(Dan Tri) – Iran’s Foreign Minister warned that pro-Iranian armed forces may take `pre-emptive action` against Israel within the next few hours.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian (Photo: Getty).
`The leaders of the resistance movement will not let Israel arbitrarily do what it wants in the Gaza Strip. All options are still open, we cannot be indifferent to actions against the people of Gaza,`
The Iranian diplomat warned: `The resistance force is capable of waging a long war with Israel. This force may take pre-emptive action against Israel within the next few hours.`
He emphasized: `If we do not protect Gaza now, tomorrow we will have to deal with air strikes on our own country.`
Previously, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the diplomatic door to resolve the Israel-Hamas conflict is gradually closing, and this war is at risk of spreading to other fronts.
Regarding this issue, on October 16, Foreign Minister Hossein also emphasized: `If measures to immediately stop Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip fall into a deadlock, it is likely that many other fronts will
Iran is believed to support Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer yesterday sent a message to Iran: `Anyone who wants to play with fire in this situation and add fuel to the fire should really think carefully because we are facing the possibility of something happening.`
However, last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei affirmed that his country was not involved in the attack, and accused the US and its allies of escalating the situation.
The Israel-Hamas conflict has lasted 10 days and shows no signs of cooling down. On the contrary, it is at risk of escalating and expanding to the entire region.
US President Joe Biden plans to visit Israel tomorrow, October 18, to show Washington’s support for Tel Aviv in the context of Israel’s plans to launch a ground offensive campaign against Gaza.
`This will be a long war, the cost will be very high,` said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, confident that Israel will eventually win.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously announced that the conflict will only end after Israel achieves its goal of destroying Hamas’s military capabilities.
Meanwhile, the international community calls on all sides to cease fire and sit at the negotiating table to end hostilities and avoid causing damage to civilians.
According to Al Jazeera, by the end of October 16, about 600,000 people had evacuated from north to south Gaza according to Israel’s recommendations to avoid the escalating war zone.
