Iran fired missiles at Israel in response to the IDF bombing Beirut.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly stated that it will not tolerate violations of the ceasefire and aggression against Lebanon. Tonight, the aggressors received their response,” Mohsen Rezaee, the military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, wrote on X. “This response is a warning to stop their evil; any new action will be met with a more crushing response and heavier costs.”
In remarks shortly after the missiles hit Israel, President Donald Trump told Fox News, “What I would suggest to Iran: You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal.”
The head of Iran’s negotiating team said that “direct confrontation” with the US and Israel could happen if ceasefire violations continue. Iran’s Parliament Speaker and lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that Iran “will not only halt the path of negotiations, but we will also be in direct confrontation with the enemy.”
In a post on X, he pointed to US and Israeli violations of the truce as the reason for escalating the conflict. “They are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and by demonstrating through the naval blockade and violation of agreements regarding Lebanon that they only understand the language of power,” he wrote.
“The naval blockade against the Iranian nation and America’s green light today to the Zionist regime turn American and regime bases and assets in the region into legitimate targets. The hand of our armed forces is open, as always,” the post continued.
The statement followed Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital city. On Sunday, Israeli attacks on Beirut killed at least two people and injured 11. Iran previously threatened to respond to attacks on Beirut by attacking northern Israel.
Over the weekend, the US attacked Iran and seized one of its tankers in the Indian Ocean. Tehran responded by attacking Kuwait and Bahrain. Additionally, Iranian forces fired warning shots at American warships in the region.
First Published at Antiwar.com
