Day 8 of the Middle East War
Confusion over apology ++ Putin to help
On Saturday evening, the Iranian capital Tehran was once again attacked by the American-Israeli coalition with heavy air strikes. Several aircraft belonging to an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were destroyed at Mehrabad Airport. In addition, several oil depots were bombed. You can read about the most important events of the day in the live ticker.
The most important events of the day:
Tehran has once again been rocked by violent explosions – oil facilities are also burning. Israel previously bombed Mehrabad Airport.
- There was one fatality in Dubai following Iranian attacks. Debris fell on a residential building when an object was intercepted.
- The Foreign Ministry has announced that Austria's embassy in Tehran will be relocated to Baku, Azerbaijan. In addition, repatriation flights will be suspended due to low demand.
The ticker to read:
Focus on oil infrastructure in Iran
According to the state news agency IRNA, this was apparently the first attack on Iran's oil infrastructure since the war began a week ago. Another attack hit a fuel depot in northwestern Tehran, as reported by an AFP journalist. Flames and smoke rose from the facility. Earlier, the Israeli army had reported Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
Another attack hit a fuel depot in northwestern Tehran, as reported by an AFP journalist. Flames and smoke rose from the facility. Earlier, the Israeli army had reported Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
Rockets intercepted over US embassy in Baghdad
In addition, according to security sources, several missiles were intercepted on Saturday evening over the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. "Four missiles were fired in the direction of the embassy," said a security official. Three of them were intercepted. The fourth missile struck the embassy's air base. The rocket attack was confirmed by two other security officials, one of whom said that all four rockets had been shot down by air defenses.
We have a systematic plan to wipe out the Iranian regime and achieve many other goals.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called it a "terrorist act." Attacks on diplomatic missions and embassies in Iraq are absolutely unacceptable, he said.
Several drones have also been intercepted in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq. On Saturday, an AFP journalist in Erbil heard a drone and then at least three loud detonations. The city is home to a large US consulate complex.
Pro-Iranian militia attacks
Meanwhile, bases belonging to the pro-Iranian paramilitary alliance Hashd al-Shaabi were attacked in northern Iraq. According to official reports, one fighter was killed on Saturday. A Hashd representative spoke of a suspected US air strike on a base south of the city of Mosul.
Hashd al-Shaabi – also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces – is an alliance of groups that includes powerful militias supported by Iran. Officially, the alliance has been incorporated into the official Iraqi armed forces. Since the beginning of the Iran war, Hashd al-Shaabi bases have been attacked several times.
Trump's threats
Previously, US President Donald Trump had intensified his threats against the mullahs, warning Iran of "total destruction" and "certain death." Iran would be "beaten to hell," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
On Saturday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced further massive attacks on Iran. The Israeli army would continue the war "with all our might," Netanyahu said in a televised address. "We have a systematic plan to wipe out the Iranian regime and achieve many other goals."
Iran launched retaliatory attacks
A week ago, the US and Israel launched massive air strikes on Iran, killing the spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other members of the Iranian leadership. In its retaliatory attacks, Iran has since repeatedly targeted Dubai, other cities in the United Arab Emirates, and other Gulf states.
Clerics call for quick election of new leader
Meanwhile, an influential cleric hinted at the imminent election of a successor to Khamenei. Ayatollah Ahmad Mozafari, a member of the expert council responsible for the election, said according to the Fars news agency that they were confident that a new leader would be appointed within the next 24 hours. At the same time, he asked that no rumors be spread about why the election had not yet taken place.
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