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Iran’s President commented on Sunday that a possible ceasefire involving its allies and Israel “may affect the magnitude” of Tehran’s response to recent Israeli strikes on Iranian military targets, suggesting Iran’s actions could be calibrated according to the ceasefire’s progression.
“If they (the Israelis) reconsider their behaviour, accept a ceasefire and stop massacring the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could affect the intensity and type of our response,” Masoud Pezeshkian said, quoted by state news agency IRNA.
He reiterated Iran’s firm position, stating that “no aggression against its sovereignty and security will be left unanswered,” as conveyed by the news agency.
Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of strikes on October 26, which Israel cited as retribution for a missile barrage from Tehran earlier in the month, specifically on October 1.
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Iran subsequently labeled the missile barrage as a reprisal for the targeted killings of its allied militant leaders and a commander from the Revolutionary Guards, framing it as an act of defense.
Since the strikes last month, Israel has warned Iran against retaliating, while Tehran vowed to respond.
On Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all matters of the state, said the Islamic republic would retaliate.
“The enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what they are doing against Iran, the Iranian nation, and the resistance front,” Khamenei said in a speech to students in Tehran.
He was referring to the alliance of Tehran-backed armed groups that include Yemen’s Huthi rebels, Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
After the strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they “hit Iran’s defence capabilities and missile production”.
Iran’s armed forces said the attack killed four military personnel and caused “limited damage” to a few radar systems. Iranian media said a civilian was also killed.
