{"id":119086,"date":"2024-10-27T21:46:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119086"},"modified":"2024-10-27T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:46:19","slug":"irans-supreme-leader-said-israels-attack-should-not-be-exaggerated-or-downplayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119086","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s supreme leader said Israel\u2019s attack should not be exaggerated or downplayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Three waves of predawn strikes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/israel-iran-strike-retaliation-live-updates-rcna177303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on military targets in Iran<\/a> on Saturday completed Israel\u2019s retaliation on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said, in what U.S. officials and others hoped would be the last shot in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/israel-iran-strike-retaliation-live-updates-rcna177303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a hostile exchange between the two regional powers<\/a> that has had the world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-israel-attack-retaliation-strikes-jordan-saudi-arabia-khamenei-rcna175001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on edge for weeks<\/a>, fearing a dangerous expansion of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">An Iranian civilian was killed in one of the strikes on the outskirts of Tehran, the country\u2019s state-media outlet FARS news agency reported on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The IDF said it hit aerial defense systems and missile manufacturing facilities in Iran, avoiding nuclear and oil facilities in what appeared to be a limited attack aimed at deterrence by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/russia-iran-may-try-incite-postelection-violence-intelligence-official-rcna176587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing its military <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/russia-iran-may-try-incite-postelection-violence-intelligence-official-rcna176587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might<\/a>, while avoiding a major escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">President Joe Biden told reporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday that he was notified by Israel before the attack, and that he hoped this was the end of direct fire between Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a briefing following the strikes, a senior official in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/antony-blinken-air-raid-shelter-rocket-attack-israel-hezbollah-rcna176753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Biden administration<\/a> had said this is the \u201cvery strong view\u201d of the U.S. and \u201cit\u2019s been communicated to our partners throughout the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes \u201cseverely harmed\u201d Iran and \u201cachieved all [their] goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Yoav Gallant, Israel&#8217;s defense minister briefed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the strikes, which he said targeted missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and Iranian aerial capabilities, Gallant\u2019s office said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The two also spoke about \u201cstrategic opportunities\u201d that may have arisen in Lebanon and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei,\u00a0said Israel\u2019s attack should not be exaggerated or downplayed, but did not expressly call for retaliation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Khamenei made the comments as he received the families of the Iranian soldiers killed in the attacks, according to IRNA, the state-run news agency. Israel\u2019s \u201cexaggeration is wrong, but downplaying what they did is wrong as well,\u201d Khamenei said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He also said that Israel had miscalculated Iran\u2019s power and determination, and \u201cwe should make them understand all these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iran\u2019s foreign ministry condemned the attack in a statement on Saturday, asserting Iran\u2019s \u201cinherent right to self-defense,\u201d but added that the country will uphold its \u201cresponsibilities for regional peace and stability.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated this &#8220;inherent&#8221; right under the organization&#8217;s charter and asked the U.N. to condemn Israel. He added that Iran reserves the right to respond  &#8220;at the appropriate time,&#8221; according to a copy of the letter published by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85640330\/Araghchi-to-UN-Iran-reserves-inherent-right-to-respond-to-Israeli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran&#8217;s state news agency IRNA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iranian President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-presidential-runoff-election-masoud-pezeshkian-profile-a07e9921fa8c25b1a05333e128c03916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a>\u00a0said in July that Iran does not seek\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a wider war<\/a>\u00a0in the Middle East and that such a conflict would have no winners, something Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi\u00a0echoed last week, saying that \u201cif a major war breaks out in the region, America will be dragged into it, which is something we do not want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Earlier in October, however, Pezeshkian threatened \u201charsher reactions\u201d if Israel acts against Tehran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Iranian army said four soldiers were killed in the attacks. It also said the strikes targeted military centers in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam, but downplayed the attack, saying \u201cdamage was limited\u201d and that its defense forces \u201csuccessfully intercepted\u201d the strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iran\u2019s state media reported several explosions that could be heard from the capital, Tehran, and video footage verified by NBC News showed Iran\u2019s air defense forces appearing to engage with Israeli projectiles. The capital itself was not directly hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And reaction on the ground in Iran appeared muted as schools and businesses opened as usual and state television continued to show regular programming, with Iranian airspace reopening early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"\">Regional tensions mount<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Saturday&#8217;s strikes drew condemnation from other nations in the Middle East. Jordan, one of the United States\u2019 closest allies in the region, called the strikes a \u201cdangerous escalation\u201d that \u201cthreatens\u00a0the stability of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Qatar and Saudi Arabia called the attack a \u201cflagrant violation of Iran\u2019s sovereignty,\u201d while Iraq accused Israel of continuing its \u201caggressive policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The IDF said the strikes on Iran were in response to \u201cmonths of continuous attacks\u201d from Iran and its allies in the region, the latest in a tit-for-tat cycle of response and retaliation that has been going on for months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Oct. 1, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, which it said it was in retaliation for Israel\u2019s assassination of Hamas leader<strong> <\/strong>Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July, as well as the killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/lebanon-live-updates-rcna173122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasra<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/lebanon-live-updates-rcna173122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">llah<\/a> in Beirut in September, alongside a senior commander of the Iranian revolutionary guard. That barrage caused little damage to the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The assassinations<strong> <\/strong>aimed to weaken the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah, groups that have been engaged in heavy warfare with Israel in Gaza and Lebanon since October 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They came after a tense exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-israel-retaliation-airstrike-damascus-embassy-rcna145979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between Israel and Iran in April<\/a> that began when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-israel-retaliation-airstrike-damascus-embassy-rcna145979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel bombed an Iranian consular compound<\/a> in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing commanders and advisers of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran responded to that attack with a drone and missile barrage on Israel that was at the time unprecedented. Israel retaliated with a limited strike on Iran that caused little damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Iran and Israel have been engaged in a shadow war for decades, which prior to last year had mostly been fought with covert attacks or via Iran\u2019s proxies, which include Hamas, Hezbollah the Houthis in Yemen and forces in Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">U.S. defense officials told NBC News that Israel had told their American counterparts about Saturday\u2019s strikes ahead of time, but that the U.S. was not involved in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While Iran had previously promised to retaliate to any form of Israeli aggression, some believe the apparently limited nature of Israel\u2019s attack could potentially serve as an end to direct conflict between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University\u2019s Dayan Center, told NBC News on Saturday that Israel has given Iran a reason \u201cnot to respond\u201d in a way that escalates tensions further, adding that Israel has already shown its air defenses can handle an attack, while the presence of American troops would also serve as a deterrence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt seems right now, at least, they have more reason not to respond in a very tough manner,\u201d he said, before expressing caution that it was too early to tell the full extent of Israel\u2019s strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Yossi Mekelberg, a senior consulting fellow with Chatham House\u2019s Middle East and North Africa program, echoed Milshtein\u2019s cautious optimism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe fact that Iran is downplaying the attack and what\u2019s been hit is good news,\u201d he told NBC News by phone. \u201cBy them being dismissive about the damage, it gives them space to say, \u2018That\u2019s done, scores are settled.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mekelberg added that the end of any direct conflict with Iran, alongside the killings of leaders in the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups, could create space to move from military action \u201cto the diplomatic, political sphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cWhether Israel and Iran will think like this is a different matter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-says-right-self-defense-israel-attack-us-urges-end-missile-exchan-rcna177414\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three waves of predawn strikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday completed Israel\u2019s retaliation on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said, in what U.S. officials and others hoped would &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119086\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}