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Iranian missile strikes in Israel kill at least 2 as defense minister warns 'Tehran will burn'
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Iranian Foreign Minister
Abbas Araghchi held a phone call last night with U.N. Secretary General António Guterres in which he told him that Israel's airstrikes 'constitute a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as an independent U.N. member state, and are a clear act of aggression.'
'The foreign minister reiterated Iran's determination to defend itself in line with Article 51 of the U.N. Charter and urged the Security Council and the secretary general to fulfill their responsibilities under the Charter by strongly condemning this aggression and taking immediate and concrete measures to hold the Israeli regime accountable,' Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
'The U.N. secretary general voiced regret over the Israeli aggression and condemned its attacks against Iran, particularly the strikes on nuclear facilities at a time when talks between Iran and the U.S. were ongoing. He underscored his commitment to using U.N. mechanisms to help de-escalate tensions and restore peace and stability in the region,' it added.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz sent a stark warning to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as tensions between their two nations continue to rise.
"The Iranian dictator is turning Iran's citizens into hostages and creating a reality in which they — especially the residents of Tehran — will pay a heavy price for the criminal attacks against Israeli civilians. If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at Israel's home front – Tehran will burn," Katz said following a situation assessment with IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and top IDF officials.
Iran has reportedly confirmed that its Fordow nuclear site was damaged, according to Reuters, which cited the semi-official ISNA news agency.
"There has been limited damage to some areas at the Fordow enrichment site," state atomic energy agency spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said, according to Reuters. "We had already moved a significant part of the equipment and materials out, and there was no extensive damage and there are no contamination concerns."
It is unclear whether this was a direct result of an Israeli strike, as an IDF official said on Saturday that Israel did not hit Fordow.
Elon Musk seemed to indicate that Starlink was made available to the people of Iran after reports of the country limiting internet access following Israeli airstrikes.
During a Friday appearance on "Hannity," Mark Levin, the host of "Life, Liberty and Levin," called on Musk to "turn on Starlink" for the people of Iran. Levin then tweeted about the possibility of Musk turning on Starlink to which the Tesla founder replied, "the beams are on."
At least two people have been killed following four rounds of Iranian missile strikes into Israel.
An Israeli woman who was critically wounded by Iranian missiles died from her wounds she sustained in attacks late Friday in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem Post reported, and another person was killed after a fourth wave of strikes decimated a residential area at dawn Saturday in central Israel.
In addition, several homes in Tel Aviv were reportedly damaged by Iranian ballistic missiles as first responders searched for survivors.
Iran launched missile strikes targeting various parts of Israel on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Images posted online showed homes destroyed and others with partial damage.
Magen David Adom, Israel's national EMS, said it was treating and evacuating 21 people after a rocket strike into a residential area in the country's coastal plain.
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