Iran’s Khamenei says Israel attack ‘should neither be exaggerated nor minimised’
The Hindu
Iran's supreme leader responds to Israel's attack, cautioning against exaggeration or minimization of the incident.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (October 27, 2024) said Israel’s attack on the Islamic republic “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”.
“The evil perpetrated by the Zionist regime (Israel) two nights ago must not be exaggerated or minimised,” he said in a post on X.
Without elaborating, he describing the deadly attack as a “miscalculation”.
On Saturday (October 26, 2024), Israel carried out air strikes against military sites in Iran in response to Tehran’s missile attack on October 1, itself a retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander.
Israel strikes on Iran highlights: Four Iranian soldiers killed by Israeli airstrikes; Hezbollah launches drone strike at Israeli airbase
At least four Iranian soldiers were killed in the attack which Iran said caused “limited damage” to a few radar systems.
The Israeli military has warned Tehran against responding.
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