{"id":2446766,"date":"2025-06-13T04:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-warns-of-bitter-painful-fate-before-launching-retaliatory-strike-against-israel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T04:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:08:05","slug":"iran-warns-of-bitter-painful-fate-before-launching-retaliatory-strike-against-israel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-warns-of-bitter-painful-fate-before-launching-retaliatory-strike-against-israel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran warns of \u2018bitter, painful fate\u2019 before launching retaliatory strike against Israel &#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\">30<\/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%2Firan-warns-of-bitter-painful-fate-before-launching-retaliatory-strike-against-israel-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=2446766&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>The article reports on Iran&#8217;s retaliatory action following an Israeli airstrike believed to target its nuclear program. On Friday morning,Iran launched over 100 drones towards Israel in response to what it termed &#8220;Operation Rising Lion,&#8221; a preemptive strike that resulted in meaningful casualties among Iranian leadership,including prominent military figures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israels-cyberattack-on-iranian-nuclear-facility-so-severe-that-facility-might-be-down-till-2022-report\/\" title=\"...\u2019s Cyber... On Iranian Nuclear Facility So \u2018Severe\u2019 That Facility Might Be Down Till 2022: Report\">nuclear scientists<\/a>. The attack has also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reportedly caused civilian casualties<\/a>, including children. Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, confirmed the deaths and warned Israel of &#8220;severe punishment,&#8221; asserting that the Israeli forces will face a &#8220;bitter, painful fate&#8221; for their actions.  <\/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\">Iran warns of &lsquo;bitter, painful fate&rsquo; before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-executes-retaliatory-airstrikes-against-iran-supported-militias-in-iraq\/\" title=\"U.S. strikes back at Iran-backed militias in Iraq\">launching retaliatory strike<\/a> against Israel<\/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_2146704\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Iran responded to Israel&rsquo;s airstrike on its country by launching over 100 drones toward Israel on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The drone deployment came as retaliation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3440777\/israel-strikes-iran-trump-objects-attacks\/\">Israel&rsquo;s Operation Rising Lion<\/a>, which targeted Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program in a military airstrike on Thursday. The preemptive attack centered on &ldquo;dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-militants-fire-missiles-into-israel-as-middle-east-crisis-heightens\/\" title=\"Gaza Militants Fire Missiles Into ... As Middle East Crisis Heightens\">military targets<\/a>, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3440148\/liberals-preparing-mass-protests-tax-dollars\/\">Liberals are preparing for mass protests this weekend. Here&rsquo;s how your tax dollars are helping them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3440903\/ninth-circuit-halts-court-order-for-trump-to-return-national-guard-control-to-newsom\/\">Ninth Circuit halts court order for Trump to return National Guard control to Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3440863\/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-mayor-final-nyc-democratic-debate\/\">Cuomo mayoral rivals take their best shot at ex-governor in final NYC Democratic debate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The airstrike was devastating for Iran, which suffered significant casualties among its country&rsquo;s leadership. Several prominent military heads were killed in the strike, including Gen. Hossein Salami, the chief commander of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Gholamali Rashid, a senior IRGC commander, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3440777\/israel-strikes-iran-trump-objects-attacks\/\">reported<\/a>. Iranian nuclear scientists Fereydoun Abbasi, head of Iran&rsquo;s Atomic Energy Organization, and Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi, a theoretical physicist, were also killed in the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media also reportedly claimed that children were killed in &ldquo;at least one of the airstrikes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader, confirmed the deaths and then warned that Israel would endure &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-looks-to-refocus-jan-6-inquiries-on-capitol-security-problems-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republican looks to refocus Jan. 6 inquiries on Capitol security problems - Washington Examiner\">severe punishment&#038;rdquo<\/a>; as a result of the attack in a series of social media posts on X.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn with its satanic, bloodstained hands,&rdquo; Khamenei said. &ldquo;It has revealed its malicious nature even more than before by targeting residential areas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That [Zionist] regime should anticipate a severe punishment. By God&rsquo;s grace, the powerful arm of the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s Armed Forces won&rsquo;t let them go unpunished,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_2146704\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146704\"}});<\/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>Iran threatens a &#8220;bitter, painful fate&#8221; before retaliating against Israel with over 100 drones following an airstrike targeting its nuclear program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2446767,"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\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1979489700.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5237,3823,4671,42994,57074],"class_list":["post-2446766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-military-tensions","tag-retaliatory-strike"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1979489700.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446766","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446770,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446766\/revisions\/2446770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}