What to remember from April 19
- Iran targeted by possible attack by Israel, in retaliation for strikes against Israeli territory
Tehran reported three explosions near a military base in Qahjavarestan, a town located between Isfahan and its airport, in the center of the country, according to the official Fars agency. Drones were shot down, but there was no missile attack ” so far “, specified the Iranian authorities. And the nuclear facilities located in the Isfahan region are “totally safe”specified the Tasnim agency.
- “No damage” on Iranian nuclear sites, according to the IAEA
In a message broadcast onthe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces that, according to it, there is no “no damage to Iran’s nuclear sites”. “The IAEA is monitoring the situation very closely”specifies the agency.
- Israeli national security minister deplores the ” weakness “ of the Israeli offensive
Coming from the religious extreme right and excluded from the restricted war cabinet responsible for deciding on this response, Mr. Ben Gvir, who campaigned for days for a strong response, used a football expression designating in Hebrew a shot lacking power . His comments sparked an avalanche of criticism on social media as well as on television channels in Israel.
- Iranian President Makes Speech Without Discussing Last Night’s Events
Speaking in front of several hundred people in the city of Damghan, Ebrahim Raïssi very briefly discussed the tense international context in the Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attacks against Israel over the weekend. last but did not mention the explosions reported a few hours earlier.
- Calls for “cold blood”
The UN Secretary General “condemns any act of reprisal” in the Middle-East. During a press conference on Friday morning, British Prime Minister, Conservative Rishi Sunak, again called for ” cold blood ” in the Middle East following the events that occurred last night in Iran. The foreign ministers of the G7 countries called on Friday ” all parties “ has “prevent further escalation”. The United States was warned at the last moment and the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, declared that Washington did not “not been involved in an offensive operation”. “We told the Israelis that Iran does not want escalation”, declared the head of Russian diplomacy. France reiterated “his call to stop military escalation, which is in no one’s interest and would only increase instability and insecurity in the Middle East”.