FM: Any Attack on Iran's Infrastructure Will be Faced with Retaliation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria  October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
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FM: Any Attack on Iran's Infrastructure Will be Faced with Retaliation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria  October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Iran warned Israel on Tuesday against any attacks on the country, a week after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles on it, putting the Middle East on edge.

Any attack on Iran's infrastructure will be met with retaliation, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, warning Israel against attacks on his country.

Tension between arch-foes Iran and Israel is running high after years of shadow war and assassinations have turned into direct confrontations that have put the region on edge.

Israel has been weighing options to respond to Tehran's ballistic missile attack last week, carried out in response to Israel's military action in Lebanon.

US news website Axios cited Israeli officials as saying Iran's oil facilities could be hit, which would be a serious escalation that could drive up global oil prices.

On Friday, President Joe Biden said he would think about alternatives to striking Iranian oilfields if he were in Israel's shoes, adding he thought it had not yet concluded how to respond to Iran.



Four Killed in Helicopter Crash at Turkish Hospital

A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
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Four Killed in Helicopter Crash at Turkish Hospital

A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo
A US AH-64 Apache helicopter. Reuters file photo

Four people were killed in southwest Türkiye on Sunday when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.
The helicopter was taking off from the Mugla Training and Research Hospital, carrying two pilots, a doctor and another medical worker, the health ministry said in a statement.
Mugla's regional governor, Idris Akbiyik, told reporters the helicopter first hit the fourth floor of the hospital building before crashing into the ground. No one inside the building or on the ground was hurt. The cause of the accident, which took place during heavy fog, was being investigated.
Footage from the site showed debris from the crash scattered around the area outside the hospital building, with several ambulances and emergency teams at the scene.