Iran to Trump: You May Start the War, But We'll Finish It

Iran has reiterated its threat of retaliation over U.S. airstrikes on key nuclear facilities, launching a fresh barrage of missiles and drones targeting Israel.

In a statement early Monday, Iran’s newly appointed military chief, Abdolrahim Mousavi, accused the U.S. of breaching Iranian sovereignty with strikes on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities. He declared that the U.S. had now “entered the war clearly and directly.”

“The criminal US must know that in addition to punishing its illegitimate and aggressive offspring, the hands of Islam’s fighters within the armed forces have been freed to take any action against its interests and military, and we will never back down in this regard,” he said, in reference to Israel.

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s ongoing retaliatory strikes against Israel, stated in a televised address on Monday that recent U.S. attacks were aimed at propping up what he called a “dying Zionist regime.” However, he warned that the strikes would instead widen Iran’s list of military targets and increase the likelihood of a broader regional conflict.

Referring to US President Donald Trump, Zolfaghari said in English: “Gambler Trump, you may start this war, but we will be the ones to finish it.”

Iran’s army announced on Monday it had fired dozens of one-way drones with anti-fortification explosive warheads at Israel. It claimed the majority of the projectiles fired since the early hours of the day had successfully reached their targets.

Source: Aljazeera