The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Spain, Reza Zabib, assured Wednesday that Iran would not launch a new operation against Israel unless the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu “attacks the territorial integrity of Iran or its main interests” in the country. region.
Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to Israeli operations in the region, which in recent months assassinated the leader of Hamas during a secret operation in Tehran, injured its Iranian ambassador during the explosion of beeps and assassinated several senior Hamas officials. -high-ranking generals in Lebanon and Syria, as well as his ally Hasan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.
“If Israel repeats its mistakes, Iran’s response will be swift and stronger than before,” the ambassador said. Israel, for its part, promised that the Iranian attack would have consequences. “Iran made a serious mistake and it will pay the price,” Netanyahu said Tuesday.
“In the two months since Israel killed Ismail Haniyeh, Iran has shown the utmost restraint, as requested by the United States and other allies of the Zionist regime. “Now is the time for Israel’s allies to ask them to exercise restraint in the name of peace,” he added.
In this sense, Zabib accuses the United States and Israel’s allies of “not keeping their promise of containment in exchange for a ceasefire.” “We have no choice but to react and that is what happened yesterday under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter on self-defense,” he said. The ambassador accuses all allies of the “massacre Zionist regime” of “blocking all diplomatic efforts”.
Tuesday’s missile attack is the second Iranian military operation against Israel since the start of the Gaza offensive. The first occurred in April, when Tehran launched more than 300 drones and missiles following the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria, which killed several members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
“The April action was only an indication, but then we explicitly stated that the next intervention would be carried out without warning and that is what has happened now. “Everyone felt the difference between the April operation and the current one,” said the ambassador. “A few hours after the start of the operation, we officially informed the UN Security Council and the President of the General Assembly. Now the rest depends on the Zionist regime and its main ally,” he said.
In this sense, Zabib warns the United States and other partners of Israel that any participation of third states in the conflict “will result in a severe response.”
The ambassador assures that Iran only attacked military targets and that “90% of the missiles hit their targets”. However, Israel’s defense system, known as Iron Dome, has intercepted many missiles and Israel. reported no deaths. “Good for them. We are satisfied,” said Zabib.
Khamenei accuses the United States and European countries
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday blamed the United States and some European countries for tensions in the Middle East, although he remained silent on last night’s attack on Israel.
“The basis of the region’s problems lies in the presence of actors like the United States and some European countries that falsely claim peace and tranquility,” Khamenei said during a meeting with students in Tehran.
“When the region gets rid of them, there will be no doubt that the wars will cease completely,” declared the highest political and religious authority in the Persian country.
Khamenei, however, did not comment on the ballistic missile attack on Israel last night, although he expressed regret over the death of Lebanese Hezbollah militia leader Hasan Nasrallah in a bomb attack in Beirut on Saturday.
“We are in mourning these days. The loss of Mr. Hasan Nasrallah is not a minor incident,” he said, while specifying that he would speak later about him and Lebanon.
