Iran yesterday threatened “crushing” attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic “back to the stone ages.”
In a address from the White House in Washington, Trump said that the US was “very close” to achieving its objectives in the war, but warned that attacks would intensify if Iran did not reach a negotiated settlement.
“Over the next two to three weeks, we are going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong,” Trump said.
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Iran’s response was immediate, with Israeli air defenses pressed into action and police responding to “several” impact sites as four people were reportedly lightly injured in the Tel Aviv area.
The attacks came as people were celebrating Passover, which some were forced to do underground.
“This is not my first choice, but at least in the shelter, we can sit here and just ride it out,” said a writer who gave his name as Jeffrey, at a meal organized in a bunker in Tel Aviv.
The Iranian military command center Khatam al-Anbiya in a statement said the US and Israel should expect “more crushing, broader and more destructive actions.”
“With trust in almighty God, this war will continue until your humiliation, disgrace, permanent and certain regret, and surrender,” it said.
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