Three members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed
Three members of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed during ongoing Israeli attacks in Zanjan province, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports. Zanjan is a mountainous region in the northwestern part of the country.
Israel’s military said it’s striking dozens of missile launchers in Iran after announcing it targeted air defences with a wave of attacks on the Tehran area. The Israeli air force “continues striking dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers in Iran”, it said in a statement.
Iran names new aerospace chief to replace one killed by Israel
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed a new head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ air force to replace the one killed by an Israeli strike. In a decree, Khamenei named Majid Mousavi to replace Amirali Hajizadeh as commander, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
Iranian forces claim to have downed Israeli warplanes
Iran’s army says it air defence systems hit another Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Citing the army’s public relations department, IRNA news agency said the incident occurred in the country’s west. The pilot reportedly ejected from the jet but his current whereabouts remain unknown.
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee denied “fake publications by Iranian media outlets that the Iranian military succeeded in shooting down Israeli fighter jets”.
In a dramatic development, Iran has claimed that it downed two Israeli F-35 fighter jets on Friday. If true, Rifat Jawaid says this would mark a huge shift in the ongoing conflict that Benjamin Netanyahu started by attacking Iran. The claim of downing of F-35 jets came after Iran pounded dozens of ballistic missiles targeting Tel Aviv and other cities. Tehran has vowed to launch more missile attacks.
Preemptive strike? The media and Israel’s attack on Iran
Israel has launched an unprovoked assault on Iran including strikes on nuclear facilities and assassinations of several senior military commanders and scientists. In front of the world’s media, however, the Netanyahu government is spinning the attack as “preemptive”.
Preemptive strikes are given some legal protection by international law and the United Nations charter. However, clear-cut evidence justifying the use of a preemptive strike is seldom provided by the aggressor country.
Preemptive strikes are not the same as a preventive war, which is a violation of international law.
This is a preemptive war, not a single strike... And preemptive strikes are only justified for imminent threats of invasion. No such thing was happening, negotiations were scheduled for tomorrow.
It's simple, Israel-US-UK-France declared war on Iran. Canada's Mark Carney cheering them on.
