Iran's commander of the units protecting Iranian nuclear facilities, Ahmad Haktalab, said that Iran is prepared to respond in a similar way if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities.
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“If Israel wants to take action against our nuclear facilities, it will definitely face our response – Israel and its nuclear facilities will be attacked. <…> Israel’s nuclear facilities have been identified, the necessary information about all targets is at our disposal, and in order to respond to their possible aggressive actions, our hands are already on the trigger of launching powerful missiles to destroy identified targets,” a senior military official said.
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Haktalab cautioned that Tehran might rethink its nuclear strategy after an Israeli attack.
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In recent years, Iranian leaders have said they do not plan to build nuclear weapons, and their atomic energy development is purely for peaceful purposes.
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On the night of April 14, Iran attacked Israel in retaliation for the destruction of its consulate in Syria earlier that month. The attack reportedly involved hundreds of drones and missiles, including the hypersonic Fattah and Fattah-2.
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The Israeli military stated that Iran launched approximately 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and over 120 ballistic missiles. Tel Aviv claimed that only a few missiles reached the country and caused minimal damage.
