Iranian Official: We Will Target Dimona Reactor if the US and Israel Seek to Change the Regime

SadaNews - The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported that a military official in Iran stated that Tehran may target the Dimona nuclear reactor in Israel if Israel and the United States seek to change the regime in the Islamic Republic.

According to the semi-official agency, the statements came in the context of Iranian warnings against any external action aimed at the regime in Tehran, amid escalating tensions in the region.

No immediate official comment has been issued by the Israeli or American side regarding these statements.

Iran Denies Sending Messages to the United States and Confirms Its Readiness for a Long War

In this context, an Iranian official told Tasnim news agency early Thursday that Tehran sent no messages to the United States, in response to a report published by Axios.

The official, who preferred to remain unnamed, stated that "Iran has not sent any message and will not respond to any messages from the United States, and that the Iranian armed forces are ready for a long war."

Axios had reported on Wednesday, citing an American official and a second source, that Iran had sent messages to the United States in recent days but received no response.

Iran Announces It Targeted Kurdish Group Bases in Iraqi Kurdistan

In the context of developments in the war, the Tasnim news agency reported that its correspondents in three border provinces denied the accuracy of reports about armed infiltrations of Iraqi Kurds into Iran.

The agency clarified that field teams did not observe any suspicious movements or activities at the border, emphasizing that the circulated information about infiltration is inaccurate and lacks any field evidence.

Additionally, Iran announced it targeted the bases of Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to reports from official Iranian media, following airstrikes that targeted Kurdish areas in Iran and Iraq.

The official Iranian news agency IRNA posted on Telegram about a military statement saying, "We targeted the bases of Kurdish groups opposed to the revolution in Iraqi Kurdistan with three missiles."