Wednesday, April 17, 2024

'Nothing would remain': Iran's president vows to completely destroy Israel if it launches ‘tiniest invasion’
On Saturday, Israel successfully intercepted nearly hundreds of missiles and drones that Iran launched
Lawrence Richard / Fox News
 
Iran’s president has vowed to completely destroy Israel, should it proceed with even the "tiniest invasion" f its country.President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade warning Israel of a "massive and harsh" response, as the country braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran’s missile and drone attack over the weekend.Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel on Saturday in response to an apparent strike on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria on April 1 that killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals. Iran blames Israel for the attack, although Israel has not claimed any involvement.

Raisi said Saturday’s attack was a limited one, and that if Iran was provoked to carry out a bigger attack, "nothing would remain from the Zionist regime," the official IRNA news agency reported.

Raisi’s remarks came during a military parade that was relocated to a barracks north of the capital, Tehran, from its usual venue on a highway in the city’s southern outskirts. Iranian authorities gave no explanation for the relocation.
 
Uniquely, state TV did not broadcast it live, as it had in previous years. Read more and see video and photos here.
U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Iran
Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet
 
On Tuesday night, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced that the United States would be imposing sanctions against Iran. Over the weekend, Iran launched a missile attack against Israel for the very first time. Given that the United States does not appear willing to support Israel's retaliation against Iran, this looks to be the action they're willing to take. Fortunately, most of the missiles were blocked by Israel's Iron Dome. But, President Joe Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to not take retaliatory action, a move that was applauded by the far-left, anti-Israel members of the Squad. He's also made other problematic statements about the attack. 
 
As Axios reported about the announcement:

"The U.S. will impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after the country's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced Tuesday evening.

Why it matters: President Biden is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise military restraint. But in the economic sphere, the administration is demonstrating a willingness to retaliate against Iran. Read more and see Xs here.

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