Tehran, April 1 – Military actions escalated today as Iran launched drone strikes targeting US AWACS aircraft and refueling planes at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Separately, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched several drones at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, forcing it to change location
These Iranian actions follow strong condemnation from the Russian Embassy in Iran, which cited US-Israeli airstrikes for causing damage to civilian infrastructure and religious sites in Tehran, specifically St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral Residents of Tehran reported Wednesday morning's bombings as among the most powerful they have felt in over a month of war The Russian diplomatic mission noted the cathedral was damaged during Great Lent and ahead of Easter, lamenting the "military recklessness of the United States and Israel"
In Washington, Assistant to the US Secretary of War Sean Parnell warned Iran to conclude a peace agreement with the United States, stating that failure to do so would result in attacks "on a scale it has never seen before" Conversely, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Iran’s leader sought a ceasefire; however, Tehran promptly dismissed this assertion as “false and baseless”
Iran's Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, affirmed Iran's strategic readiness to counter any potential ground operation by US and Israeli forces Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel had crushed Iran’s capacity to make nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. This claim is challenged by ongoing Iranian attacks against Israel and Persian Gulf countries, and beliefs that Iran still possesses highly enriched uranium Ali Mojtaba Roozbahani, Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, underscored the need to reevaluate the regional balance of power in the Middle East, citing US-Israeli aggression
Muskan Zahra
