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According to British media reports on April 10, Germany's Lufthansa has suspended flights to Tehran due to fears of an Iranian attack on Israel. Lufthansa said it had been in close contact with the authorities and, after a careful assessment of the situation in the Middle East, had decided to suspend flights to and from Tehran from April 6 to 11. According to reports, Lufthansa and its subsidiary Austrian Airlines are currently the only two Western airlines that also operate flights to and from Tehran. Austrian Airlines is known to operate six direct flights from Vienna to Tehran per week. As of now, there is no change in its flight operation plan on Thursday (11th).
Since Israel's attack on Iran's embassy in Syria earlier this month, tensions have intensified between two key Middle Eastern countries. On April 10, local time, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Ali Khamenei said in a speech that Israel's attack on the consular office of the Iranian Embassy in Syria means that it has attacked Iranian territory, and "Israel has made a mistake and should be punished and will be punished." Israeli Foreign Minister Katz posted on social networking sites that if Iran attacks Israel from its own territory, Israel will respond and launch an attack on Iran. Some media said that once Iran launches a large-scale attack, it will mean a significant escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
Iran's retaliatory attack on the verge of breaking out?
The United States has stated that it will do its best to protect Israel
A number of media reported that on April 10, local time, Iran's Mehr news agency said on its official social media account that Iran had closed its airspace due to military reasons. However, the message was quickly deleted by the agency, which also denied that it had published similar information.
Although the current news that "Iran is closing its airspace" is untrue, many media believe that Iran's retaliatory attack may be "imminent". The United States and its allies believe that Iran or its associated militias are about to carry out a massive missile or drone attack on Israeli military or government facilities, "possibly in the coming days," according to people familiar with the matter. According to the assessments of US and Israeli intelligence, this (Iranian attack) is only a matter of time, not "whether there will be an attack or not," according to informed sources. U.S. officials are sharing intelligence with Israel, which told its allies that it was waiting for an attack from Iran before Israel would continue to fight Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the report said.
In addition, foreign diplomatic missions in Israel are also preparing for a possible attack, and "at the request of the Israeli authorities, they have made an emergency evacuation plan." This includes preparing emergency supplies such as generators and satellite phones. However, the person added that there are no plans to evacuate Western diplomatic missions at this time.
U.S. President Joe Biden
As for Iran's possible imminent retaliatory attack, U.S. President Joe Biden, who had previously warned and urged Israel to cease fire, emphasized his "unwavering support" for Israel. Biden warned Iran against an attack on Israel, "We will absolutely protect Israel's security, and we will do everything we can." ”
Moment of truth
Hamas's "financial trader" was shot
At a time of tension between Israel and Iran, Lebanese security officials said on April 10 that Mohammed Surur, a Lebanese man with ties to Iran, Allah and Hamas, was found dead in a Lebanese villa on April 9.
Muhammad Surur
It is reported that Mohammed was included in the sanctions list by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019, and the U.S. said that he acted as an intermediary between the "Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and Hamas", responsible for the transfer of funds between the two, such as currency exchange and remittances, and the amount of funds transferred reached tens of millions of dollars per year. In addition to Hamas, Mohammed has links to Allah in Lebanon, and he has appeared at public events held by Allah.
Lebanese security sources said Mohammed's body had multiple gunshot wounds to the legs. At least five shootings were reported at Mohammed's home. And given that large sums of the deceased's money remained in his home, Lebanese security services believe that Mohammed was not robbed of his money, but was violently interrogated.
Although Lebanese officials did not name the suspect, Mohammed, who finances Hamas and Allah, has been a target of Israeli assassinations, the report said.
Source: Red Star News