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Iran says two soldiers killed in Israel’s attack
Two soldiers were killed in the Israeli attacks on Iran this morning, according to a statement from the Iranian army.
Earlier, the military said the Israeli strikes had caused “limited damage”.
Israel’s direct strike on Iran marks ‘a new phase’
Israel’s attack on Iran was part of a new phase in tensions as it was the first time Israel admitted to a direct strike on Iran, with Tehran downplaying the impact and Israel exaggerating its achievements, analyst Abas Aslani said.
“This indicates that … Israel may be encouraged by the US to avoid a full-scale war in the region,” Aslani, a senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies, told Al Jazeera from Tehran. “The initial assessment and the initial reaction here in Tehran indicates that maybe a serious or significant reaction, a direct reaction against Israel, was not as likely.”
However, Aslani said some sort of response from Iran should be expected.
Oman joins condemnation of Israel’s attack on Iran
Oman has joined the growing international condemnation of Israel’s air strike on Iran, calling the attack a “blatant violation” of Iranian sovereignty.
Muscat’s Foreign Ministry said the Israeli air strikes were “an escalation that fuels the cycle of violence and undermines efforts aimed at de-escalation and reducing tension”.
“We call on the international community once again to take effective action to stop the aggression and put an end to violations on the territories of neighbouring countries.”
Iran ‘should not respond’ to Israel’s attack: British PM
Britain’s PM Keir Starmer said Iran should not respond to a wave of Israeli strikes, urging restraint on all sides.
“I am clear that Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression. I’m equally clear that we need to avoid further regional escalation and urge all sides to show restraint. Iran should not respond,” Starmer said.
Also clear Iran does not have the right to defend itself... Double standards.
Israeli attack on Iran was ‘sign of fear and flight’: Former IRGC commander
A former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has described the Israeli attacks on Iran as being unsuccessful and weak.
“The Zionist regime’s aggression against Iran was more a sign of fear and flight than it was a show of strength,” Mohsen Rezaee, now a member of the country’s Expediency Council, wrote in a post on X.
The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news website also cited informed sources as refuting claims that Israel had hit 20 targets in Iran or used a large number of fighter jets to carry out the strikes.
