In response to the attacks on nuclear areas and Trump’s threats, Ayatollah Khamenei promised that there will be no mercy with the ‘terrorist Zionist regime’ and prepares ‘a strong response’
bombarded this Wednesday (18) uranium centrifugal production centers in the whose supreme leader Ali Khamenei responded with a challenging tone to the statement of US President Donald Trump that he wants an “unconditional surrender.” “We have to give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will not have mercy with the Zionists,” wrote Ayatollah Khamenei on his social network account. Trump also warned that his country could kill Khamenei, feeding speculation about Washington’s direct involvement in the conflict started by Israel last week.
“We know exactly where the so-called ‘supreme leader’ is hidden. It’s an easy target, but it’s sure there. We won’t get it out (kill him!), At least for now,” Trump wrote on his social network. The war began last Friday, when Israel bombed the Iranian territory, an offensive that justified the need to prevent Iran from developing the atomic bomb, a goal repeatedly denied by Tehran.
The offensive paralyzed the negotiations that were underway between Tehran and Washington to limit the nuclear program of the Islamic country in exchange for the withdrawal of economic sanctions. The United States government guarantees that it has not been involved in the initial attack and privileges a diplomatic solution with Iran, although Trump’s latest most hostile statements could indicate a change in posture.
Hypersonic missiles
The Iranian Army issued an impending “punitive” attacks on Israel and called for evacuation of the large cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. Shortly thereafter, the revolutionary guard, the Iranian ideological army, announced on state television a bombing against Israeli territory with the use of Fattah-1 hypersonic ballistic missiles. The Israeli Armed Forces temporarily activated the air sirens after the detection of 10 Ballistic missiles launched by Iran, which were mostly intercepted, a military authority said.
Israeli defense systems also overthrew two drones in the Dead Sea region in the early hours of Wednesday. The Israeli army reported on Wednesday that one of his drones was overthrown by a land-loving missile while operating in Iran. He also announced an attack with “more than 50 planes” against a Uranium Centrifugal production center in Tehran and several weapons manufacturing units, including land-out missile component production facilities.
The Iranian news agency Mehr published in the early hours of Wednesday a video showing explosions in the capital sky. It has so far released a balance of victims or material damage of the sixth night of confrontation.
Unconditional surrender
The direct conflict between Iran and Israel, who had been a hidden war for decades, led Trump to prematurely abandon the G7 summit and gather its security council on Tuesday. In a message on the Truth Social Network, the Republican said his country completely controls Iranian airspace and demanded Tehran’s “unconditional surrender”.
Although Israeli attacks have weakened the Military Command and the Tehran Nuclear Program, only the United States has a weaponry capable of destroying the Iranian nuclear facilities located in a great depth, the GBU-57 pump. To date, Washington has reinforced his “defense device” in the Middle East and sent Nimitz aircraft carrier to the region. It is also preparing a “special force” to help your citizens in the area. On Tuesday, the US government announced the closure of its embassy in Jerusalem until Friday for safety reasons and asked employees and their families to seek shelter.
Return
Israel, the United States and its Western Allies suspect that the Iran’s nuclear program, with only a civil goal, according to Tehran, aims to develop the atomic bomb. Since the beginning of the attacks on Friday, Israel has reached hundreds of military and nuclear facilities and killed several army commanders and Iran scientists. The Israeli army said on Tuesday that he killed Shadmani, presented as the chief of staff in war times and the largest military commander, near the country’s supreme leader.
The exchange of bombing caused civilian deaths on both sides: 224 in Iran, according to the most recent official balance, released on Sunday, and 24 in Israel, according to the country’s government. On Tuesday, long lines were recorded at gas stations and bakeries in Tehran. Residents desperately seek fuel and food in the few establishments that remain open.
Israel announced the return to the country on Wednesday of a first group of citizens who were blocked abroad by closing airspace at the beginning of the war with Iran. The Ministry of Transport reported that between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis were retained abroad and will be repatriated in the coming days.
*With information from AFP
