Israel attacks Iran with support from Trump and expands tensions in the Middle East

The Israeli government attacked in the early hours of Friday (13) Iran under the fallacious pretext of making the country’s nuclear program unfeasible. The action destroyed infrastructure and killed military leaders and Iranian scientists. With the initiative, praised by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu accentuates the war climbing in the Middle East and puts the world on alert.

Iranians emphatically deny the use of atomic technology for military purposes. The enrichment of nuclear material is intended for energy production, says Tehran.

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In response to bombing, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the attacks are a statement of war from Israel and will not go unpunished. “The Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn, with its satanic and bloody hands. It revealed its malicious nature even more than before, by attacking residential areas,” he said. “The Zionist regime must prepare for severe punishment.”

New military personnel are already being appointed to the stations of those who have been killed, with the indication that they will organize a counteractive.

Attacks

The bombardment began by the Armed Forces of Israeli has gone up military leaders and officers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, but civilians were also victims. The Persian country has confirmed the death of the commander-chief of the guard, General Hossein Salami; Aerospace Force Commander, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh; of the Head of the Armed Forces of Iran, Major General Mohammad Bagheri; and the commander of the central headquarters of Khatam Al-Anbia, Major-General Gholam Ali Rashid.

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According to the Reuters international agency, at least six senior nuclear scientists were killed: Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani (former chief of the Iran’s atomic energy organization and former member of the country’s parliament), Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (head of Islamic university Azad), Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari, Amirhosin Feghi and Motalibizadeh.

Military action is called the Ascendant Lion Operation by Israel, which said it had used 200 military aircraft to reach about one hundred targets throughout Iran.

Trump

US President Donald Trump reacted to attacks in an interview with ABC News. He was pleased to say that the military action of the Israelis was “excellent.” He also indicated that he was aware of the strategy.

Trump further raised tension by threatening the Iranians. He stated that “much more is to come” if the nuclear agreement he indicated is not accepted. The proposal that was being negotiated aimed to broaden US control over Iran’s nuclear program.

Earlier this year, Trump had signed a memorandum that prohibited Tehran’s government from producing nuclear weapons, which imposed greater economic pressure with restrictions against the Persians.

“High risk for peace”

Still this Friday, the United Nations Security Council (UN) is expected to meet to discuss the conflict initiated by Israel. The request came from Tehran’s authorities, who call for a public conviction of the acts, as well as a “decisive action” against the “criminal” acts.

In a statement, the Brazilian government, for Itamaraty, condemned the action of the Netanyahu government and says that the attacks “threaten to dive the entire region in conflict”, representing a “high risk to peace. ”

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Israel’s air strikes against Iran

The Brazilian government expresses firm condemnation and accompanies with strong concern the Israeli air offensive launched at the last dawn against Iran, in clear violation of the sovereignty of this country and international law.

The attacks threaten to immerse the whole region in a broad conflict, with a high risk to peace, security and the world economy.

Brazil urges all parties involved in the exercise of the maximum containment and urges the immediate end of hostilities.