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Iran and Israel have been engaged in a covert conflict for years. [21] Iran has utilized the "Axis of Resistance", a network of Iranian-backed militant groups, to target Israeli interests, [21] [22] [23] while Israel has reportedly carried out assassinations of high-ranking Iranian officials and nuclear scientists and launched cyberattacks against Iran.
United Kingdom: Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Iran's "aggression" against Israel and Iran's attempts "to harm innocent Israelis", saying the UK stands with Israel and recognizes its "right to self-defence". [152] Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that the British Armed Forces "played their part" in defending Israel during the strikes.
On 22 October 2024, Aziz Jafari, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, admitted for the first time to Israel's "missile attack" on Iran. He said Israel fired "several missiles" at the Isfahan airbase with "advanced American aircraft" and permission from some countries to use their airspaces. [67]
Iran threatened that if Israel were to retaliate, directly or indirectly, it would strike back harder. [63] Israel said the attack warranted a response. [ 67 ] The United States warned Israel to exercise restraint, and the Israeli war cabinet argued over the scale of Israel's response. [ 68 ]
2024 Iranian strikes against Israel Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran .
Indonesia: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned citizens against travel to Iran and Israel effective 14 April. [213] [214] It also asked both sides to deescalate tensions to prevent a full-scale war. [215] The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources suspended oil and gas importation from Iran on 15 April until further notice. [216]
[5] [1] [6] Sixteen people were killed in the strike, including eight officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Syrian civilians. [3] [4] The airstrike took place during a period of heightened tension between Israel and Iran, and amidst the Israel–Hamas war and the Israel–Hezbollah conflict.
2024 Israeli strikes on Iran (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel .