Original title: The reporter of the main station observed丨Pro-Iranian forces have intensified military strikes against Israel, and regional tensions have escalated
After the Israeli airstrike on the consular office building of the Iranian embassy in Syria, the focus of attention has been on when Iran will retaliate.
According to U.S. and Israeli media reports on April 12, U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran may launch an attack on Israel within 48 hours. According to the report, Iran is moving military equipment such as drones and cruise missiles. On the 12th, several departments of the Israeli government held a meeting to formulate countermeasures. The diplomatic departments of many countries and embassies and consulates abroad have also recently issued announcements reminding their citizens not to travel to Israel, Iran and other countries unless necessary.
So what is the latest statement and statement of the Iranian side at present? Let's take a look at the latest situation that Li Jiannan, a reporter from the China Central Television Station in Tehran, has learned from the front.
Pro-Iranian forces have stepped up military strikes against Israel
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CRI's Li Jiannan: After Israel attacked the consular building of the Iranian Embassy in Syria on April 1 local time, killing more than a dozen people, including seven Iranian military personnel, Iran has repeatedly stated that it will respond harshly and retaliate against Israel's terrorist acts. Earlier, some foreign media said that Iran may launch a military response to Israel in a short period of time, although we have not yet seen Iran use military means to retaliate for Israel's attack, but I have also collected the following observations in Iran.
First, in the aftermath of the Israeli attack, pro-Iranian forces in the region, including Allah in Lebanon and Iraqi militias, have stepped up their military attacks against Israel. On the evening of the 12th local time, Lebanese Allah fired dozens of rockets at Israeli artillery positions in the Golan Heights. On the 10th local time, the Iraqi militia armed the "Islamic Resistance Group" and launched a drone attack on the oil port of the northern Israeli city of Haifa. The organization also issued a statement on the 12th, saying that if the United States and Israel take any action against the regional resistance, they will face a direct response from the organization. From this, we can see that although Iran has not yet launched a "face-to-face" offensive against Israel, tensions in the Middle East have continued to escalate.
Iranian public opinion: retaliation is "inevitable"
Li Jiannan: Second, Iranian public opinion generally believes that it is necessary to retaliate against Israel. I combed through the front page headlines of several mainstream Iranian newspapers on the 13th. The cover article of the Iranian Haaretz Today newspaper was "Tel Aviv in a panic". The Tehran Times, an English-language Iranian newspaper, wrote that "the West should focus on the day after the retaliation begins, rather than putting pressure on Iran now." The implicit implication of the headline is that Iran will retaliate against Israel and will not back down from pressure from Western countries.
Iran has criticized Western countries for conniving at Israel
Li Jiannan: According to my observation, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and other countries have recently had intensive phone calls with Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian and asked Iran to exercise restraint. Iran, on the other hand, believes that some Western countries have not condemned Israel's terrorist acts in violation of international law and conventions, and that they continue to commit war crimes in the Gaza Strip, and that Western countries should stop Israel's military action.
Analyst: The aim is to drag Iran into chaos in the Middle East
Li Jiannan: Iran's analysis points out that on the one hand, Israel's attack on Iran's diplomatic institutions is aimed at dragging Iran into chaos in the Middle East and easing a series of international pressures on Israel in the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. (Reporter Li Jiannan)
Source: CCTV news client