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Iran warns of ‘harsh’ response to Israel attack: media

Iran warns of ‘harsh’ response to Israel attack: media

TEHRAN – Iran warned on October 31 of a “harsh and regrettable” response to Israel’s deadly October 26 attack on Iranian military facilities, local media reported, following a series of attacks by the two enemies.

Israeli warplanes carried out the strikes in what Israel said was retaliation for a missile barrage on Tehran on October 1, which Iran described as retaliation for the killing of Iranian-backed militant leaders and a commander of the Revolutionary Guards.

Since the Oct. 26 attacks, Israel has warned Iran not to retaliate, while Tehran, saying it is not seeking war, has vowed to respond.

“The recent action of the Zionist regime in attacking parts of our country was a desperate move and the Islamic Republic of Iran will give it a harsh and regrettable response,” said Mr. Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, Senior Advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. quoted by Tasnim news agency.

He praised the performance of Iran’s air defenses in “preventing the Zionist regime’s fighters from entering the territory” and said the damage caused by the strikes was “minimal”.

Mr Golpayegani is an influential cleric who acts as the head of Khamenei’s office, which has the final say on all matters of state.

After the strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they “hit Iran’s defense capabilities and missile production.”

Iran’s military said the attack killed four soldiers and caused “limited damage” to several radar systems. Iranian media said a civilian was killed.

Also on October 31, General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of Iran’s military, warned of an “unimaginable” response to Israel.

“Israel has reached the stage of collapse and these days it acts blindly and, without following any rules, commits every crime,” he added, according to Tasnim. AFP