You May Start This War, But We Will End It”: Iran Vows Retaliation For U.S. Strikes (image-X/IranianArForces)

Iran continued to promise retaliation for United States strikes on critical nuclear facilities. Abdolrahim Mousavi, the new Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said on Monday that the US had violated Iran’s sovereignty when it attacked the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites on Sunday and had “entered the war clearly and directly.”

In reference to Israel, he further stated that “the criminal US must know that in addition to punishing its illegitimate and aggressive offspring, the hands of Islam’s fighters within the armed forces have been freed to take any action against its interests and military, and we will never back down in this regard.”

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Iran’s army, on Monday, had announced that it had fired dozens of one-way drones with anti-fortification explosive warheads at Israel. The majority of them were fired during the early hours of the day and had successfully reached their target.

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, who is acting as the spokesman for Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel, also stated on Monday that the US attacks were meant to “revive the dying Zionist regime” but would actually serve to “expand the scope of the legitimate and various targets of Iranian armed forces, and create the grounds for expanding war in the region.”

Calling the US President a “Gambler,” he announced, “you may start this war, but we will be the ones to finish it.”

Meanwhile, Iranian officials had said that the Fordow nuclear site was attacked again without specifying who was behind the attack. However, the officials had confirmed that no danger had been posed to the citizens in the area.

There had been discussions regarding the possibility of trying to close the Hormuz and a potential exit from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

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On the other hand, the Israeli military, in response to the attacks, has launched airstrikes across Iran and stated that they have at least hit six airports in western, eastern, and central Iran, including Mehrabad Airport in the capital, Tehran.

The strike had also targeted the state television, as it remained cut for several minutes. Later, it was confirmed that the technical building supporting live broadcasts for several channels was hit.