#Iran 's UN mission stmt - verbatim: "Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded. However, should the #Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe. It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. MUST STAY AWAY!" (Cont.)
#IDF Home Front Command instructions might be indicative about possible aim by #Iran :
'residents of the northern Golan Heights, the Nevatim area, Dimona and Eilat should stay near shelters until further notice, and wait the compulsory 10 minutes in case of alarm.'
'British fighter jets and aerial refueling planes based in Cyprus have taken over much of the counterterrorism mission in the skies over Iraq and northeastern #Syria , freeing up American warplanes normally operating there to help defend #Israel against the #Iranian drone attack on Saturday, a British official said.'
In last week's #TheGlobalJigsaw we attempted to deconstruct #Iran 's narrative + the ideological blueprint and tools of the Islamic Republic - it is worth a listen to understand the current push and pull tactics:
' #Israel describes #Iran as the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism; for Iran, hostility towards Israel, what it calls the “Zionist regime” is a core tenet of its 1979 revolutionary doctrine.
The risk of confrontation had risen with every month the #Gaza war has ground on.
Iran has long prided itself on playing a long game, on exercising “strategic patience".
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has avoided all-out war ever since he came to power in 1989.'
BBC #journalist, watches opposition in #Russia, FSU, E. Europe, Syria. Not a BBC spox, views my own, some humour 😵💫, migrant.Working on a radio programme, focusing on world news.Posts in unexpected languages, incl Hun, Ger, Ukr, Rus, Cz, Slo, dabbler in typos.Also twice daily resharing the #Ukraine war bulletin or the world #news #headlines of the BBC World Service on this feed#fedi22BBC World Service https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_serviceFan of #catsofmastodon