The US dropped 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs onto the Tehran’s 3 key nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan), joining Israel in the ongoing Iran-Israel war.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reacted by saying –
The Zionist enemy has made a big mistake, committed a big crime; it must be punished and it is being punished; it is being punished right now,
It is now our turn to act without delay. As a first step, we must launch a missile strike on the US naval fleet in Bahrain and simultaneously close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French ships,
Now, the world is bracing for Iran’s response after the United States attacked Tehran’s key nuclear sites. Iran has already threatened US basis in the Middle East to defend itself. An advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Akbar Velayati said that they will attack the US basis in retaliation. He further said –
Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate target for our armed forces,
Amid Iran’s threat, the US State Department has issued a “worldwide caution” for Americans on Sunday stating –
There is the potential for demonstrations against US citizens and interests abroad,” and “the Department of State advises US citizens worldwide to exercise increased caution,
US President Donald Trump warned Iran stating –
If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier. If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes,
Meanwhile, on Monday, Iran and Israel continued to trade volleys of missile attacks. Israeli fighter jets had struck military targets in western Iran.
Earlier, Iran fired missiles on Tel Aviv wounding hundreds of people and flattening buildings. Tehran used its biggest missile which is capable of carrying the heaviest payload, including Khorramshahr-4 in its attacks on Israel.
According to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), they launched at least 40 missiles on Israel after the US action on Iran.