In response to last Saturday's attack, Israel is ready to retaliate as Iran threatens to use "weapons never used before". Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani warned that the Iranian response to a possible Israeli attack will not be calculable in hours or days, it will be given in a few seconds
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Tehran amplifies its threats in anticipation of the Israeli state's counteroffensive, unless the United States and the international community manage to make Netanyahu desist. “The Zionists would do well to act rationally, because if they were to take military action against Tehran we are ready to use weapons never used before", he has declared Abolfazl Amouei, spokesperson for the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament. “Iran's attack to punish the aggressor Israel was successful and we now firmly announce that any retaliatory move against Iran will receive a horrific, widespread and painful response.", reiterated the Iranian president Ebrahim raisi. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister, whose position on the response to Tehran is dramatically known, counterattacked by saying: “there is Iran behind Hamas, behind Hezbollah, behind the others, but we are determined to win in Gaza and to defend ourselves in all other arenas".
Yesterday the Iranian president spoke with the Emir of Qatar on the phone. The IDF chief said late in the evening: “Israel will respond”. The United States Secretary of Defense Austin communicated to the media that his Israeli counterpart Gallant, he is interested in regional stability.
In the international community's efforts to reassure Israel, the United States' announcement of new sanctions against the ayatollah regime should be noted, something the Jewish state has repeatedly, albeit unsuccessfully, lobbied for in past years. The goal is to put every possible initiative on the table to prevent Israeli retaliation from leading to one escalation of the conflict. “I expect that in the coming days we will take further measures in terms of sanctions against Iran“, announced the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen during a press conference on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meetings. However, Israel, for now, stands its ground: “there will be a response, and it will be calibrated at the right time and place, because Iran cannot get away with it. We cannot remain still in the face of this type of aggression, Tehran will not emerge unscathed“, confirmed the military spokesperson Daniel Hagari.
Meanwhile, the Israeli war cabinet met again to assess the situation. Benny Gantz, cabinet member, while convinced of the need to respond to Iran, reiterated that the reaction must not ignore "preventive coordination with the United States", which played a significant role in the protective umbrella against last Saturday's attack neutralizing 99% of the drones and missiles launched by Iran. Israel's wartime governance structure – made up of five ministers, including Benyamin Netanyahu – is therefore evaluating various options: direct response on Iranian soil, attacks on Shiite allies in the region, with Hezbollah at the forefront, or targeted actions against the leaders of the Pasdaran at home and abroad. There is also the need not to endanger the Arab countries of the region. Reassurances were given to Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf states. It is no coincidence that the Foreign Minister of Amman Ayman Safadi He warned that Jordan will not accept making the country a further war zone.
As the United States puts pressure on Israel, Vladimir Putin pressure on both sides. “The hope is that Iran and Israel will exercise restraint to avoid further escalation“, the Russian president said in a phone call with the leader Chairman. Erdogan, on the other hand, takes the opportunity to accuse once again Netanyahu as the main person responsible for Iran's attack on Israel and the fire raging in the Middle East.
Iranian weapons never used before
The Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani he warned that the Iranian response to a possible Israeli attack would not it will be calculable in hours or days, it will be given in a few seconds. Second Amirali Hajizadeh, head of the Pasdaran aerospace force, the secret weapon would have a range of 1400 kilometers, capable of easily penetrating the Israeli missile defense. The general Leonardo Tricarico in Il Messaggero he explains that the hypothetical weapon could be among those with hypersonic technology. To launch it, the general maintains, they would have to rely on Hezbollah to gain time and useful range. The reference could be the Russian hypersonic missile Khinzal, already successfully used by the Russians in the war against Ukraine.
Technology exchange with Russia. Moscow has received Shahed-class drones with which it systematically strikes Ukrainian territory. Tehran may have negotiated the delivery of Su-35 aircraft and Khinzal missiles in return. While the S-300s are already active for anti-aircraft defense, the objective is to also obtain the more performing S-400s, thus making its territory less penetrable to a possible Israeli attack.
The Iranian atomic bomb. According to an IAEA report from last February, the Iranian nuclear program currently has 121,5 kilograms of uranium 235, enriched to 60%, at its disposal. It cannot be ruled out that with Russian skills and technologies the same could have been increased to 90% (percentage useful for military use).
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