Iran describes response to Israeli attack as ‘legitimate defense’
PressTVApr 13
Iran Launches Attack Against Israel
The Facts
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched an air attack against Israel on Saturday night, firing dozens of drones and missiles under an operation dubbed True Promise.
According to Israeli officials, over 300 projectiles were launched mainly from Iranian soil — as well as from Iraq and Yemen — marking an unprecedented direct attack. Israel said it and its allies downed most of them.
The Spin
Pro-Iran narrative
Iran's strikes were legitimate military retaliation after the Security Council failed to punish the rogue Zionist regime for its terrorist attack against its diplomatic mission in Damascus. This matter is now concluded, and serves as a warning to Israel and its allies that further atrocities will bring a more intense response.
Pro-Israel narrative
This was an unjustified act of aggression against Israel, further exposing the corrupt and evil nature of the Iranian regime. While the IDF and its allies were impressively able to stop the attacks and protect the nation, they must not yet lower their guard — this battle is far from being over.
Pro-establishment narrative
Iran undeniably crossed a red line in its first-ever direct attack against Israel, but Israel would risk dragging the whole region and America into an all-out war if it decides to retaliate. As the barrage has been shot down and caused little to no damage, all parties must now show restraint.
Nerd narrative
There's a 32% chance that Iran will carry out a deadly attack within Israel before May 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.