Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, escalating the covert war between the two countries. The attack was in retaliation for a previous air strike on Iran's Damascus consular annexe.
Demonstrators gather at Palestine Square in Tehran after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel . - AFPpix: Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel Saturday, the Israel i army announced, in a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes.
“We expect the drones to be here in the following hours and we might see some more waves of drones as time progresses,“ the official said. President Joe Biden cut short a weekend trip to his home state of Delaware for urgent consultations, the White House said. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned Iran’s “reckless” action and pledged that his government would “continue to stand up for Israel’s security”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had already seized an Israeli-linked container vessel in the Gulf earlier on Saturday, putting the whole region on alert. Both Israel and the United States denounced the seizure as piracy, with Israel also demanding that the Guards be declared a “terrorist organisation” by theIn Washington, National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson called on Iran “to release the vessel and its international crew immediately”.
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