TEHRAN: Iran\u2019s president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel \u201ccould affect the intensity\u201d of Tehran\u2019s response to Israel\u2019s recent strikes on Iranian military sites.
\n\u201cIf they (the Israelis) reconsider their behavior, accept a ceasefire and stop massacring the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could affect the intensity and type of our response,\u201d Masoud Pezeshkian said, quoted by state news agency IRNA.
\nHe added that Iran \u201cwill not leave unanswered any aggression against its sovereignty and security,\u201d according to the news agency.
\nIsraeli warplanes carried out the Oct. 26 strikes in what Israel said was retaliation for Tehran\u2019s October 1 missile barrage.
\nIran had in turn described that attack as a reprisal for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander.
\nSince the strikes last month, Israel has warned Iran against retaliating, while Tehran vowed to respond.
\nOn Saturday, Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all matters of the state, said the Islamic republic would retaliate.
\n\u201cThe enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what they are doing against Iran, the Iranian nation, and the resistance front,\u201d Khamenei said in a speech to students in Tehran.
\nHe was referring to the alliance of Tehran-backed armed groups that include Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels, Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah movement and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
\nAfter the strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they \u201chit Iran\u2019s defense capabilities and missile production.\u201d
\nIran\u2019s armed forces said the attack killed four military personnel and caused \u201climited damage\u201d to a few radar systems. Iranian media said a civilian was also killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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