According to CCTV News, on March 1st local time, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning that if Iran’s oil and gas facilities are attacked, all oil and gas facilities in the region will be destroyed in response.
CCTV reporters learned that on the evening of March 1st local time, Nelufar Square in Tehran, the Iranian capital, was attacked by the United States and Israel, resulting in at least 20 deaths.
Iran Announces Destruction of THAAD
According to a report by RIA Novosti on March 1, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Iranian Air Force launched a missile attack on Ruves, United Arab Emirates, destroying the THAAD anti-missile system deployed by Israel there.
The report stated that the Iranian state broadcaster said, “The high-precision guided missiles of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force have completely destroyed the THAAD anti-missile system deployed by the Israeli regime in Ruves.”
Britain, France, and Germany Issue Joint Statement
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany issued a joint statement on the evening of March 1, stating that they might take “necessary and proportionate defensive action” against Iran to destroy its ability to launch missiles and drones.
The statement said the three countries had agreed to cooperate with the United States and allies in the affected region to take “necessary measures” to defend their own and their allies’ interests.
Furthermore, British Prime Minister Starmer issued a statement on the evening of the 1st, saying that Britain had agreed to allow the United States to use British military bases for “specific and limited” defensive purposes.
He stated that Gulf states had requested Britain to increase its defense capabilities, and that Britain had deployed fighter jets to the region and successfully intercepted Iranian attacks, but completely eliminating the threat required “destroying missile storage facilities or launch sites at the source.”
Starmer also stated that Britain had not participated in the strikes against Iran.
