Photos: Iran shows military might as tensions with Israel soar
Al Jazeera
Iran holds military parade days after its missile and drone attack on Israel.
As regional tensions run high, Iran has paraded drones, missiles and soldiers to show it is ready for a response from Israel after launching an unprecedented attack on its archenemy.
Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel at the weekend in response to an April 1 air strike on the consular building of Iran’s embassy in Syria.
Iran’s attack “brought down the glory of the Zionist regime [Israel]”, President Ebrahim Raisi said at a military base on the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday.
“This operation showed that our armed forces are ready,” he said in a speech to the regular army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for Army Day, a national holiday.
Wednesday’s parade saw the Iranian armed forces showcase a range of military equipment, including drones and long-range ballistic missiles.
Germany calls the allegations ‘very serious’, as Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban orders probe into alleged ‘wiretapping’.
Iran parliament speaker says US president using idea of talks to ‘escape quagmire in which US and Israel are trapped’.
The US president has proven that hitting hard and fast rather than engaging in endless negotiations guarantees victory.
Lebanon fears that Israel’s attack on Qasmiyeh Bridge could be a “prelude to a ground invasion”.
Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline for Iran raises concerns about attacks on energy in the Middle East.
Members of the International Energy Agency have agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves.
Democrats and other observers slam deployment of US immigration agents to airports as dangerous and source of tension.
Locals in northern India have a growing concern over costs of essential resources due to the Iran war.
Esmaeil Baghaei denies the long-range missile attack, which could change the calculus of the war for US allies.
