Iran Warns of ‘Decisive Response’ if Israel Crosses ‘Red Lines’
Iran has finished its largest-ever barrage of missiles fired at Israel, but warns that a retaliatory strike could warrant further ballistic response. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit this week that Israel must not believe it can act with “impunity.” “Any type of military attack, terrorist act or crossing our red lines will be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,” said Pezeshkian.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the heads of the country’s security establishment on Wednesday following Iran’s firing of 181 missiles into Israel amid fears that a lethal regional war is around the corner. The Iranian strikes on Israel forced nearly 10 million people to find safety in bomb shelters on Tuesday, with the only fatality being the murder of a Palestinian man in the West Bank.
President Biden said Wednesday that he would not support an attack by Israel on Iranian nuclear sites in retaliation for Iran’s firing of 181 missiles at Israel. “We’ll be discussing with the Israelis what they’re going to do, but all seven of us [G7 nations] agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally,” he said. However, when asked whether he would back Israel striking Iranian nuclear sites, Biden told reporters, “The answer is no”.
