{"id":2316883,"date":"2024-07-31T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-khamenei-issues-order-to-strike-israel-directly-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T16:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:37:12","slug":"ayatollah-khamenei-issues-order-to-strike-israel-directly-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-khamenei-issues-order-to-strike-israel-directly-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayatollah Khamenei issues order to strike Israel directly: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fayatollah-khamenei-issues-order-to-strike-israel-directly-report-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran&#8217;s \u2064Supreme \u200dLeader, \u200chas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-deputy-press-secy-tj-ducklo-on-unpaid-suspension\/\" title=\"Biden deputy press secy. TJ Ducklo on unpaid suspension\">reportedly issued<\/a> an order for Iran to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-strike-iran-after-deaths-of-us-service-members\/\" title=\"Republicans urge Biden administration to retaliate against Iran following US service members&#039; deaths\">launch direct strikes<\/a> against Israel. This decision follows an emergency meeting of Iran&#8217;s\u200c Supreme National Security Council and is in response to the\u200c assassination of Hamas\u2063 chief \u200cIsmail Haniyeh. The report indicates \u2064that Iranian officials, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards\u200d Corps, \u2063have\u200b stated the order comes as part \u2062of Iran&#8217;s public vow\u2062 for\u200d retaliation after the killing of Haniyeh. While the Iranian government appears committed to\u2063 respond, the specifics\u200b of\u2062 any potential attack remain unclear, with multiple options still being\u200c considered. The situation\u2064 has sparked protests in Iran, with \u2064demonstrators expressing their outrage against Israel \u2064and \u2062their support for\u2064 Khamenei.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ayatollah Khamenei issues order to strike Israel directly: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1718676\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iranian\">Iranian<\/a> Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an order to strike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> directly in retaliation for the assassination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> chief Ismail Haniyeh, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Three Iranian officials, including two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/31\/world\/middleeast\/iran-orders-attack-israel.html?smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> the order was issued after an emergency meeting of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday. The reported order comes as the Iranian government publicly vowed retaliation after the head of one of its allies was killed in the heart of its capital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian protesters hold a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an anti-Israeli placard in a demonstration to condemn the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the exact nature of the attack is still unclear and possibly not even decided yet. The Iranian officials said multiple options are being considered, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prime-minister-netanyahu-israel-is-targeting-a-terrorist-organization\/\" title=\"Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel is targeting a terrorist organization\">including missile<\/a> and drone strikes against military targets in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Another option being considered is a coordinated attack from Iran, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The officials also said Iran would make a point not to hit civilian targets, likely to avoid escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei also told the armed forces to prepare for a potential response from Israel or even the United States, anticipating a possible expansion of the war.<\/p>\n<p>The description of the retaliation options sounds similar to that undertaken by Iran in April in response to the assassination of an IRGC leader and other officers in a Damascus air strike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In April, Iran launched its first-ever direct missile attack against Israel, though most of the missiles were intercepted and Israel suffered only minor casualties and damage.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah, a close ally of Iran based in Lebanon, is also likely planning retaliation for the assassination of Fuad Shukr, a senior commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. Iran and the group could coordinate their response to raise their chances of breaching Israel&rsquo;s vaunted missile defense system.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1718676\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1718676\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayatollah Khamenei has reportedly commanded a direct strike against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. This information comes from three Iranian officials, including two from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, who spoke to the New York Times following an emergency meeting of Iran&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday. The Iranian government has publicly declared its intention for retaliation after the killing of a key ally in Tehran. During protests in Tehran on July 31, 2024, demonstrators displayed posters of Khamenei alongside anti-Israeli messages.<\/p>\n<p>The specifics of the planned attack remain uncertain and may not yet be finalized. Officials indicated that various options are under consideration, such as missile and drone strikes targeting military sites in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Another possibility includes a coordinated assault involving forces from Iran, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. They emphasized that any action would aim to avoid civilian casualties to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei has also instructed military forces to prepare for potential retaliatory actions from Israel or even the United States amid concerns about an expanded conflict. The proposed retaliation strategies resemble those employed by Iran earlier this year when it responded to an Israeli airstrike that killed IRGC leaders in Damascus with its first direct missile attack on Israel; most missiles were intercepted with minimal damage reported.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Hezbollah\u2014an ally of Iran based in Lebanon\u2014is expected to plan its own retaliation for the death of Fuad Shukr, a senior commander killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. There is potential for coordination between Iran and Hezbollah aimed at increasing their chances against Israel&#8217;s advanced missile defense systems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2316884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ayatollah.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3823,4671,36807,32726,36808],"class_list":["post-2316883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-khamenei","tag-middle-east","tag-military-action"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ayatollah.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}