Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announces that it has begun “the first wave of extensive missile and drone attacks” against Israel as huge explosion heard in Israeli capital sending the citizens to shelter with fear and panic on their faces.
In a statement, it says the attacks come “in response to the hostile and criminal enemy’s aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.” In the past hour, several ballistic missiles have been launched from Iran at Israel, with no immediate reports of injuries.
All US, Israel assets in region a ‘legitimate target’, says senior Iranian official
A senior Iranian official has told Al Jazeera that they are telling Israel to “prepare for what is coming, and our response will be public, and there are no red lines”.
“All American and Israeli assets and interests in the Middle East have become a legitimate target. There are no red lines after this aggression, and everything is possible, including scenarios that were not previously considered,” the official said.
“The United States and Israel have started an aggression and a war that will have wide and long-lasting repercussions. We were not surprised by the joint American-Israeli aggression and we have a complex response with no time limit,” the official stated, adding that any calls for Iran to show restraint or surrender are “unacceptable and mere wishful thinking”.
Iran’s IRGC has confirmed that it has launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks.
“In response to the aggression of the hostile and criminal enemy against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the first wave of extensive missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the occupied territories has begun.”
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