Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Israel would face a harsh reaction if it did not stop what he called "its crimes".

He was speaking a day after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, and Israel stepped up its war with Tehran's proxy Hezbollah by sending troops over the border into Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would strike back at Iran following the missile attack.

"If the Zionist regime (Israel) does not stop its crimes, it will face harsher reactions," Iran's Pezeshkian said as he left for a scheduled trip to Qatar, state media reported.

Pezeshkian told state television that the first goal in Doha was to discuss bilateral ties and sign agreements with the Qatari government. He will also attend a summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue.

"The second goal is to discuss how Asian countries can prevent Israeli crimes in the region...and prevent enemies from causing uproar in the Middle East," Pezeshkian said.



Israel Attacks Syria’s Palmyra, State News Agency Says

Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israel Attacks Syria’s Palmyra, State News Agency Says

Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)

An Israeli attack on Wednesday targeted residential buildings and the industrial zone in central Syria's city of Palmyra, the Syrian state news agency reported.

State media reported there was initial information on a number of wounded.

Explosions were heard earlier in the vicinity of Palmyra, the state news agency said.