Key points
8.59pm Negotiations with Washington. Tehran: 'The reaction will be harsh'
8.21pm Tajani, ready to take measures against Iran but Israel does not react
8.09pm USA, we are not involved in Israel's possible response
7.54pm White House, Iran's attack a spectacular failure
19:53 IDF chief, Israel will respond to Iran's attack
19:44 US media, Israel's response could be imminent
19:09 Israel, 'attacks on Gaza reduced due to hostage agreement'
18:39 Draft EU summit, the 27 strongly condemn Iran
18:34 Biden, avoid the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East
18:02 CNN, 'Israel postpones plans for the Rafah operation'
5.51pm Gallant to USA, there is no other choice but to respond to Iran
5.44pm 'Israel considers response to Iran but without regional war'
5.40pm Sunak, 'Iran's nuclear program has never been so advanced'
1.05pm Berlin has summoned the Iranian ambassador
12.36 Meloni: 'Strong condemnation of Iran's attack, but now de-escalation'
11.53 Iran: 'I acted responsibly, responded proportionately'
11.06 Schlein: 'The G7's request for de-escalation is important'
10.30 Iran: 'If Israel responds, we will react harder'
10.16am Scholz: 'Israel should also participate in the de-escalation'
10.15am Ambassador of Israel: 'We won't say how but we will stop Iran'
09:33 Macron: spoke on the attack on Iran, requested by Amman
08:25 Iran, no further military actions against Israel are planned
07:51 Isw, Iranian attacks on Israel on the Russian model against Kiev
07:18 Beijing calls for 'maximum calm and moderation' after Iran attack
07:17 Israel, 'IDF intercepts a drone arriving in the country from the east'
07:16 WSJ, half of Iran's missiles failed to launch into Israel
07:00 Media: Flights resumed at Tehran airports
05:16 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida condemns Iran's attack
04:42 Israel cites Zelensky's warning at the UN: 'Listen to him and wake up'
04.24 Blinken hears from UK and German ministers
02:35 The US House speaker wants to vote on aid to Israel this week
02:14 USA: 80 drones and 6 missiles launched by Iran and Yemen destroyed yesterday
01.50 Egypt insists: ceasefire in Gaza or dangerous escalation
01:54 Israel, IDF: schools reopen today, not on the border of Lebanon and Gaza
01:19 Biden calls congressional leaders: pass law on aid to Israel and Gaza
00:56 Blinken calls the ministers of Egypt, Türkiye, Jordan and Arabia
00:23 Iran invokes the right to self-defense at the UN: we had no choice
1.13pm THE PODCAST - Stefano Polli's analysis
8.59pm
Negotiations with Washington. Tehran: 'The reaction will be harsh'
Israel is preparing its response to Iran - which could be 'imminent' according to NBC - and is negotiating with Washington. 'There is no other choice,' Defense Minister Gallant reportedly told his Pentagon colleague Austin yesterday. 'If Israel takes a new action against Iran, it will face a very strong response,' Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian said on the phone with Russia's Lavrov. According to the WSJ, 'the launch failed for half of Tehran's drones'. 'It was a spectacular failure', says the White House, which excludes US involvement in any Israeli response. President Biden is asking Congress to immediately release aid to Israel and Ukraine, while sanctions on Iran are being discussed at the UN. Italy is protecting itself against the risk of terrorism. More controls at the Salone del Mobile and for sporting events against the threat of lone wolves.
8.21pm
Tajani, ready to take measures against Iran but Israel does not react
"We demand that Iran and affiliated groups cease their attacks. We stand ready to take further measures in response to any new destabilizing initiatives." This was stated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in hearings at the joint foreign commissions. "We hope that, strengthened by its military victory, Israel will want to make common sense prevail by desisting from further reactions that could trigger a spiral of violence harmful to everyone", asked the deputy prime minister.
8.09pm
USA, we are not involved in Israel's possible response
“The Israeli government will decide for itself whether there will be a response” to the Iranian attack “and what the response will be.” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said this, underlining that the United States "is not involved in any possible Israeli response".
7.54pm
White House, Iran attack a spectacular failure
Iran's attack on Israel was a "spectacular" failure, White House spokesman John Kirby said.
7.53pm
IDF chief, Israel will respond to Iran's attack
Israel will respond to Iran's attack. Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said this while speaking at the Nevatim air force base, one of the targets of Tehran's drones and missiles last Saturday. “The launch of so many drones and missiles into Israeli territory,” he said, “will have his response.”
