Iran Has Emergency War Meeting, Nationwide Alert

A war council has been called into session.

It must’ve been a short one.

Iran wasted no time and was quickly firing off it’s air defense batteries.

When the Iranian Supreme National Security Council convened its meeting over the incoming attack from Israel, they basically warned that all bases across Iran should be on guard.

Which seems obvious.

It’s being reported that Israel has attacked 7 cities across the country.

BREAKING: ISRAEL BOMBED 7 CITIES IN IRAN pic.twitter.com/BbiYeSNYwV

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 19, 2024

🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: IRAN CALLS EMERGENCY WAR COUNCIL MEETING

An emergency meeting of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council has been convened.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard declares a state of maximum alert at all its bases and camps across Iran.

Source: Mohamad Ahwaze https://t.co/vodVpkrL4b pic.twitter.com/hgrEkwZtE3

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 19, 2024

The Associated Press reports:

Iran fired air defense batteries Friday and some flights were diverted or grounded after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted. It was unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions are high after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack, leaving the region bracing for further escalation after months of fighting in Gaza. Allies have urged Israel to hold back on any response to the attack that could spiral.

On Thursday, the United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for a state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the U.S. opposed, and two abstentions.

Separately, the U.S. and Britain announced that they were imposing a new round of sanctions on Iran. The moves came as European Union leaders meeting in Brussels vowed to ramp up sanctions on Iran to target its drone and missile deliveries to proxies in Gaza, Yemen and Lebanon.

Regional tensions have increased since the start of the latest Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, when Hamas and Islamic Jihad — two militant groups backed by Iran — carried out a cross-border attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 250 others. Israel responded with an offensive in Gaza that has caused widespread devastation and killed more than 33,900 people, according to local health officials.

Currently:

— Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as explosions heard near Isfahan.

— The U.S. and Britain issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel.

— NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions.

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— The U.S. vetoes a widely supported resolution backing full U.N. membership for Palestine.

— Palestinian soccer renews call for sanctions against Israel at FIFA congress amid Hamas conflict.

Here is the latest:

IRAN FIRES AIR DEFENSE BATTERIES AFTER APPARENT EXPLOSIONS ARE HEARD NEAR MAJOR AIR BASE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan over drones being spotted, raising fears of a possible Israeli retaliatory strike following Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country.

Israel missile strike targeted a site in Iran

Explosions in Isfahan in central Iran, in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria, and in the Baghdad area and Babil Governorate of Iraq pic.twitter.com/vFPVeEGGuU

— Sumit (@SumitHansd) April 19, 2024