Iran pledges counter-attack after Israeli strikes kill top military commanders, nuclear scientists

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TEHRAN: Israel fired Iran on Friday in connection with airstrikes, targeting 100 targets, including Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, and killing the head of the Armed Forces, head of Iran’s revolutionary guards and head of high nuclear scientists.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel that he faced “bitter and painful” fate on the attack, which, according to Iranian media, killed a senior guards commander.

The Israeli military said Iran had launched 100 drones in response to Israel, working to stop defending.

US President Donald Trump told Fox News that he had in advance of Israeli attacks, which Israeli military said, adding 200 fighter jets. Trump also emphasized that Tehran could not have a “nuclear bomb”.

The United States also pointed out that it was not involved in the Israeli operation and warned Tehran not to attack its personnel or interests.

But Tehran said the United States would “be responsible for the results” because Israel’s operation “cannot be done without the United States’ harmony and permission”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s operation was “the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program”, aimed at nuclear facilities in Nutrin and nuclear scientists.

Netanyahu later added in a video statement that the initial strikes were “very successful”.

Iranian media said that Iran’s revolutionary guard leader Hussein Salami and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagri were killed in Israeli operations.

Iranian state media said residential buildings were also targeted in Tehran, killing several civilians, including women and children.

According to State media, air traffic was stopped at Imam Khomeini, the central international airport in Tehran, while neighboring Iraq has also closed its airspace and suspended all flights to all airports.

Israel declared an emergency, as well as closing its airspace, Defense Minister Israeli dogs expected retaliation from Tehran.

“After a premature strike of the state of Israel against Iran, a missile and drone attack is expected against the state of Israel and its civilian population,” Katz said.

The Israeli military official added that the Israeli military believes that Israel has the ability to attack “any minutes” in Iran.

‘May’ Dell

Oil prices increased by 12 %, while Israeli attacks sank, which came after Trump’s “widespread conflict” warning in the region.

Trump also said that the United States was attracting staff in the Middle East, after which Iran threatened to target US military bases in the region when the conflict arose.

Trump said he believed that a “very good” agreement on Iran’s nuclear program was “very close”, but he said the Israeli attack on its enemy could destroy the possibility of an agreement.

The American leader did not reveal details of the conversation with Netanyahu on Monday, but said: “I don’t want to go in, because I think it will be blown away.”

Trump quickly added: “Can really help him, but it can blow it up.”

Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio warned that Iran did not respond to Israeli attacks by killing US bases, saying that Washington was not involved.

“Let me make it clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel,” Rubio said in a statement.

Prior to Friday’s attack, Iran had threatened that if the conflict exploded, US bases were threatened to kill US bases in the Middle East.

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasrzada said this week, “All its bases are in us, we have access to them, and we will target them all in the host countries without hesitation.”

The violence raised questions about whether the sixth round of planned talks between the United States and Iran will still take place in Oman on Sunday, Trump said Washington is still “hoping to return to the table”.

Confirming the nuts between the targets, the UN nuclear care dog said it was “closely monitoring” the situation.

“The agency is in contact with Iranian authorities about the radiation level. We are also in touch with our inspectors in the country,” said Rafael Grosy, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

‘Extremist’

Israel, which counts on US military and diplomatic aid, sees Iran as an existent threat.

After the October 7, 2023 attack, Netanyahu has pledged less patience. Since then, Iran and Israel have for the first time directly traded direct attacks.

The United States and other Western countries, along with Israel, have repeatedly accused Iran of acquiring nuclear weapons, which it has repeatedly denied.

Israel once again called for a global action after the IAEA accused Iran of non -compliance with its responsibilities.

Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammed Esalmi, described the resolution as “extremist” and blamed the Israeli influence.

In response, Iran said it would launch a new enrichment center at a safe place.

Iran currently pays up to 60 % of the uranium, which exceeds 3.67 % of the 2015 deal and is close to 90 % of the 90 % required for nuclear warheads.