An explosion was caught on film in Tehran on Friday morning following an Israeli airstrike. via ISNA
On Friday morning Israeli military forces attacked several locations in Iran including residential areas in the capital, Tehran. Several explosions were heard across the country.
At the same time, images of several locations in Tehran being targeted were posted on social media. Currently, no official has commented on the possible cause or dimensions of these incidents. At the same time, the Israeli Minister of War issued a decree declaring a special state of emergency on Friday morning.
The international news reported Thursday that numerous countries recalled their officials from many embassies in the Middle East prior to the anticipated Israeli strikes.
Ayatollah Khamenei from Iran. Farsi photo
Iranian Supremen Leader Ayatollah Khamenei released a statement following the massive destruction of the Israeli military strikes on the country.
Ayatollah Khamenei:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful To the great Iranian nation! Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn with its satanic, bloodstained hands. It has revealed its malicious nature even more than before by targeting residential areas.
The powerful hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not abandon it, God willing.
Several commanders and scientists were martyred in the enemy attacks. Their successors and colleagues will immediately resume their duties, God willing.
The Zionist regime prepared a bitter and painful fate for itself with this crime and it will definitely receive it.
That [Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment .By God’s grace, the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces won’t let them go unpunished.
In the enemy’s attacks, several commanders and scientists have been martyred. God willing, their successors and colleagues will carry on with their duties without delay.
With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see.
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement on Friday following the Israeli attack.
Via ISNA.
They blamed the United States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Responding to the Zionist regime’s military aggression is Iran’s legal and legitimate right.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that “responding to the Zionist regime’s aggression is Iran’s legal and legitimate right in accordance with the United Nations Charter,” and announced: “These aggressive actions could not have been carried out without the coordination and authorization of the United States. Accordingly, the US government, as the main supporter of this regime, will also be responsible for the dangerous effects and consequences of the Zionist regime’s adventurism.”…
…According to ISNA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued the
The Zionist regime’s aggressive actions against Iran could not have been carried out without the coordination and permission of the United States. Accordingly, the US government, as the main supporter of this regime, will also be responsible for the dangerous effects and consequences of the Zionist regime’s adventurism.
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