‘We warned you… end is no longer in your control’: Iran reacts to US-Israeli strikes

Tehran: Iran is reportedly preparing for a strong retaliation following recent strikes by Israel and the United States, with the response described as “crushing,” an Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the National Security Commission of the Iranian Parliament, issued a stern warning on social media, saying:

“We warned you!” He added, “Now you have started down a path which end is no longer in your control.”

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The remarks come in the wake of coordinated airstrikes on Iranian sites, including strategic locations in Tehran, earlier reported to have targeted military and administrative infrastructure. Israel described its operations as a “preventive strike,” while U.S. officials confirmed that American forces carried out separate retaliatory measures following the escalating tensions in the region.

Trump called the attacks on Iran “a noble mission,” saying they were necessary because of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile systems that could reach the U.S.

He called on Iranian officials to “lay down your arms” or “you will face certain death,” and encouraged the Iranian people to “take over your government — it will be yours to take.”

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Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said Saturday the country’s airspace has been closed following airstrikes on neighbouring Iran.

The ministry’s spokesman, Mitham al-Safi, told state-run Iraqi News Agency that “the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace.”

The U.S. began “major combat operations in Iran,” President Donald Trump said in a video on Truth Social.

He said the objective is to defend the U.S. by “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”

The United States is participating in the strikes, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military operations. The full extent of U.S. involvement was not immediately clear.