IRAN WAR UPDATE: Airstrike kills Iranian general after he said war will go on
· Toronto Sun
Iran’s armed forces insisted it was still building missiles, counterclaiming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the country no longer could.
Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini of the Revolutionary Guard said the Iran war would go on. Shortly after stating this, Iranian state television reported he was killed in an airstrike.
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The war against Iran continued on Friday, with heavy explosions heard in Dubai as air defences intercepted incoming fire over the city.
Meanwhile, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry reported a fire erupting after shrapnel fell on a warehouse. Kuwait said it was working to intercept incoming Iranian fire.
Saudi Arabia reportedly shot down multiple Iranian drones.
Here’s what’s going on Friday in the Iran war:
Iranian general killed in airstrike
A spokesperson for the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has been killed in a Friday airstrike, the country’s state television reported.
Before his death, Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini insisted Tehran was still able to build missiles despite the attacks coming from Israel and the United States. This is a counterclaim to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Iran no longer could.
“Our missile industry score is 20 and there is no concern in this regard because we are producing missiles even during war conditions, which is amazing, and there is no particular problem in stockpiling,” Naeini said.
He also said the war would go on.
“These people expect the war to continue until the enemy is completely exhausted,” the general said. “This war must end when the shadow of war is lifted from the country.
Kuwaiti refinery hit by drones, sparking fires
The Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery in Kuwait was again the victim of yet another attack by Iranian drones, sparking a fire at several of its units.
Iranian state television acknowledged the attack, but didn’t claim responsibility.
There were no immediate injuries from the attack.
The Friday attack comes as Iran ramps up its targets on energy sites in Gulf Arab states after Israel bombed Iran’s massive South Pars offshore natural gas field in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday.
Shrapnel sparks fire in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia destroys drones
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said a fire was started after shrapnel fell on a warehouse in the island kingdom. Firefighters worked to control the blaze.
Saudi Arabia reported shooting down multiple Iranian drones on Friday morning, targeting its oil-rich Eastern Province.
Iranians mark Persian New Year under airstrikes
Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, early Friday morning as airstrikes began.
The Israeli military announced early Friday it had begun strikes on Tehran.
The announcement came after an intense day of Iranian missile strikes targeting Israel, with more than a dozen launches on Thursday alone.
– With files from The Associated Press