Iran on Monday praised the drone and missile assault by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Israel, saying its arch-foe had misplaced the flexibility to stop such assaults amid heightened regional tensions.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday mentioned the group, which is backed by Tehran, had launched a large-scale assault on Israel, concentrating on “the Glilot base — the primary Israeli navy intelligence base”.
Israel’s navy mentioned the set up was not hit.
“The Zionist regime could possibly cover, distort or censor some information concerning Lebanese Hezbollah operations, nevertheless it is aware of very effectively that the present information is not going to change,” Iran’s overseas ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani posted on X.
“The Israeli terrorist military has misplaced its efficient offensive and deterrent energy and now should defend itself towards strategic strikes.”
Kanani famous that the Hezbollah assault “prolonged deep into the occupied territories”, and mentioned the “strategic steadiness has undergone elementary modifications” to the detriment of Israel.
He additionally criticised the USA for its “complete” help for Israel, which had didn’t “predict the time and place” of Hezbollah’s actions.
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday in contrast the assault to the “defeat” of Israeli forces within the 2006 struggle with Hezbollah.
“At the moment’s defeat of the regime was on a par with the defeat within the 2006 operation, and so they can’t cover this defeat,” he posted on X.
Israel on Sunday launched air strikes into Lebanon, saying it had destroyed “1000’s” of Hezbollah rocket launchers and thwarted a significant assault.
In a televised tackle, Nasrallah mentioned his group had carried out a two-phased assault, first launching “340 Katyusha rockets” at 11 navy positions in northern Israel and the annexed Golan Heights.
Hezbollah militants have traded close to day by day cross-border fireplace with Israel since their Palestinian ally Hamas’s October 7 assault triggered the struggle in Gaza.
Fears grew of a wider regional conflagration after the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut.
Iran and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah have accused Israel of being behind each killings and vowed to hunt revenge.
Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X late Sunday that Tehran’s response to Haniyeh’s demise could be “definitive, and will probably be measured & effectively calculated”.
“We don’t worry escalation, but don’t search it — in contrast to Israel,” he added.
Israel has not mentioned it was behind Haniyeh’s killing, however has confirmed it carried out the strike on Shukr.
Hezbollah mentioned its assault on Sunday was an “preliminary response” to Shukr’s killing, however Nasrallah appeared to counsel in his tackle that the group’s retaliation had concluded.
