German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on Tehran to end the cycle of escalation following Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites early this morning, saying restraint could pave the way for peace in the Middle East.
“My message to Iran is clear: We cannot continue with massive reactions of escalation. This must end now. This will provide an opportunity for peaceful development in the Middle East,” Scholz writes in a post on X.
Israel struck military sites in Iran early today, but its retaliation for an Iranian attack this month did not appear aimed at the country’s most sensitive oil and nuclear targets after urgent calls from allies and neighbors for restraint.
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Russia voices concerns of ‘explosive escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Iran
Russia voices concerns about an “explosive escalation” in hostilities between Israel and Iran, after Israel carried out airstrikes on military targets in the Islamic Republic early this morning.
“We urge all parties involved to exercise restraint, stop the violence, and prevent events from developing into a catastrophic scenario,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says, warning of an “explosive escalation.”
Earlier, Sky News Arabia reported that Russia warned Iran hours ahead of the impending Israeli strikes.
Rocket sirens sounding again in northern border communities, Hula Valley
Sirens are sounding again in communities near the border with Lebanon and in the Hula Valley in northern Israel, after the IDF said it shot down four drones launched at northern Israel today.
The fresh rocket sirens are sounding in locations including Sdeh Eliezer, Yesud Hama’ala, Ayelet HaShachar, Hulata, Mishmar HaYarden, Ramot Naftali, Yiftach and Kidmat Zvi.
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Suspected drone sirens sounding again in communities near northern border with Lebanon
Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman lauds the capabilities and professionalism of the Israeli Air Force in striking military targets in Iran early this morning but says that the operation failed to “exact a real price” from the Islamic Republic.
“We cannot ignore the hard reality and the fact that the Iranians won’t stop here. They’ll continue their efforts to obtain nuclear weapons and they’ll continue to transfer the funds from the sale of oil and gas to Hezbollah, the Houthis, the Shiite militias, and various proxies,” the hawkish veteran politician says in a post on X.
He accuses the government of being “once again content with showmanship” and calls for Israel to “act in a way that reflects our strength — rather than just talking about it.”
Last week, Liberman said Hezbollah’s drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea was “further proof that Tehran has no red lines” and called for Israel to target Iran’s “strategic facilities” and “military and political elite.”
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One of the sites targeted in Israel’s overnight airstrikes was the S-300 air defense of Imam Khomeini International Airport near Tehran, according to two Iranian officials quoted by The New York Times.
Israel reportedly targeted a Russian-made S-300 air defense system near Iran’s Natanz nuclear site in April.
At least three Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps missile bases were targeted in the strikes, according to the unnamed officials, one of whom is a member of the IRGC.
Israeli drones also targeted the secretive Parchin military base on the outskirts of Tehran in this morning’s strikes, the report adds, citing the officials as saying that one hit the site while others were downed.
In 2022, an engineer was killed and another employee injured in an apparent drone attack on the Parchin military complex.
2 comments:
Lieberman spoke correctly. Yesterday's bombing run synonymous with LBJ bombing runs over North Vietnam. Graduated, selective targets with no tangible results. Both parties buckled under political pressure from peace feelers foreign and domestic. Needed then and now a massive blow putting both countries out of commission permanently.
Liberalman is a self promoting fool and seeks only to destroy the present decent government in Israel. What was done was genius Israel can now attack the bigger sites at will at any time and Iran knows they cannot stop them!
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