7.44pm
US media, Israel's response could be imminent
Israel's response to Iran's attack on Saturday could be "imminent". This was reported by an Israeli source quoted by NBC after the meeting of the Israeli war cabinet.
7.09pm
Israel, 'attacks on Gaza reduced due to hostage agreement'
The reason why Israel has reduced the intensity of military operations on the Strip is that it wants to "reach an agreement on the hostages". Minister Miki Zohar said this while speaking to the Knesset. "The reason for this - he explained - is that we want to reach an agreement on the hostages. If this agreement does not exist, we will return to the military solution".
6.39pm
Draft EU summit, the 27 strongly condemn Iran
"The European Council strongly and unequivocally condemns Iran's attack against Israel and renews its full solidarity with the Israeli people and commitment to Israel's security." This can be read in the draft conclusions of the leaders' summit on 17-18 April. An entire chapter on the Middle East has been added to the document. The leaders, asking the parties to "exercise maximum restraint", also renew their willingness to "work with partners" to put an end to the crisis in Gaza, "reaching an immediate truce and the release of the hostages".
6.34pm
Biden, avoid escalation of conflict in the Middle East
Joe Biden reiterated that he wants to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, receiving Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani at the White House.
6.02pm
CNN, 'Israel postpones plans for Rafah operation'
Israel planned to take its first steps towards a ground offensive in Rafah this week, but decided to postpone the plans following the Iranian attack and deliberations on how to respond to Tehran. CNN reports this, citing two Israeli sources. Original plans called for the Israeli Air Force to begin dropping leaflets in parts of the city today to prepare for evacuation operations, the sources said. But the Iranian attack has postponed the plan, an Israeli official said, although Israel remains determined to carry out a ground offensive in the southern city of the Strip. The timing of the civilian evacuations and the upcoming ground offensive remain unclear at the moment, CNN underlines, explaining that the Israeli army declined to comment.
5.51pm
Gallant to USA, there is no choice but to respond to Iran
“There is no choice but to respond to Iran's attack.” According to the Axios website which cites informed sources, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said this in a conversation he had yesterday with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. The same source recalled that the Biden administration and several other Western countries allied with Israel are urging Benjamin Netanyahu's government not to rush into a retaliation against Iran that could lead to a regional war.
5.44pm
'Israel considers response to Iran but without regional war'
The War Cabinet concluded its meeting on Iran. According to Channel 12 TV, "several options" were discussed, each of which represents "a painful response" to Tehran's attack but without triggering "a regional war". According to the same source, the goal is to choose an option that "is not blocked by the US". The cabinet, according to media reports, will meet again tomorrow.
5.40pm
Sunak, 'Iran's nuclear program has never been so advanced'
Iran's nuclear program has "never been at such an advanced stage." British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak supported this while updating the House of Commons on developments in the Middle East following Tehran's retaliation against Israel. Sunak then urged the international community to unity, reiterating the need to avoid escalation, but also underlining "the common response" ensured by the G7 to the Islamic Republic. However, he did not heed the request of his former minister Suella Braverman, of the ultra-right Tory, to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (the so-called Pasdaran) as "terrorists".
1.05pm
Berlin summoned the Iranian ambassador
The German government has summoned the Iranian ambassador to Berlin. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this at a press conference.
12.36pm
Meloni: 'Strong condemnation of Iran's attack, but now de-escalation'
At yesterday's meeting of the G7 "the need was reiterated for us all to do our part to dialogue with all the actors involved and pass on messages of responsibility". Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this in Verona, on the sidelines of her visit to Vinitaly. "We reiterate as a government - she added - our firm condemnation of the Iranian attack against Israel. However, I believe that a de-escalation of the conflict within that region is very important, we all realize that an escalation could have consequences very significant."
11:53
Iran: 'I acted responsibly, responded proportionately'
“The Iranian Armed Forces acted responsibly, professionally and logically and struck only Israeli military targets: Our airstrikes against Israel were based on the UN chapter. They were necessary, legitimate and proportionate to the recent Israeli attack on our consulate in Syria". This was underlined by the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, according to what the Irna agency reports. Tehran - he added - expects the world community, the United States, European states, as well as regional, Arab and Islamic states "to support and approve Iran's action against Israel's provocative and illegal moves".
