Iran expects an Israeli response to the attack and blames the US for the escalation

Iran lashed out at the United States and Europe on Wednesday as Israel sought revenge on the Islamic Republic for its missile attack and the region braced for the possibility of a third confrontation between the two arch-enemies.

“In our region, the cause of the problems that give rise to conflicts, wars, worries and hostilities, etc. lies in the presence of the same people who claim to advocate peace and tranquility in the region; These are America and some European countries,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in Tehran on Wednesday, according to Iranian Press Television.

He accused the United States and the West of providing financial, logistical and intelligence support to Israel last year in its fight against Iranian proxy groups such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.

Khamenei spoke just a day after Iran attacked Israel with over 180 ballistic missiles fired from the sky by the combined forces of the US, Israeli, British, French and Jordanian armies. It was the same coalition that protected Israel during the first direct Iranian attack in April.

The remains of a ballistic missile fired by Iran that landed in Israel on October 1, 2024 (Source: VIA MAARIV ONLINE)

On Wednesday, Israelis began the new year as the Jewish state and Iran appeared prepared for another showdown and the IDF continued to shell Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

KAN News reported that the Israeli security cabinet has decided on a difficult or tough response but has not yet finalized its plans, which speculate that Israel could target Iranian nuclear facilities or its oil fields.

Iran has vowed to respond to any retaliation from Israel or the United States, with American officials themselves warning Tehran that what United Nations national security adviser Jake Sullivan called a “serious escalation” would have consequences.

Print At the start of the Jewish New Year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “We are in the heat of a grueling war against the axis of evil in Iran that aims to destroy us. That won’t happen because we will stand together.” With God’s help, we will emerge victorious together.

Will Israel respond to the attack?

Israeli officials have told their U.S. counterparts that they are still in the process of determining targets, timing and means of responding to the Iranian missile attack, according to a person familiar with the discussions in Washington.

Given its success in thwarting the Iranian attack, Israel may not feel compelled to strike back immediately. But it is unlikely to wait long amid fears that a retaliatory move would lose its deterrent effect if delayed, the US source said.

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Unlike after the Iranian attack in April, the US is not urging Israel to refrain from retaliatory strikes, but wants Israel to first carefully consider possible consequences, the source said.

US President Joe Biden is not advocating Israeli retaliation to Iran’s nuclear attack, but is seeking broad international consensus for a response to the Islamic Republic’s missile strike against the Jewish state on Tuesday.

“We will discuss with the Israelis what they are going to do, but all seven of us (G7 nations) agree that they have the right to respond, but they should respond proportionately,” Biden told reporters before boarding Air Force One left. He said he would speak with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, but did not give a timetable for that call.

“Iran is completely wrong,” he said. “Some sanctions will be imposed against Iran,” he emphasized.

But when asked whether he would support an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Biden replied: “No.”

Earlier, Biden joined a conversation with G7 countries – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – on the Israeli-Iranian crisis, as the proxy war between the two arch-enemies threatened to turn into a larger war expanding regional conflict.

“They discussed Iran’s unacceptable attack on Israel” and the need for a coordinated response, including additional sanctions against Iran, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One. Reuters contributed to this report.

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