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Iran’s president has vowed to wholly destruct Israel, should it proceed pinch moreover nan "tiniest invasion" of its country.
President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday astatine an yearly service parade warning Israel of a "massive and harsh" response, arsenic nan state braces for imaginable Israeli retaliation aft Iran’s rocket and drone onslaught complete nan weekend.
Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones astatine Israel connected Saturday successful consequence to an evident onslaught connected Iran’s embassy compound successful Syria connected April 1 that killed 12 people, including 2 Iranian generals. Iran blames Israel for nan attack, though Israel has not claimed immoderate involvement.
Raisi said Saturday’s onslaught was a constricted one, and that if Iran was provoked to transportation retired a bigger attack, "nothing would stay from nan Zionist regime," nan charismatic IRNA news agency reported.
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi attended an yearly subject parade alongside high-ranking officials successful Tehran connected April 17, 2024. (ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Raisi’s remarks came during a subject parade that was relocated to a barracks northbound of nan capital, Tehran, from its accustomed venue connected a road successful nan city’s confederate outskirts. Iranian authorities gave nary mentation for nan relocation.
Uniquely, authorities TV did not broadcast it live, arsenic it had successful erstwhile years.
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On Saturday, Israel, pinch thief from nan U.S., nan United Kingdom, neighboring Jordan and different nations, successfully intercepted astir each missile and drone that Iran launched. Israel boasted of a 99% occurrence rate, done nan usage of its Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems.
Raisi said Saturday’s onslaught connected Israel was a constricted 1 and that Iran could take to transportation retired a bigger attack. (ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel has vowed to respond, however, without providing further specifications connected really aliases when.
The Jewish country’s subject assembly met connected Tuesday to determine connected early action while its friends person urged each sides to debar further escalation.
Iran has urged Israel not to retaliate militarily aft its ain unprecedented rocket and drone onslaught complete nan weekend, which Tehran presented arsenic a justified retaliation for a deadly onslaught connected its consulate building successful Damascus. (ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel and Iran person waged a protector warfare for decades, pinch nan warfare coming to a caput complete nan past fewer months arsenic Iran has supported Hamas, which carried retired nan deadliest panic onslaught successful Israel’s history connected Oct. 7.
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Saturday’s onslaught was nan first nonstop Iranian subject onslaught connected Israel.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