11:06
Schlein: 'The G7's request for de-escalation is important'
"Yesterday there was a G7 meeting" with "the request for de-escalation" which "we find important". "The request to the government is to do everything possible to contribute to a cessation of the conflict and the fire", said the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein in an interview with the Foreign Press. "We are in conflict over everything in internal politics but on these issues, starting from our positions, we dialogue", she added. "The Democratic Party, since the beginning of this resurgence of the conflict, has forcefully called for a ceasefire, to free the hostages and bring humanitarian aid. It is important to find a basis for dialogue in international politics".
10.30am
Iran: 'If Israel responds, we will react harder'
"Iran's limited attack against Israel on Saturday evening was aimed at warning, deterring and punishing the Zionist regime. But if Israel takes new action against Iran, it will certainly face a very strong response." Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said this in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Serghei Lavrov.
10.16am
Scholz: 'Israel should also participate in the de-escalation'
"Yesterday I spoke with the other G7 partners in a conference call about what to do, and I was pleased to see that our assessment is identical and our call is clear: Iran must end this aggression." The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said this in a meeting with the press in Shanghai, broadcast by NTV in Germany. To a question about Israel's possible reaction, Scholz added: "Our advice is to participate in the de-escalation themselves."
10.15am
Israeli Ambassador: 'We won't say how but we will stop Iran'
"It's not a good idea to tell the enemy what we will do" to respond to attacks on Israel, "but until we find a way to stop Iran the risk of escalation will continue to exist." Israeli ambassador Alon Bar said this to Skytg24.
09:33
Macron: spoke on the attack on Iran, requested by Amman
In attacks against Israel, France carried out "interceptions" (of drones and missiles) at Jordan's request, French President Emnmanuel Macron said. And he accused Iran of having "decided to strike Israel", causing "a deep laceration". "We will do everything to avoid an escalation in the Middle East," he added. Macron assured that he wanted to "do everything to avoid a fire" in the Middle East after Iran's attack on Israel. Responding in an interview with RMC Sport and BFM TV 100 days before the Olympics, Macron said: "We have condemned, we have intervened, we will do everything to avoid a fire and an escalation. We must isolate Iran, increase sanctions and find a path to peace in the region".
08:25
Iran, no further military actions against Israel are planned
"Iran's attack on Israel, in response to the Zionist attack on the premises of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, was the minimum punitive action necessary to guarantee our national interests and security, based on the chapter of United Nations,” Tehran's Supreme National Security Council said. “Iran exclusively targeted Israeli military bases during the operation and no military action against the regime is currently planned,” the Council underlined in a statement, quoted by IRNA, adding: “The Zionist regime has crossed the red lines. If the regime continues its evil actions against Iran by any means and levels, it will receive a response 10 times stronger."
07:51
Isw, Iranian attacks on Israel on the Russian model against Kiev
The Iranian attack against Israel was modeled on those the Russians repeatedly use against Ukraine to great effect, but the damage to Israel was more limited than expected, probably because the Iranians underestimated the country's enormous defense capabilities compared to Kiev: Tehran will learn the lesson and work to improve the ability to penetrate Israeli defenses, as the Russians did. The analysts of the American think tank Isw (The Institute for the study of war) write this.
Iranian drones were launched long before ballistic missiles, probably with the expectation that they would arrive in Israel's air defense window at about the same time as cruise missiles. The Russians have also used this approach against Ukraine several times. The aim is to have cruise missiles and slower drones distract and overcome air defenses to allow ballistic missiles, which are much harder to shoot down, to reach their targets. The Iranians most likely expected that few, if any, of their cruise missiles and drones would hit their targets, but they probably hoped that a significantly higher percentage of their ballistic missiles would. In reality, only a few ballistic missiles have penetrated Israeli air defenses and hit near Israeli military bases, of the approximately 120 launched by the Iranians. “Ukrainian air defenses averaged interception rates of only about 46 percent of Russian ballistic missiles during recent large attacks. The Iranians probably expected that Israeli rates would be higher than Ukrainian ones but no higher than 90 percent. % against such a large salvo of ballistic missiles: the Russians have never launched so many large ballistic missiles in a single attack against Ukraine,” the think tank's website reads. Ukraine often intercepts more than 75% of Russian cruise missiles and drones, but many of these interceptions occur within the air defense umbrella that also covers ballistic missile defense. The Iranians therefore probably expected that at least some of their drones and cruise missiles would interfere with Israeli targeting of incoming ballistic missiles. “Iran's ability to penetrate Israeli air defenses with even a small number of large ballistic missiles presents serious security concerns for Israel,” the ISW says.
