'Hardly anything will be left' of 'Israel' if mistakes repeated: Raisi

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
23 Apr 2024 18:11
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a stark warning to "Israel", stating that if "Israel" were to repeat its mistakes and attack Iran's territory, it could face devastating consequences.

In this photo released on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, by the IRGC, missiles are launched in a drill in Iran (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews via AP)

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that "hardly anything will be left" of "Israel" if mistakes are repeated.

"If Israel makes a mistake again and attacks Iran's territory, it will face completely different consequences, and it is unclear whether anything will remain of Israel," Raisi was quoted as saying by Iranian state news agency IRNA.

Iran's overnight attack on April 14 was conducted in response to "Israel's" recent aggression on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. The attack reportedly involved hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and surface-to-surface missiles launched from Iran. The interception of the strikes was a joint collaboration of US, French, UK, and Jordanian forces. The retaliatory response also included the launch of seven ballistic missiles, none of which were intercepted by "Israel's" air defense systems.

Five days later, on April 19, "Israel" responded to the attack by launching small-sized drones and quadcopters towards Iran. Iran's Space Agency confirmed that several drones of unspecified origin were downed over Iranian airspace, adding that no missile attack on Iran occurred on that day.

IRNA reported that short-range and medium-range Iranian air defense batteries repelled the attack. The Iranian news agency Fars said that an army radar at an Isfahan military base was one of the possible targets, noting that only windows on several office buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.