Chronicle of an announced response. On the night of Friday, October 25 to Saturday, October 26, Israel launched retaliatory attacks for the missile attack carried out by Iran on October 1 on its territory, explaining that it had attacked “precisely” military targets in the territory of its sworn enemy.
• What do the Jewish State’s reprisals consist of?
Through several press releases, the Israeli military indicated that it had carried out “precise and targeted” attacks against missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile batteries and other aerial systems.
Iran has confirmed an Israeli attack on military sites in the capital, Tehran, and two other provinces bordering Iraq. The first detonations occurred around 2:15 a.m. local time or 12:45 a.m. Paris time, mainly west of Tehran, according to the official Irna news agency.
After a series of six explosions reported overnight on state television, AFP journalists heard and saw continuous explosions accompanied by light trails from central Tehran.
The first six explosions are “related to the activation of the air defense system against the Zionist regime’s operation that attacked three locations on the outskirts of Tehran,” state television said, referring to Israel as an Islamic Republic that it does not recognize.
• What are the consequences of this response?
As Iranian authorities announced, last night’s Israeli strikes caused only “limited damage.” “No fire or explosion was reported” at Tehran’s main refinery, local news agency Tasnim said.
In a statement, the Israeli army spokesman explained that these strikes gave Israel “greater freedom of action” in Iranian airspace.
At the same time, before returning to normal on Saturday morning, Iranian civil aviation announced the suspension of all flights in its area until further notice. Neighboring Iraq has also suspended all air traffic.
• Why do these retaliations occur?
The Israeli strikes were carried out in retaliation for two Iranian attacks. During the last and most important, on October 1, Iran fired about 200 missiles at Israel, including for the first time hypersonic-type projectiles.
During the last and most important, on October 1, Iran fired about 200 missiles at Israel, including for the first time hypersonic-type projectiles.
Tehran had presented this offensive as revenge after the Israeli attacks in Lebanon that killed an Iranian general and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the end of September, leader of this pro-Iranian Islamist movement for more than 30 years. Israel faces in Lebanon. .
Iranian officials had also called for a response to the assassination on their territory, attributed to Israel, of Ismaïl Haniyeh, then the leader of Hamas. This Islamist movement launched an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023, triggering a war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had promised a “deadly, precise and surprising” response to the Iranian attack on October 1.
• What are the reactions to this attack?
In early October, US President Joe Biden called on his ally to spare Iranian oil fields, while Republican candidate Donald Trump suggested attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities. Tehran, for its part, warned against any attack on its “infrastructure.”
“We understand that Israel’s targeted strikes against military targets in Iran constitute self-defense maneuvers and come in response to the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1,” Sean Savett said in a National Security Council statement on Saturday. the American executive branch.
“We urge Iran to stop its attacks on Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation,” he said later.
Israel had previously informed the United States of these attacks on Iran, but was not involved in the operation, a US defense official said.
A few days earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was “very important that Israel responds in a way that does not lead to further escalation.”
“We will attack you again” in the event of an attack, warned General Hossein Salami, leader of the Revolutionary Guard, the powerful ideological army responsible for defending the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In a press release published mid-morning, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said it had “taken note of Israel’s announcement of attacks against military targets in Iran tonight, in response to the aggression of October 1 “.
“France urges the parties to refrain from any escalation and any action that could aggravate the context of extreme tension prevailing in the region,” the Quai d’Orsay press service also writes.
Source: BFM TV
