Iran vows ‘crushing response’ to US and Israel

“The enemies, whether it is the Zionist regime or the United States of America, will definitely receive a crushing response to what they are doing to Iran and the Iranian nation and the resistance front,” Khamenei, 85, said in a film released by the Iranian state. mass media.

Khamenei’s remarks follow Israel’s October 26 attack on Iranian military targets in response to Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile firing into the Jewish state. Speaking to Lebanese radio station Al Mayadeen, a top adviser to Khamenei. said Saturday that Iran has the capability to build a nuclear weapon and is prepared to reconsider its policy against pursuing one if it faces an “existential threat.”

Khamenei did not say in his remarks on Saturday when Iran would carry out its “crushing response” to the US and Israel.

Throughout the Middle East, USA military operates on various bases. Some US military troops are manning a ground-based interceptor system that shoots down ballistic missiles into Israel.

Iran launched direct attacks on Israel in April and October. Iran’s allies, however, particularly Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, are reeling from Israel’s attacks and the Jewish state’s successful operations to target leaders of terrorist groups.

Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said he hoped Iran would not retaliate.

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“They’ve already thrown the kitchen sink at Israel twice, and for the most part they’ve been ineffective, and they’ve been lucky that Israel has responded in such limited ways,” O’Hanlon. said THE Washington Examiner Saturday. “They prefer what they do best, covert and proxy warfare, I guess.”

In July, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was “resolute” US policy to ensure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. Iran is believed to prefer the vice president Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election over former President Donald Trump.