Posted on 10/31/24
| News Source: Times of Israel
Iran will deliver a “definitive and painful” response to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, likely before the US presidential election on November 5, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous senior source.
The source, apparently an Iranian with knowledge of deliberations in Tehran, told the network: “The response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Zionist regime’s aggression will be definitive and painful.”
The series of Israeli strikes early Saturday morning were themselves a response to a massive ballistic missile attack launched by Tehran at Israel on October 1. In an hours-long operation, dozens of Israeli aircraft targeted strategic military sites across Iran — specifically drone and ballistic missile manufacturing and launch sites, as well as air defense batteries — with explosions reported in the areas of Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan and Shiraz.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated the US position Wednesday that Iran should not respond to Israel’s strikes.
“If they do, we will support Israel in defending itself, but they should not,” she said at a news briefing.