Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned the US of an unimaginable response to an attack on its facilities

If the US strikes Iran and its associated infrastructure, the response will “beyond all imagination.” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Hassan Sheikh Ol-Islami told reporters on the sidelines of a high-level conference on Eurasian security in Minsk, a Vedomosti correspondent reports.

“Necessary measures [по защите палестинцев, жителей сектора Газа], must be accepted by all countries. This is not the first time the US has threatened us [ударами], we are accustomed to daily threats. But in any case, if this happens, if they make these kinds of mistakes, the Iranian response will be beyond all imagination,” Ol-Islami said.

According to him, Iran “has defended the rights of Palestinians for 30 years and will continue to do so.” “The Syrians can defend their country themselves, but if they ask for help, Iran will support them,” added the Iranian deputy foreign minister.

“The situation is catastrophic, we must stop it. Now we are doing everything in our power to prevent the conflict from spreading, together with Iraq and others,” Ol-Islami emphasized.

On October 7, the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas began hostilities against Israel. In response, the IDF launched Operation Iron Swords, with the military regularly carrying out strikes on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government announced that the country had entered a state of war. 300,000 reservists were also mobilized.

On October 16, the first deputy head of Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security and foreign policy, Ebrahim Azizi, said that in the event of an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, “new battle fronts” could appear against the country. According to him, this is a “red line” for Iran. Azizi added that a war on several fronts “could lead to the fall of Israeli power and statehood.”

Minister of Economy and Industry of the Jewish State Neel Barkat in turn threatened a strike on Iran if a “second front” is opened, if the Hezbollah group, supported by the Islamic Republic, opens a “second front”.

US President Joe Biden, in his address to the nation on October 10, warned potential participants in the conflict against joining it. Washington has also strengthened its military presence in the region, justifying this by the desire to prevent the conflict from escalating.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated October 23 that the United States asked the Republic not to interfere in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

According to the latest data, about 8,000 people were killed in the Palestinian-Israeli war, including more than 6,500 Palestinians. The fighting also killed 23 Russian citizens, and three more are allegedly being held hostage by Hamas. The UN has called the humanitarian situation in Gaza catastrophic due to constant shelling and a complete blockade of the strip.