in the early morning of the 26th (local time). [출처=연합뉴스]
On the other hand, the Iranian military claimed that only its air defense successfully blocked the Israeli airstrike. According to local media, including Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, the Iranian Air Force Air Defense Command said, “The air defense system successfully blocked and responded to the attack,” and that damage from the Israeli bombing was limited.
Regarding Israel, which carried out the airstrike, he criticized, “Despite Iran’s warning to refrain from adventurous actions, the criminal and illegal Zionist regime (Israel) attacked some military bases in Tehran, Khuzestan, and Ilam regions.”
Countries around the world are expressing their positions for and against Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran.
The government of Saudi Arabia, a leading power in the Middle East, said in a statement issued through the state-run news agency SPA, “We condemn and criticize the act of targeting Iran militarily as a violation of Iran’s sovereignty and international law,” and urged all parties to exercise maximum patience. requested it.
However, in this statement, it did not directly point to Israel as the subject of the attack or use the expressions ‘attack and bombing’, but only mentioned ‘the act of targeting Iran as a military target’ as a subject of condemnation.
Britain defended Israel, saying it was an exercise of its right to self-defense. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a video message while attending the Commonwealth Summit (CHOGM) held in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa that day, “I make it clear that Israel has the right to self-defense against attacks by Iran,” and “Iran must not respond to attacks by Israel.” “It will happen,” he claimed.
The United States stated in a statement the day before by White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Sean Sabet that Israel’s retaliatory attack on Iran was proportional to Iran’s previous attack, and that the United States had no involvement in the retaliatory attack.
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