The Setareh Khalij Fars oil refinery in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. (Credit: AFP)
Iranian officials remain unfazed by the Israeli response. This week, former Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namda Zanganeh expressed no concern over the escalating tensions, according to Reuters, despite Tel Aviv’s looming threat of strikes on Iranian oil facilities in retaliation for the launch of nearly 200 Iranian missiles at Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Israel has assured that it is preparing a massive counterattack as the country marked the first anniversary on Monday of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, which killed nearly 1,200 people. Beyond these statements, likely part of the psychological warfare unfolding, the Islamic Republic appears alert and ready to react to any imminent threat. On Sunday evening, all flights to and from Iranian airports were canceled from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Monday, local time, according to an official announcement...
Iranian officials remain unfazed by the Israeli response. This week, former Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namda Zanganeh expressed no concern over the escalating tensions, according to Reuters, despite Tel Aviv’s looming threat of strikes on Iranian oil facilities in retaliation for the launch of nearly 200 Iranian missiles at Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Israel has assured that it is preparing a massive counterattack as the country marked the first anniversary on Monday of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, which killed nearly 1,200 people. Beyond these statements, likely part of the psychological warfare unfolding, the Islamic Republic appears alert and ready to react to any imminent threat. On Sunday evening, all flights to and from Iranian airports were canceled from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Monday, local time, according to an official announcement...