07:18
Beijing calls for 'maximum calm and moderation' after Iran attack
China first defined Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria as "extremely ferocious" and then expressed "deep concern" about Iran's retaliation against Israel, urging "utmost calm and moderation" from all related parties. This is Beijing's position reiterated during the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Iranian attack.
The number two of the Chinese permanent representation, Dai Bing, reiterated the request for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, noting that the "humanitarian catastrophe is to be considered unacceptable".
07:17
Israel, 'IDF intercepts a drone arriving in the country from the east'
During the night, the Israeli air force intercepted a drone approaching the country from the east. The military spokesperson made it known that the drone was constantly monitored by the IDF and never posed "a threat" and for this reason the alarm sirens did not sound.
07:16
WSJ, half of Iran's missiles failed to launch into Israel
According to US officials quoted by the Wall Street Journal, half of Iran's ballistic missiles against Israel failed to launch or fell before reaching their target.
According to Israel, Tehran launched more than 170 explosive-laden drones, around 120 ballistic missiles and around 30 cruise missiles, almost all of which were intercepted.
07:00
Media: Flights resumed at Tehran airports
Iranian news agency Tasnim says airports in the capital Tehran resumed flights on Monday at 6am local time. Imam Khomeini and Mehrabad airports had suspended their operations following Iran's attack on Israel.
05:16
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida condemns Iran's attack
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida harshly condemns the recent attack conducted by Iran with drones and missiles towards Israel, decided in response to the bombing of the Iranian diplomatic headquarters in Syria at the beginning of April by the Jewish State, where seven people died. "The attack only aggravates the already precarious situation in the Middle East. We are extremely concerned and view the move as further incitement to a large-scale conflict," Kishida told local media. The conservative prime minister, just returned from a state visit to Washington, also stated that Tokyo will continue with diplomatic efforts to avoid an escalation of hostilities", making himself available to cooperate with other countries.
04:42
Israel cites Zelensky's warning at the UN: 'Listen to him and wake up'
Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, called on the international community to condemn the Iranian attack on Israel using the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "In recent years, Ukrainian civilians have been killed from the air with Iranian weapons," Erdan said during yesterday's emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
"Condemning the Iranian attack - continued the Israeli official -, Zelensky said that 'the sound of Iranian Shahed drones is the same in the skies of the Middle East and Europe and must serve as a wake-up call for the free world' Listen to President Zelensky - urged Erdan - and wake up."
04:24
Blinken hears from UK and German ministers
Il segretario di Stato americano Antony Blinken ha parlato ieri con i suoi omologhi del Regno Unito e della Germania, dopo l'attacco dell'Iran a Israele. Tutte le parti hanno concordato "sull'importanza di condannare l'attacco iraniano nei termini più forti possibili e di prevenire un'ulteriore escalation", si legge in comunicato del Dipartimento di Stato americano citato dai media Usa.
02:35
Lo speaker della Camera americana vuole votare sugli aiuti a Israele questa settimana
Lo speaker della Camera americana Mike Johnson ha dichiarato che intende mettere al voto la legge sugli aiuti ad Israele questa settimana, ma non ha chiarito se i finanziamenti all'Ucraina faranno parte del pacchetto. "I repubblicani alla Camera e il nostro partito comprendono la necessità di stare dalla parte di Israele. Ci riproveremo questa settimana", ha detto Johnson alla Fox.
02:14
Usa: ieri distrutti 80 droni e 6 missili lanciati da Iran e Yemen
Tra il 13 e il 14 aprile le forze del Comando centrale degli Stati Uniti (Centcom), supportate dai cacciatorpediniere del Comando europeo degli Usa, hanno distrutto con successo più di 80 droni e almeno sei missili balistici destinati a colpire Israele dall'Iran e dallo Yemen.
Lo riferisce lo stesso Centcom in un post su X, sottolineando che "l'attacco senza precedenti e sconsiderato dell'Iran mette in pericolo la stabilità regionale e la sicurezza degli Stati Uniti e delle forze della coalizione". Le forze Usa, si legge ancora nella nota, "continueranno a difendere Israele contro queste pericolose azioni e a lavorare con tutti i nostri partner regionali per aumentare la sicurezza della regione".
