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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Why Iranian counterattacks will take Israeli terrorism head-on</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Hannan Hussain</div>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">June 15, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hannan
Hussain argues that Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes are a just and lawful
response to Israeli terrorism, signaling a new phase of confrontation
grounded in self-defense and regional justice.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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Given that "Israel" has used Palestinian oppression to prove
its rejection of peace, Tehran\u2019s retaliation on "Israel" give Israeli
terrorism the pushback and counter that it truly deserves. (Al Mayadeen
English; Illustrated by Ali al-Hadi Shmeiss)
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<p>A scathing report <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iaea-leaked-to--israel--confidential-communications-with-ira">recently revealed</a>
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\u2019s" unwarranted
attacks on Iranian soil \u2013 <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-launched-major-strike-against-iran-s-nuclear-p">targeting</a>
residential buildings, nuclear assets, and military infrastructure.
Tehran\u2019s resolve that retaliation for Zionist belligerence is inevitable
should now be an eye-opener for "Israel" and the United States. \u201cThat
[Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment. By God\u2019s grace,
the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic\u2019s Armed Forces won\u2019t let them
go unpunished,\u201d <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayyed-khamenei--iran-retaliation-for-bloody-zionist-crime-i">remarked</a> Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Iran\u2019s Leader, in his address.</p>
<p>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\u2019s" 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
\u2013 plain and simple.</p>
<p>By <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-reshapes-top-command-after-martyrdom-of-top-generals">taking aim at</a>
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\u2019s own telling, Iran <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-launched-major-strike-against-iran-s-nuclear-p">has \u201csignificant capabilities\u201d</a>
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.</p>
<p>The latter two considerations are chief to Iran\u2019s 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
\u201cOperation\u201d will continue <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayyed-khamenei--iran-retaliation-for-bloody-zionist-crime-i">as long as necessary</a>,
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\u2019 top positions indicate preparedness for a declaration of war.</p>
<p>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\u2019s blatant assertion that the Israeli terror
strikes on Iran\u2019s sovereign territory <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump-urges-iran-to-take-deal-while-praising-brutal-israeli">were \u201cexcellent,\u201d</a>
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.</p>
<p>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\u2019s <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pezeshkian-vows-devastating-response-to--israel-s--aggressio">modus operandi is one of</a>
increasingly measured, precise and targeted self-defense attacks that
deny terror entities \u2013 chiefly the genocidal Israeli regime \u2013 open space
to dictate a climate of hostility in the Middle East.</p>
<p>This is precisely the reluctance that is irking the Zionist regime.
It used the Gaza genocide as a pretext to attack Iran\u2019s sovereignty, and
now, as international criticism of "Israel\u2019s" blatant war crimes
reaches new highs, Netanyahu sees opportunism in waging aggression
against Tehran.</p>
<p>What the Zionist regime fails to size up is that Tehran has officially declared "Israel\u2019s" massacre campaign <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-urges-un-security-council-session-after-israeli-aggress">as a declaration of war</a>,
putting all bets off the table and shattering the veneer of US
neutrality in the process. Trump\u2019s 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.</p>
<p>Given that "Israel" has used Palestinian oppression to prove its
rejection of peace, humanity, and long-sought regional prosperity, <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iranian-ballistic-missiles-hit-tel-aviv-directly">Tehran\u2019s retaliatory attacks</a> on "Israel" give Israeli terrorism the pushback and counter that it truly deserves.</p></div></div></div>
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