After the overnight U.S. strikes on nuclear weapons facilities, the Iranian state TV declared that all American citizens and servicemen in the region were legitimate targets for terrorist and military attacks.
“Iranian State TV commentator said that “Every American citizen or military in the region is now a legitimate target,” following U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran,” the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
Iranian regime officials openly called for attacks on U.S. military assets in the Middle East. Hossein Shariatmadari, a close confidante of Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ Ali Khamenei, demanded immediate missile strikes on the U.S. Navy stationed in the region. “It is now our turn to act without delay. As a first step, we must launch a missile strike on the US naval fleet in Bahrain and simultaneously close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French ships,” said Ali Khamenei’s representative in Kayhan newspaper, Hossein Shariatmadari in reaction to the US attacks,” the UK-based Iran International news website reported.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared that the regime was considering “all options” in response to the strikes on its key nuclear weapons sites, threatening the U.S with “everlasting consequences.”
The British newspaper Guardian reports:
Iran’s foreign minister has condemned the US attack as a breach of international law which will have “everlasting consequences”.In a statement posted to social media, Seyed Abbas Araghchi said:The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations.The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences.Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behaviour. In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defence, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people.
The Iranian nuclear agency confirmed U.S. strikes on three of its key sites, but vowed to press ahead with its weaponization program. “Iran’s nuclear agency on Sunday confirmed attacks took place on its Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz atomic sites, but is insisting its work will not be stopped. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued the statement after Trump announced the American attack on the facilities,” The Associated Press reported.
Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas was among the first to condemn the U.S. strikes, slamming President Trump’s act of ‘brutal aggression’ against the regime’s nuclear program.
The France24 TV channel reports:
Hamas condemned “blatant US aggression” against Iran after President Donald Trump said American warplanes bombed Tehran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.”The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemns in the strongest terms the blatant US aggression against the territory and sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the group said in a statement issued after Trump announced the United States had joined Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran.”This brutal aggression is a dangerous escalation,” the Hamas statement added, calling the attack “a flagrant violation of international law, and a direct threat to international peace and security”.
Amid reports of Iranian missiles entering Israeli airspace, the IDF’s Home Front Command, responsible for protecting civilians in times of conflict, issued “immediate changes’ in its instructions to the public.
“As part of the changes, it was decided to shift all areas of the country from Partial and Limited Activity to Essential Activity. The instructions include: a prohibition on educational activities, gatherings, and workplaces, except for essential sectors,” the Home Front Command announced.
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