01:50
Egitto insiste: cessate il fuoco a Gaza o pericolosa escalation
Il ministro degli Esteri egiziano Sameh Shoukry è tornato ieri sera a invocare il cessate il fuoco nella Striscia di Gaza, ritenendo l'attacco iraniano a Israele un'avvisaglia del pericolo di una escalation di conflitti nella regione da tempo paventato dal Cairo. Lo ha fatto durante due distinte telefonate con il suo omologo iraniano Hussein Amir Abdollahian e con il ministro degli Esteri israeliano Israel Katz.
Shoukry, riferisce il suo portavoce Ahmed Abu Zeid, ha espresso la "profonda preoccupazione dell'Egitto per l'escalation militare senza precedenti tra Iran e Israele, che rischia di sfuggire al controllo e minacciare la stabilità della regione mettendo in pericolo i civili di ogni Paese".
Ha quindi esortato Iran e Israele "a dare prova della massima moderazione e ad astenersi da provocazioni reciproche che potrebbero aumentare la tensione e l'instabilità in Medio Oriente".
L'Egitto - ha aggiunto - è pronto ad "intensificare gli sforzi in cooperazione con i suoi partner per disinnescare l'attuale crisi, che vede al centro i continui attacchi alla Striscia di Gaza e la sofferenza quotidiana del popolo palestinese", chiedendo che "prevalga la voce della ragione affidando agli sforzi diplomatici la ricerca di soluzioni che preservino la stabilità del Medio Oriente e la sicurezza dei popoli della regione". In conclusione, parlando con il ministro degli Esteri israeliano Katz, Shoukry ha riaffermato la ferma posizione dell'Egitto che "esige il cessate il fuoco a Gaza, facilitare l'ingresso di aiuti umanitari e respingere qualsiasi misura volta a scacciare i palestinesi dalle loro terre". Una posizione - ha ribadito - fermamente contraria ad ogni operazione militare di terra nella Rafah palestinese.
01:54
Israele, Idf: scuole oggi riaprono, non al confine di Libano e Gaza
Le Forze di difesa israeliane (Idf) hanno annunciato la riapertura oggi nella maggior parte del Paese delle scuole, che erano state chiuse sabato per motivi di sicurezza legati alle minacce provenienti dall'Iran. Dopo aver valutato la situazione "si è deciso di riprendere da lunedì le attività educative in tutto il Paese" fatte salve però "restrizioni" nella zona di confine con il Libano e nelle località vicine alla Striscia di Gaza, ha indicato su X il portavoce dell'esercito israeliano Daniel Hagari.
01:19
Biden chiama i leader del Congresso: passare la legge sugli aiuti a Israele e Gaza
Il presidente americano Joe Biden ha avuto un incontro virtuale con il leader della maggioranza democratica al Senato Chuck Schumer, quello della minoranza repubblicana Mitch McConnell, lo speaker della Camera Mike Johnson e il leader della minoranza dem alla Camera Hakeem Jeffries "per discutere dell'attacco senza precedenti dell'Iran contro Israele". Lo riferisce la Casa Bianca, specificando che durante la chiamata Biden ha parlato "dell'urgente necessità che venga approvata il prima possibile" la legge sulla sicurezza nazionale dove ci sono nuovi aiuti a Ucraina, Israele e Gaza.
00:56
Blinken chiama i ministri di Egitto, Turchia, Giordania e Arabia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke, in separate phone calls, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Jordanian Ayman Safad and Saudi Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about Iran's attack on Israel. This was reported by the spokesperson of the US State Department, Matthew Miller.
With ministers, Blinken stressed the importance of avoiding escalation and coordinating on a diplomatic response. The US Secretary of State also addressed ongoing efforts to increase humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip, protect Palestinian civilians and reach an immediate ceasefire that would ensure the release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
00:23
Iran invokes the right to self-defense at the UN: we had no choice
Iran "had no choice but to exercise its right to self-defense." Tehran's ambassador to the UN, Saed Iravani, said this during the emergency meeting of the Security Council. "The CDS failed in its duty to maintain international peace and security" by not condemning the April 1 Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, and "under these conditions, the Islamic Republic had no choice but to exercise its his right to self-defense", he reiterated.
1.13pm
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