Iran’s ballistic missile assault on Israel was “defeated and ineffective”, the White House said on Tuesday, hailing US involvement in repelling some of the attacks.

“Based on what we know at this point, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor, told reporters.

Late Tuesday, Iranian forces fired a barrage of missiles targeting “three military bases” around Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv, the Guards said.

The United States had earlier warned of an imminent Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel, and said it would have “severe” consequences for Tehran.

Iranian media carried online footage of what they said were missiles being fired at Israel.

State television played upbeat music over the footage as its newscaster spoke of “the brave Iranian people”.

It later broadcast images of residents of Iran’s second city Mashhad celebrating the Guards’ attack in the streets, waving Hezbollah’s yellow flag and portraits of slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Similar celebrations took place in the capital Tehran and several provincial cities.

Tuesday’s attack was Iran’s second ever on Israel, after a missile and drone attack in April in retaliation for a deadly Israeli air strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus.

Nearly all of the missiles and drones fired in that attack were intercepted by Israel or its allies.

An Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday killed Nasrallah, whose Lebanese militant group has been armed and financed by Iran for years.

Nasrallah was killed alongside General Abbas Nilforoushan, a top commander of the Quds Force, the IRGC’s foreign operations arm.

At last month’s UN General Assembly in New York, President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Israel of warmongering as Iran exercised restraint.

He suggested Tehran had held back retaliation for Haniyeh’s killing, fearing that it could derail US-backed efforts for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

“We tried to not respond. They kept telling us we were within reach of peace, perhaps in a week or so,” he said.

On Sunday, Pezeshkian said promises by the United States and its allies of a “ceasefire in exchange for Iran’s non-reaction to Haniyeh’s killing were completely false”.

He added that “giving these criminals (Israel) a chance would only encourage them to commit more crimes”.

Iran does not recognise Israel, and has made support for the Palestinian cause a centrepiece of its foreign policy since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Tehran hailed its ally Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, which triggered the Gaza war, but denied any involvement.

Regional tensions have soared since the outbreak of the Gaza war, drawing in Iran-aligned groups from Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.

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Who doesn't know that Israel is just an extension of America and that the real Israel has long gone into extinction, long time ago. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Iran fire Israel but na White House dey make noise. 😂😂😂😂😂

Effective or ineffective, defeated or not, Israel must retaliate.

Nonexisting1:
Effective or ineffective, defeated or not, Israel must retaliate.

Iran already thought this through and are expectant. It's common sense. It will be an eye for an eye. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

ma yansh dumb people ineffective my ass

Iran attacked Israel, not USA so why are we reading updates about Iranian missiles from the White House

I was telling people. Iran won't back down and if this continues hmmm........na big whahala. Infact war never start sef.

Softmirror:


Iran already thought this through and are expectant. It's common sense. It will be an eye for an eye. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This same teeth you are shinning now, I hope you don't change narrative to "Israel is killing innocent people" later.

Iran is an experienced war country.. Attacking Israel is to flex their strength as a top warring zone. I want to believe they did this because of their alliance with Russia. And I want to believe that Russia will come through for them, even as they are still recovering from war.

Nonexisting1:
This same teeth you are shinning now, I hope you don't change narrative to "Israel is killing innocent people" later.

But you were also shining teeth yesterday. 😁
Nonexisting1 is like you are a newbie in this wars. Nothing has changed since Abraham Ismael and Isaac.

Motayoayinde

As usual America will try to pacify Isreal by claiming it was a defeated attack

However on the spot video evidence says different

https://x.com/kahlissee/status/1841195872186482998?s=46&t=ZHiICeZ8GjMHakU0ss507g

Democrats are looking to make political capital out of this? These Demonrats nor get limit

Iran intentionally fired the missiles where they know they will have zero impact on Israel because they know that any mistakes they will invite the full wrath of the IDF.
So they fired blanks to make it look like they did something, otherwise they would lose loyalty of Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist groups. At least now they will claim they fired at Israel too

Hmm

GOD bless Israel

HurricaneLanter:
Iran attacked Israel, not USA so why are we reading updates about Iranian missiles from the White House

That's because hostilities exists between the US and Iran. So getting involved in this conflict by proxy is the best way for them to get back at Iran.

Wasn’t expecting a different announcement

Okay.

Lol

Make una dey play

HE THAT'S A TERRORIST, TERRORIST SPONSOR AND BULLY SHALL NEVER HAVE PEACE AND SLEEP WITH TWO EYES CLOSED, AND THAT'S THE FATE OF THAT TERRORIST ORGANISATION CALLED ISRA HELL.

There's absolutely nothing like Israel since 1948, it's USA all along that has been using the Zionist pigs terrorist organisation to cause trouble in the middle East.
Take USA support out for just 10 minutes and Israel will be wiped out of the world map instantly.

Those European terrorist migrant and land grabbers will never know nor have peace.
It can never be well with them and their foolish god that promised them a land that already has occupants.

Iran is definitely not done with them, this is just the beginning. No matter how hard USA prevents the deletion of Israel, it will still happen overtime.

The USA intelligence gathering is top notch.how they get to detect and repel a security threat is amazing.i think they av learnt their lessons after d 9/11 attack.security isn't rocket science except in Nigeria cos its politicised.can someone tell me how on earth the bandit turji hasn't bn caught till now?

It's alright

Western media with their USUAL LIES AND PROPAGANDA

Israel had earlier said that; there will be grave consequences on Iran if they should attack Israel.

Let watch out for what come next.

NAIRALAND TERRORISTS WILL NOT LIKE THIS NEWS

LIKE if you think I am right... SHARE if you think otherwise

Iran will pay heavily for daring to launch missiles at Israel even though they were mostly intercepted.

The consequences is gonna be overwhelming and huge. Iran is trying to save face by throwing up a few punches at Israel.

I repeat Iran will pay a hefty price.

Iran shoots Israel, US intervenes and protects them.
Israel shoots Iran, US scolds Israel and tell them not to do that again

Most people don't get, you don't expect USA to side the Arabs over Israel, historically, politically and even religiously they are allies for life.

Shey Iran get iron dome Sha.... Next few days is going to be interesting.... D last time Iran fired missiles, their president died mysteriously in a helicopter crash..... Toor, make their leaders watch out o

Too early to start rejoicing.



Fvck Israel!

I stand with Israel always

Israel should send exact numbers of missiles to Iran

I don't want to hear justice for Iran terrorists