Iran to hit back in kind at any Israeli attack: Araghchi
‘All targets’ identified in Israel
Tehran says it has pinpointed all the military targets it plans to strike across the Israeli-occupied territories in case of an attack by the regime against the country.
“We will not leave any attack against Iran unanswered and Israel will receive a proportionate response. We have identified all our targets there and a similar attack will be carried out on their targets,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Turkey’s NTV.
“Any attack on Iran will be considered as crossing our red lines. Such an attack will not go unanswered. The necessary response will be given to any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities or any similar aggression.”
Araghchi specifically noted “any strike” on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Meanwhile, recently-leaked highly-classified US intelligence has revealed preparations Israel appears to be making for a retaliation against Iran’s missile attack on the regime’s military positions on October 1. One of the documents, which was compiled by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, says the plans involve Israel moving munitions around.
Another document says it is sourced to the National Security Agency and outlines Israeli air force exercises involving air-to-surface missiles, also believed to be in preparation for a strike on Iran.
The US is investigating the leak of the classified intelligence.
The documents, dated October 15 and 16, began circulating online Friday after being posted on Telegram by an account called “Middle East Spectator.”
Analysts said the leak could be a US-led attempt to disrupt the Israeli operation. This is while the Pentagon and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has so far declined to comment on the leaked documents, but have not disputed their authenticity.
On October 1, Iran responded to the Israeli assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC Major General Abbas Nilforoushan by launching as many as 200 ballistic missiles toward the regime’s military and intelligence bases all over the occupied Palestinian territories.
While the Israeli regime has threatened to retaliate, Iranian officials have warned that Tehran is “ready to respond to any adventurism.”