[News] Why Iranian counterattacks will take Israeli terrorism head-on

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Why Iranian counterattacks will take Israeli terrorism head-on
Hannan Hussain
June 15, 2025
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Hannan Hussain argues that Iran’s retaliatory strikes are a just and lawful
response to Israeli terrorism, signaling a new phase of confrontation
grounded in self-defense and regional justice.

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   Given that "Israel" has used Palestinian oppression to prove its rejection
   of peace, Tehran’s retaliation on "Israel" give Israeli terrorism the
   pushback and counter that it truly deserves. (Al Mayadeen English;
   Illustrated by Ali al-Hadi Shmeiss)

A scathing report recently revealed
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iaea-leaked-to--israel--confidential-communications-with-ira>
how the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) leaked confidential
information to the Zionist occupation regarding the agency's correspondence
with Iran. The report, which corroborates past attempts at similar breaches
of trust, came ahead of "Israel’s" unwarranted attacks on Iranian soil –
targeting
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-launched-major-strike-against-iran-s-nuclear-p>
residential buildings, nuclear assets, and military infrastructure.
Tehran’s resolve that retaliation for Zionist belligerence is inevitable
should now be an eye-opener for "Israel" and the United States. “That
[Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment. By God’s grace, the
powerful arm of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces won’t let them go
unpunished,” remarked
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayyed-khamenei--iran-retaliation-for-bloody-zionist-crime-i>
Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Leader, in his address.

First, the Zionist aggression is the gravest in decades, and lends an
ironclad rationale to Tehran to muster its legitimate offense. In Tehran
alone, over 100 people have been killed so far, and the attack demonstrates
"Israel’s" blatant disregard for the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of a key state in the region. Dozens of enemy aircraft took aim at nearly
100 locations across Iran. This is terrorism – plain and simple.

By taking aim at
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civilians, Iranian nuclear scientists, and senior military officials,
"Israel" wants to project destruction as the new normal to warrant more
aggressive overreach in Iran. But those criminal ambitions could face a
reality check as Iran races to line up successors to the martyrs, and
clings to its calculated approach of waging an attack at a scale and
frequency of its choosing. The broad aerial offensive launched by Iran on
Friday was only a prelude to the actual capabilities that have "Israel" on
edge. In war criminal Netanyahu’s own telling, Iran has “significant
capabilities”
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-launched-major-strike-against-iran-s-nuclear-p>
to put the Zionist regime against the wall, and as an entity that initiated
this atrocious terror campaign, "Israel" will meet a precise scale of
destruction that is grounded in self-defense and consistent with
international law.

The latter two considerations are chief to Iran’s push for a high-impact
response. Alignment with international law makes it clear that Iran has
every right to initiate actions that exact revenge for Zionist crimes, and
serve as a measure to prevent Israeli belligerence. After all, war criminal
Netanyahu has publicly touted that the so-called “Operation” will continue as
long as necessary
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayyed-khamenei--iran-retaliation-for-bloody-zionist-crime-i>,
indicating a desire to bolster Israeli bombardment and refuse to face the
consequences. Iran is not short of strength at all: Iranian missiles can
easily reach "Israel", and swift changes in the IRGC and armed forces’ top
positions indicate preparedness for a declaration of war.

The United States can claim all it wants that it had no role to play in the
strikes, but even a cursory glance at recent history suggests the US and
"Israel" have often operated in tandem. Iran is witness to US President
Donald Trump’s blatant assertion that the Israeli terror strikes on Iran’s
sovereign territory were “excellent,”
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump-urges-iran-to-take-deal-while-praising-brutal-israeli>
while threatening Tehran that more attacks could be on their way. This is a
clear admission that the US is cooperating with "Israel" to raise threat
perceptions in the region, and provides a cover for Zionist terrorism to
take on a new intensity.

But "Israel" is not operating in isolation. Tehran has the military,
intelligence, and battle-hardened mindset to ensure costs are exacted on
those who take civilian lives, critical infrastructure, national security
interests and other key imperatives for granted. As has been witnessed
throughout the years, Iran’s modus operandi is one of
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increasingly measured, precise and targeted self-defense attacks that deny
terror entities – chiefly the genocidal Israeli regime – open space to
dictate a climate of hostility in the Middle East.

This is precisely the reluctance that is irking the Zionist regime. It used
the Gaza genocide as a pretext to attack Iran’s sovereignty, and now, as
international criticism of "Israel’s" blatant war crimes reaches new highs,
Netanyahu sees opportunism in waging aggression against Tehran.

What the Zionist regime fails to size up is that Tehran has officially
declared "Israel’s" massacre campaign as a declaration of war
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-urges-un-security-council-session-after-israeli-aggress>,
putting all bets off the table and shattering the veneer of US neutrality
in the process. Trump’s blessings are crucial to Zionist aggression,
whether through funding the illegal occupation, beefing up
intelligence-sharing, coordinating on plausible deniability, or providing a
shambolic diplomatic cover to shield Zionist atrocities. The loss of lives
on Iranian soil, and the scale of nationwide bombardment, are due cause for
a legitimate and principled war of self-defense from Iran. Any state that
takes exceptions to responding in such a situation would do injustice to
its people, its status as a state, and its role as a guarantor of peace and
stability.

Given that "Israel" has used Palestinian oppression to prove its rejection
of peace, humanity, and long-sought regional prosperity, Tehran’s
retaliatory attacks
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iranian-ballistic-missiles-hit-tel-aviv-directly>
on "Israel" give Israeli terrorism the pushback and counter that it truly
deserves.
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