Netanyahu says Israel’s attack on Iran ‘precise and powerful’, Khamenei gives ‘retaliation-devoid’ reaction

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (Oct 27) said that the air attack by Israel on Iran was "precise and powerful" and it was able to achieve all its goals.

"We promised we would respond to the Iranian attack and on Saturday we struck... The attack in Iran was precise and powerful, achieving all of its objectives," said Netanyahu, in a speech to mark the Hebrew anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack.

The strikes were made by Israel in retaliation to the October 1 attack by Iran in which nearly 200 missiles were fired at Israel, although most of them were intercepted by the air defence systems of the country.

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"Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles and this attack failed. We kept our promise. The air force attacked Iran and hit Iran's defence capabilities and missile production," said Netanyahu.

Khamenei says Israel's actions should not be 'exaggerated nor downplayed' 

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (Oct 27) said that the attacks by Israel on Iran should not be "exaggerated nor downplayed". However, he added that the "miscalculations of the Israeli regime must be disrupted".

“The evil actions of the Israeli regime two nights ago should neither be exaggerated nor downplayed. The miscalculations of the Israeli regime must be disrupted. It is essential to make them understand the strength, will, and initiative of the Iranian nation and its youth," Khamenei said.

He added that Iran has a right to decide how it wants to respond to the aggression of Israel. 

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"It is up to the authorities to determine how to convey the power and will of the Iranian people to the Israeli regime and to take actions that serve the interests of this nation and country," he said.

Khamenei has recently opened a new account on social media platform X in Hebrew in which he has just one post in Hebrew language, which reads, "In the name of Allah the merciful and compassionate."

Iran had stated that its military sites near the capital and other provinces were targetted by Israel and added that the raids led to "limited damage" but took the lives of four soldiers.

Meanwhile, as reported by the Associated Press, the attack by Israel on Iran caused damage to its facilities at a secretive military base which have been linked to the nuclear weapons programme of Tehran and also hit another base connected to its ballistic missile programme.

(With inputs from agencies)

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