Israel has launched a great attack on Iran in the early hours of this Friday in which he has killed several high military and nuclear scientists in the country. The Israeli army has said that more than 200 hunting have hit more than a hundred goals on Iranian soil, some related to the country’s nuclear program and its air defense systems, but also civil objectives. Iran has begun to respond with the launch of more than one hundred drones to the Jewish state, many of which are being intercepted, according to Israel and Jordan.
The attack occurs while Israel continues with the genocide in Gaza, continues to bombard Lebanon and occupying a part of Syria, and while the US negotiated an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program. The Israeli army has justified the attack by pointing out new intelligence information that indicated that Tehran was “approaching the point of no return” in the development of nuclear weapons.
Among the objectives of the Israeli attack is the main enrichment plant of Uranium of Iran, Natanz, which was achieved in the bombings, as confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA). The UN Nuclear Agency has said that “radiation levels have not increased” after the attack, which has caused damage to the facilities located south of Tehran.
The OIEA has said that the Iranian authorities have informed the agency that Bushehr, Fordow and Isfahan facilities have not been affected. Its general director, Rafael Grossi, recalled that attacks like this Friday have “serious implications for nuclear safety” and suppose a violation of UN standards on armed actions against atomic facilities. “This event is very worrying. I have repeatedly stated that nuclear facilities should never be attacked, regardless of context or circumstances, since it could harm both people and the environment,” he said.
For its part, the Israeli army has confirmed to have attacked Natanz, “which has worked for years to achieve the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons and houses the infrastructure necessary to enrich uranium at military levels.”
Iran has reported that among the victims of the bombing there are six Iranian nuclear scientists. In addition, three of the main Iranian generals have also been killed: the commander of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Mohammad Bagheri; the commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guard of Iran, General Hossein Salamí; and General Gholam Ali Rashid, responsible for the Khatam Ol-Anbiya Air Base. The Israeli army has assured that he has “feed” to the commander of the Air Force of the Revolutionary Guard, Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
Both the Israel Defense Forces (FDI) and the Iranian official media have confirmed the death of Salamí, one of the most influential men in the Islamic Republic. Several civilians would also have died in residential areas of the north of the capital, Tehran, where strong explosions were heard around 03:00 in the morning (local time).
On Friday at noon, new bombings aimed at a military airport in the city of Tabriz, in the northwest of Iran, and again the Natanz plant was beaten, according to Iranian media.
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Jameneí, has promised that Israel will receive a “severe punishment” after revealing his “evil nature” with attacks against military and civilians. Iran’s highest political and religious authority has assured in a statement: “With this crime, the Zionist regime prepared a bitter and painful destiny, and will undoubtedly receive it.”
This Friday classes and other activities have been suspended in Israel, and Ben Gurion International Airport has been closed. Many airlines have canceled their flights or changed their routes so as not to fly over the area. The civil aviation authorities of Jordan and Iraq announced the temporary closure of their airspace at the risk of any response from Tehran. Jordan I have already intercepted some drones from Iran that, for the moment, has not confirmed the launch of projectiles.
The Israeli army has affirmed that it has carried out “a large -scale attack against the air defense systems of the Iranian regime in western Iran”, thus reducing its defensive capabilities. In the attacks, the Israeli Air Forces has destroyed dozens of radars and missile-aire missiles, according to a military statement.
Israel Katz Defense Minister has assured that “Israel’s defense forces launched an operation against the head of the Iranian octopus to frustrate their abilities and eliminate the threat of destruction of the state of Israel.” “We will win,” added in a post on the social network X.
Operation “Leon that rises”
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, announced at dawn the launch of the operation “León that rises”, which seeks to “counteract the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival.” “This operation will continue during the days that are necessary to eliminate this threat,” he said in a video broadcast on X.
“We attacked the nucleus of the Iran Nuclear Armament Program. We attacked the main enrichment installation of Iran in Natanz. We attack the main nuclear scientists of Iran who worked in the Iranian bomb. We also attacked the nucleus of the Iran Balistic missile program,” said the head of the ultra -rightist government. “Iran is preparing to produce tens of thousands of those ballistic missiles in three years,” he said, which describes “an intolerable threat.”
“Our fight is against the brutal dictatorship that has oppressed them for 46 years. I think that the day of their liberation is close; when that happens, the great friendship between our old towns will flourish,” he added. In the video, Netanyahu thanked the president of the United States, Donald Trump, his leadership against Iran’s nuclear program.
A few hours later, Trump has supported Israel’s action and warned Iran that there will be new attacks, and said: “They will be even more brutal.”
“I would give Iran the opportunity to reach an agreement,” said the US president in his social networks, in relation to negotiations on the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program: “I told him, in the most forceful way, ‘do it.’ But it doesn’t matter how much they tried and how close they stayed, the truth is that they did not succeed. The US makes the most lethal weapons in the world long, and that Israel has many and even more are on their way, and know how to use them. ”
Trump says that “some Iranians of the hard line expressed themselves with courage, but they did not know what was about to happen. And they are all dead now, and it will only go worse. There has already been great destruction and death, but there is still time to stop this slaughter, while the next planned attacks will be even more brutal.”
“Iran must sign an agreement, before nothing is left, and save what one day was known as the Iranian Empire [Persa]. No more deaths or destruction, do it before it’s too late, ”concludes Trump.
Last night, Trump’s secretary, Marco Rubio, said that “Israel took unilateral measures against Iran” that were necessary “for his own defense.” “We do not participate in attacks against Iran and our main priority is to protect US forces in the region,” the head of US diplomacy said in a statement.
“Israel informed us that he believes that this action is necessary for his own defense. President Trump and his administration have taken all the necessary measures to protect our forces and maintain close contact with our regional partners. Let’s be clear: Iran should not attack the interests or personnel of the United States,” he added.
A new climbing of tension
Iran said Wednesday that the US bases would attack “all” in the Middle East in the event that the US bombarded its territory, amid the increase in tension in recent days between Tehran and Washington, despite the negotiations between the two countries that began on April 12. Next Sunday a sixth round of conversations in Oman was scheduled to reach an agreement on the controversial Iranian atomic program.
Oman has held Israel responsible for “La Escalada” on Friday, who has described as “dangerous strategy”, warning that his behavior “threatens to prevent diplomatic solutions and undermine the safety and stability of the region.”
All countries of the Persian and the Middle East have condemned the massive Israeli attack, ensuring that it represents an escalation of tension in the region, shaken by the conflict in the Gaza Strip for more than 20 months.
The Arab League (formed by 22 countries) has called to contain an escalation of the tension and “to prevent the situation from getting out of control”, and has asked for “a decisive and immediate intervention of the international community to stop these attacks, which threaten to move the region.”
The European Union (EU) has urged to reduce tension and has asked Israel and Iran to act with the “maximum moderation.” “The information that comes from the Middle East is very alarming. Europe urges all parties to exercise maximum moderation, immediately reduce tension and refrain from retaliation,” said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, through social networks. For the president of the Community Executive, “a diplomatic solution is now more urgent than ever, for the good of the stability of the region and world security.”
Also the high representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security, Kaja Kallas, has urged “all parties to act in moderation and avoid a new climb.”
Source: www.eldiario.es
