The Islamic Republic of Iran launched a powerful wave of retaliatory missile strikes into occupied Palestine early Saturday, killing at least three Zionist settlers and injuring dozens more.

The strikes come in direct response to a series of barbaric Israeli air raids that targeted Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and assassinated key figures in its military and scientific community.

The Zionist regime’s unprovoked aggression, which began Friday, involved both aerial bombardments and drone attacks reportedly smuggled into Iran in advance—revealing a premeditated and coordinated campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. According to Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, the strikes resulted in the martyrdom of 78 Iranian citizens and the injury of over 320 others, including engineers, scientists, and members of the armed forces.

Among the dead are prominent figures of Iran’s scientific and defense leadership—losses which have only fueled national unity and calls for justice.

Iran’s Armed Forces responded swiftly and decisively, launching a barrage of precision-guided missiles at Zionist military targets. The operation, widely viewed across the Muslim world as a legitimate act of self-defense, disrupted air raid sirens across Tel Aviv and surrounding regions, sending settlers into panic as the occupying regime struggled to contain the blowback.

Despite Zionist claims that the assault was a “preemptive strike” to halt Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions, international experts and even U.S. intelligence agencies have consistently reported that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon prior to the aggression. Many analysts are now pointing to the attack as a strategic move by Tel Aviv to sabotage ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, which were scheduled to resume this Sunday.

By unleashing this wave of violence, the Zionist regime has not only committed a grave violation of Iranian sovereignty but has also threatened to plunge the region into wider conflict—one that could destabilize the Middle East for years to come.

Iranian officials have reiterated their position: the Islamic Republic has no interest in nuclear weapons, and its nuclear program remains peaceful in accordance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). However, they have made clear that Iran will not remain passive in the face of aggression.

"The blood of our scientists and commanders will not be forgotten," one senior IRGC official stated. "The Zionist regime will pay for every crime it commits on Iranian soil."

As the world watches the consequences of this reckless escalation unfold, growing voices across Asia, Africa, and Latin America are condemning the Zionist regime’s violations and affirming Iran’s right to defend its sovereignty and people. In the aftermath of these attacks, global solidarity with Iran is deepening—and the call for justice is rising louder than ever. (ILKHA)