‘The safety of the homeland is a red line,' government spokesman says after Israeli attack on Iran
Jordan said it will not allow its airspace to be violated after a large-scale Israeli attack on Iran early Friday.
“The Kingdom didn't and will not allow any violation of its airspace, and it will not be a battlefield for any conflict,” said government spokesman and minister of government communication Mohammad Al-Momani.
“The safety of the homeland is a red line,” Momani said. “The Kingdom will not allow any attempt to threaten its security and the safety of its citizens.”
He called on the international community to put pressure on the parties involved to “restore calm and prevent a further escalation in the region.”
The statement came after Israel launched a sweeping military operation against Iran on Friday, with strikes targeting its nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech posted on YouTube that his forces struck the "heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program. We struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear weaponization program."
Meanwhile, Iranian state media reported that the Israeli strikes killed top Iranian military officials, including the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Hossein Salami.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to respond to Israel with a "severe punishment."
"The Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn with its satanic, bloodstained hands. It has revealed its malicious nature even more than before by targeting residential areas," Khamenei said.
