Iran-Israel

The Republican-led US House has voted in favor of a series of bills aimed at squeezing Tehran financially in response to an unprecedented drone and missile attack launched by Iran against Israel over the weekend.

The head of Israel’s military has stated Tel Aviv would respond to Iran’s weekend drone and missile attack as several Western countries urged Israel to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

Israel has every right to retaliate after the Iranian drone and missile attacks over the weekend but would be better served by refraining from an escalation, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated.

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged international sanctions on Tehran to be strengthened following its missile and drone attacks on Israel over the weekend. France was among the few countries that blocked a UN Security Council statement to condemn the recent Israeli raid on Iran’s consulate that killed seven Iranian military advisors.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further strikes against Israel, and reaffirmed his country’s strong support for Tel Aviv amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated Tehran’s retaliatory operation against Israel was a “necessary and proportionate” action taken in defense of the country’s national security.

The Israeli military has presented a range of options to the government on how to respond to the recent Iranian missile and drone attacks, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Peter Lerner told journalists on Monday. Tehran has warned Tel Aviv against taking any retaliatory actions, urging Washington to try not to get involved in the conflict.

Israel is not seeking war after Iran's missile and drone attack and "balance is needed in this situation", Israeli President Isaac Herzog told CNN.

Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has warned the United States against initiating military action against the country in the aftermath of Tehran’s recent retaliatory military operation against the Israeli regime, Washington’s most treasured regional ally.

An Iranian newspaper has heaped praise on Iran’s armed forces for staging a massive operation on Sunday against Israel to retaliate an aggression against the Iranian diplomatic premises in Syria earlier this month, but at the same time has warned of vulnerabilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to postpone the ground invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, following an unprecedented retaliatory attack by Iran on Israrl, according to a report.

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have warned that the Iranian attack on Israel risks an “uncontrollable regional escalation". Tehran says it has exercised its inherent right of self-defense against the regime's acts of aggression.

Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, asserted in a gathering of foreign ambassadors in Tehran that Iran's military operations avoided targeting civilian or economic sites during Saturday night’s military action against the Israeli regime.

Tel Aviv's interception of dozens of Iranian missiles and drones overnight cost Israel up to 5 billion shekels  ($1.35 billion), Israeli media reported on Sunday.

The wave of missile and drone strikes launched from Iran towards Israel lasted approximately five hours, two US officials has said.

Iran’s president has warned any new ‘adventurism’ by Israel against Iranian interests will have more serious repercussions than the military strike on the occupied territories on Sunday.

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has warned that any Israeli assault against Tehran’s interests will be dealt with a “stronger” blow.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to convene after Israel requested the Council to hold an emergency meeting on Iran's military operation against the occupied territories.

Tehran says it has responded to “the aggressive act of the Zionist regime against the Iranian embassy in Damascus" and warned that it won't hesitate to take defensive measures against any act of aggression.

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has warned that the Israeli regime will get a tougher response if it reacts to the Iranian retaliatory operation on occupied territories on Sunday.

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Sunday that Iran does not intend to launch any new attacks against Israel following the massive drone and missiles strikes overnight on the Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for the occupying regime’s targeting of Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital earlier this month.

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call that Washington will oppose any Tel Aviv counterattack against Tehran, a senior White House official told Axios.

Some top US officials are concerned Israel could do  something quickly in response to Iran’s attacks without thinking through potential fallout afterward, according to a senior administration official and a senior defense official, NBC News reported.

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations defended Tehran’s retaliation against Israel's recent terrorist attack on the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital Damascus. It warnred of more severe raids in case of fresh Israeli attacks.

People across Iran were on the streets overnight on Sunday to show their support for Iran’s much-anticipated retaliatory drone and missile attacks against Israel.