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Khamenei predicts ‘imminent divine victory’
Quoting verses from the Quran, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seemingly predicting an “imminent divine victory”.
In two separate posts on X, Khamenei said that “righteous people” may have to make sacrifices “but they will not be defeated at the end of the day”.
“They are the victors in the field,” he said in a video showing footage of Iranian missiles being launched.
Three Tel Aviv military bases were target of attack: Iran’s IRGC
In a new statement, the IRGC has said its missile attack was aimed at three military bases in the Tel Aviv area.
The barrage, accompanied by a large-scale cyberattack, also utilised Iran’s new Fatah hypersonic ballistic missiles for the first time, according to Iranian state media.
Israel’s military, as we reported, said some 180 missiles were fired into the country, a large number of which, it said, were intercepted.
‘The world is on fire’: Donald Trump
The Republican candidate and former US president has blamed the Biden administration for the escalation in parts of the Middle East, promising to restore peace in the region if elected.
“The World is on fire and spiraling out of control. We have no leadership, no one running the Country. We have a non-existent President in Joe Biden, and a completely absent Vice President, Kamala Harris,” Trump said in a statement.
He added that “Iran was in check” when he was president.
While Trump imposed heavy sanctions on Iran after nixing a landmark multilateral nuclear deal, Tehran continued to arm and fund its allies in the region during his tenure. Biden continued to enforce Trump-era sanctions on Iran and added more penalties against Tehran in the past three years.
Trump reiterated without evidence that the Hamas-led October 7 attack against Israel would not have happened if he were in office.
Iran could be ‘on the path to war’ with Israel
Omar Rahman, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, says Iran’s missile attack on Israel was “expected” – a retaliatory act to help it regain credibility after weeks of Israeli assaults on its allies.
However, the attack could now trigger a direct response from Israel, potentially leading to a larger war that “much of the region has tried to avoid for the past 11 months”, said Rahman.
For Netanyahu, such a war is a way to reshape his political fortunes and redeem himself after October 7, he added. So while Iran has tried to avoid it, “it’s on the path to some kind of war with Israel”, said Rahman.
Iran’s president warns Israel: Do not enter a conflict with us
Iran’s president has issued a statement after the attack on Israel, calling it a “decisive response” to Israel’s “aggressions”, but stressing that Iran does not want war.
“This action was in defence of the interests and citizens of Iran,” said President Masoud Pezeshkian in a post on X. “Let Netanyahu know that Iran does not seek war, but it stands firmly against any threat … Do not enter into a conflict with Iran.”
