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| Jordan says it intercepted launched Iranian drones | ||
| 2024-04-15 | ||
“Some objects that entered our airspace last night were intercepted because they posed a threat to our citizens and communities,” the Jordanian government said. It is noted that several fragments of downed targets fell across the country without causing significant damage. As Regnum reported, on the night of April 14, Iran launched a massive attack on Israel using more than 200 missiles and attack drones. It lasted at least five hours and was a response to an Israeli military strike on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. The Israeli army, in turn, attacked targets of the Shiite organization Hezbollah in Lebanon. The head of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, said that Iran’s operation against Israel has been completed, but the Armed Forces of the republic are ready to act in the future if necessary. He also noted that Iran will respond with redoubled force if Israel takes any actions on Iranian territory. Iraq and Jordan closed their airspace to aviation amid Iran's missile attacks on Israel. More from regnum.ru Sunak said the British Air Force shot down several Iranian drones British Air Force fighters took part in repelling an Iranian attack on Israel on the night of April 14, said the head of the British government, Rishi Sunak, quoted by Reuters. “I can confirm that our aircraft did shoot down several Iranian attack drones,” he said. The British prime minister also noted that if the Iranian attack had been successful, the consequences for regional stability would be difficult to overestimate. “We support the security of Israel and the region as a whole. Now we need calm to prevail,” he stressed. As Regnum reported, on the night of April 14, Iran launched a massive attack on Israel using more than 200 missiles and attack drones. The operation, called “True Promise,” lasted at least five hours and was a response to an Israeli military strike on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the repulsion of an Iranian air attack, promising that the country and the Israeli people will win. The strikes against Israel were Iran's legitimate right to self-defense, said the country's President Ibrahim Raisi, in turn. Iranian authorities also noted that if Israel takes retaliatory measures, Tehran’s new attack will be much larger. In addition, Iran has threatened the United States that if it intervenes in the conflict between Israel and Iran, American forces in the region will be attacked. The Iranian Foreign Ministry also informed that it had brought to the attention of the US administration that the attack on Israel was limited. In addition, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of Great Britain, Germany and France due to the irresponsible position of some British, French and German officials. The Russian Foreign Ministry, in a statement after Iran’s attack on Israel, expressed concern about the dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East and called on all parties to show restraint. NATO also called for restraint. As the press secretary of the military bloc Farah Dakhlallou noted, events in the region cannot be allowed to get out of control. Even more from regnum.ru Press TV: Iran used seven hypersonic missiles during an attack on Israel Iran used at least seven hypersonic missiles during attacks on Israel. The Iranian state television channel Press TV reported this on April 14. It is noted that at least seven hypersonic missiles were used during the attack on the Nevatim airbase. Moreover, according to the channel, not a single one of them was intercepted by “defenseless Israel.”
On the night of April 14, Iran launched a massive attack on Israel using several hundred missiles and attack drones. It was a response to an Israeli military strike on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus and lasted, according to US authorities, at least five hours. The strikes against Israel were Iran's legitimate right of self-defense, the country's President Ibrahim Raisi said on April 14. Previously, Iranian authorities also noted that if Israel takes retaliatory measures, Tehran’s new attack will be much larger. | ||
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