Iran declares end to missile attacks on Israel
Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that the attack on Israel has ended.
According to RIA Novosti on October 2, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Iran's actions against Israel have ended, but if Israel's provocations are repeated, Iran's response will be even stronger.
“Our actions are over, unless the Israeli regime decides to call for further retaliation. In this case, our response will be stronger,” Foreign Minister Araqchi wrote on his social media page.
Making a similar statement, the Iranian delegation to the United Nations warned Israel against further aggression, otherwise Tehran would respond “quickly, decisively and more strongly than before. Iran will not have any hesitation in this matter." In addition, the Iranian delegation emphasized that it would only attack Israeli military targets.
On the evening of October 1, the Israeli military reported a missile attack from Iran. Dmitry Gendelman, an adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister's office, said 180 rockets were fired at Israel, most of which were intercepted. Mr. Gendelman said Tel Aviv would respond to anyone who harmed it.
According to the Jerusalem Post, about 400 rockets were fired towards Israel. Iran's Fars news agency said that at least 80% of the rockets fired hit their targets in Israel.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) called the attack a response to the deaths of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Quds Force commander Abbas Nilforoushan. The IRGC also pointed out that it had fired ballistic missiles at important military and security targets in Israeli territory.
Iranian media said the attack destroyed Israel's Nevatim base, more than 20 F-35 aircraft and three bases near Tel Aviv. In addition, the news agencies noted that the IRGC used a hypersonic missile for the first time to attack Israel.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said damage from Iran's airstrikes was minimal and did not affect the combat capabilities of the country's air force.
In that context, US President Joe Biden ordered the military to support Israel. Shortly after, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said the US Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole participated in intercepting missiles fired by Iran at Israel.
