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Israel informed Iran a few hours ahead of the attack what would be targeted, and warned Iran against responding. [14] [15] [16] According to the Israeli military, the strikes targeted Iranian military sites, including air-defense batteries, a UAV factory, and missile production facilities, with all Israeli aircraft returning safely.
The BBC likewise noted that a calculated strike on military targets associated with Iran's previous attack on Israel demonstrated the IDF's capabilities, including the capability of not using them in full. [55] The attack was so calibrated that the Iranian regime "downplayed, dismissed and even mocked that anything of consequence happened at ...
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 .
In July 2009, former ambassador of the US to the United Nations John Bolton wrote an article for the Washington Post, in which he said that a military attack against Iran's weapons facilities was the only way to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, and that the logic for an Israeli strike was "nearly inexorable". He also said that a decision ...
The cabinet considered military and diplomatic options, with international pressure to de-escalate the situation influencing decisions. [72] On 18 April, it was reported that the United States would greenlight a Rafah offensive in exchange for no Israeli strike on Iran. [73] The U.S. and EU tightened sanctions on Iran. [74]
Iran's vice president for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif contended that Iran had the right to self-defense against Israeli attacks on Iranian soil and criticized Western countries for aiding "the Israeli genocide in Gaza" and acquiesing "in Israeli aggressions against Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and other countries in the region". [113]
The leaked documents were related to the Israeli plans to retaliate against Iran for its strikes against Israel in October 2024. They revealed detailed plans documented by the United States regarding Israeli military measures including Air Force exercises, military drone operations, and the relocation of advanced munitions, as well as satellite ...
On 5 April 2024, Iran told the United States to "step aside" as it prepared for retaliation against Israel. [110] On 13 April 2024, the Iranian military launched its Operation True Promise , [ 111 ] attacking Israel from its own soil for the first time, [ 112 ] firing more than 300 standoff weapons at Israel, including at least 170 aerial ...