Iran’s state television said Saturday’s attack on Tehran was a response to the attack on the Natanz nuclear facility earlier in the day. according to the BBC.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said the fact that ballistic missiles evaded Israeli defenses and struck near a nuclear research facility appeared to signal a “new phase” in the war.
“If Israel will not be able to stop the missiles in the heavily guarded area of Dimona, it is, practically, a sign of entering a new phase of the conflict,” he said. has been published on the X social network. “Israeli airspace is unprotected.”
He added that “the time has come to implement the next plans,” without giving further details.
Israeli army spokeswoman Effie Defrin he said strikes did not represent a new threat. “Air defense systems worked but did not intercept the missile. We will investigate the incident and learn from it,” he wrote on X.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he said it was “a very difficult evening,” and he vowed “to continue to beat our enemies on all fronts.”
International Atomic Energy Agency he said was aware of strikes near a nuclear research facility and has received no signs of damage to the facility, nor any information from regional states indicating that abnormal levels of radiation have been detected.
