Israel threatens ‘full force’ response if Iran fires missiles towards it
Israel has issued a stern warning of a 'full force' retaliation if Iran targets its territory with missiles, amid escalating regional tensions. The situation follows a series of Iranian strikes on infrastructure in neighboring countries and the collapse of a US-brokered ceasefire.
Why it matters
The potential for a direct conflict between Israel and Iran threatens to trigger a wider regional war, drawing in global powers like the United States.
A heavily damaged bridge hit by a US strike on the road connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Photograph: Amir Hossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images A heavily damaged bridge hit by a US strike on the road connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Photograph: Amir Hossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Iran Israel threatens ‘full force’ response if Iran fires missiles towards it Return to all-out regional war grows increasingly likely as US and Iran trade strikes and Trump warns of escalation
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Israel has warned it could retaliate against Iran with “full force” if Tehran’s missiles strike within its borders, threatening a return to an all-out regional war as the ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump collapses with a new round of missile strikes across the Middle East.
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