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CNN: Iran’s ferocious retaliation for US-Israeli strikes has rattled its neighbors
Iran launched nearly 1,000 drones and hundreds of missiles targeting Gulf states and Israel, straining regional defenses and threatening energy infrastructure, officials said.
- Iran launched over 400 ballistic missiles and nearly 1,000 drones at Arab states along the Gulf following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials in a US airstrike, causing widespread damage and casualties.
- The attacks targeted urban centers, energy infrastructure, airports, and US military bases, severely impacting tourism, oil facilities, and airspace in the Gulf region.
- Gulf Arab states including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Iraq activated air defenses and missile-defense systems to intercept Iranian attacks, with concerns about sustaining defenses amid prolonged conflict.
- Iran employed decentralized "mosaic defense" tactics in their missile and drone strikes, considering them retaliation against US aggression.
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‘It’s about law, not politics’ — SA’s Dirco boss on US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliation
In an interview with Daily Maverick, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general Zane Dangor says both the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Iran’s attacks on neighbouring states – are unlawful.
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