Israel warned Saturday that “Tehran will
burn” if Iran keeps targeting its civilians and boasted it now had control of
the airspace from western Iran all the way to the capital.
“The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and
bringing about a reality in which they — especially the residents of Tehran
— will pay a heavy price because of the criminal harm to Israeli civilians,”
said Defence Minister Israel Katz.
“If (Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles
toward the Israeli home front — Tehran will burn.”
The Israeli military said its raids had cleared its path to the capital. “We
have created aerial freedom of action from west Iran all the way to Tehran…
Tehran is no longer immune,” said spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin.
The threat came as Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel
unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its
nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians.
Iran has hit back with waves of drone and missile strikes, with a barrage of
dozens lighting up the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv overnight, killing
three people and wounding dozens.
Following decades of enmity and conflict by proxy, it is the first time that
Israel and Iran have traded fire with such intensity, with fears of a
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