Why Iran attacked Israel with missiles and drones | World News
Iran launched a missile and drones assault at Israel late on Saturday. “The regime in Iran despatched an enormous swarm of over 200 killer drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles,” Israel’s Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated in a press release. US, UK and Jordan forces have shot down Iranian drones. US President Joe Biden has promised “ironclad” help for Israel in opposition to assaults by Iran.
“I simply met with my nationwide safety group for an replace on Iran’s assaults in opposition to Israel. Our dedication to Israel’s safety in opposition to threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad,” Joe Biden stated on X (previously Twitter).
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Why Iran has attacked Israel
Now, Iran has launched a direct assault after it claimed that Israel lately killed its officers within the Damascus embassy. A number of officers together with a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ abroad Quds Power had been killed in an airstrike on April 1 whereas they had been attending a gathering within the Damascus embassy compound.
Blaming Israel for killing an Iranian official, Iran’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had vowed to take revenge. Khamenei had stated Israel “have to be punished and shall be” for an operation he stated was equal to an assault on Iranian soil.
Israel neither confirmed nor denied its involvement within the assault.
Iran at present stated the strike was a punishment for “Israeli crimes”.
“Ought to the Israeli regime make one other mistake, Iran’s response shall be significantly extra extreme,” the Iranian mission to the United Nations stated, warning the US to “keep away”. It stated the matter must be deemed concluded.
UN Safety Council to carry emergency assembly
In the meantime, the UN Safety Council will maintain an emergency assembly Sunday over Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile assault on Israel.
A number of international locations have condemned Iran’s assault on Israel. International locations like Britain and France have pledged help to Israel’s safety.
