Iran vows ‘painful’ response after Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs

Tehran official says US bases and assets are ‘legitimate targets’ following Israeli bombing of apartment buildings Middle East crisis – live updates A senior Iranian official has promised a “decisive and painful” response to Israel’s airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in the war in Lebanon since a ceasefire was established in mid-April . After the attack on Sunday, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, wrote on X: “We will give a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime’s attack on the suburbs … Watch the sky of the occupied territories tonight. ” Iran considers Israel to be occupied Palestine.