“Iran’s Foreign Ministry Targeted in Israeli Offensive; Multiple Casualties Reported”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has vociferously denounced the military strike by Israel on a facility located in Tehran, resulting in numerous injuries among the occupants, including ministry personnel.

In a statement on Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the assault, describing it as a “deliberate and ruthless” action carried out by the “criminal Israeli regime.”

Khatibzadeh, who leads the ministry’s foreign policy think tank, the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), revealed that several of his colleagues were among the casualties and have been taken to a hospital for medical care.

Khatibzadeh condemned the incident, labeling it as “another glaring war crime” and a continuation of Israel’s “persistent and systematic aggression” against the Islamic Republic.

The statements are made in the context of ongoing Israeli actions against the Islamic Republic, which commenced on Friday morning. The operations have targeted multiple sites throughout the nation, including the capital, Tehran.

A series of brutal terrorist acts has led to the assassination of numerous senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, including both women and children.

In response, Iran initiated Operation True Promise III, extending its series of retaliatory actions against the Zionist entity.

The most recent operation has seen the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launch extensive missile and drone strikes directed at locations throughout the occupied Palestinian territories.

To date, Operation True Promise III has involved the IRGC executing a coordinated campaign of missile and drone strikes targeting significant strategic sites within the occupied territories. This operation has successfully conducted deep strikes reaching into Tel Aviv and the occupied port city of Haifa.

The precision strikes have focused on key infrastructure, notably airbases utilized by the regime for launching assaults against the Islamic Republic, in addition to command and intelligence centers, industrial complexes, and fighter jet manufacturing sites.

Numerous videos widely shared on social media platforms depict Iranian ballistic missiles penetrating the regime’s air defense systems with notable precision and success.

On Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pledged to continue its offensives until achieving the “complete destruction” of the target, releasing a firmly worded statement aimed at Tel Aviv’s unwavering Western allies.

Earlier on Sunday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserted that the United States must acknowledge its responsibility for Israel’s lethal actions against the nation. He indicated that evidence suggests U.S. forces assisted the regime in carrying out its terrorist assault on Iran.

Araghchi conveyed to foreign envoys in Tehran on Sunday that there is substantial evidence pointing to American forces and bases in the region supporting attacks carried out by Israeli military forces.

He underscored that Iran’s reaction to Israeli actions is anchored in the international law principle of self-defense, asserting that each nation holds the legitimate right to protect itself against acts of aggression.