Israel’s economy contracted 3.5% in the April–June quarter as the recent aggression against Iran shuttered businesses and weighed on consumer spending, exports, and investment, official data show.

A senior commander warned that Iran’s Armed Forces stand ready to launch a more powerful and devastating counterstrike against any future acts of aggression perpetrated by the Israeli regime.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Iranian people need unity and solidarity more than ever and must join hands and stand firmly against the aggression of the Israeli regime.

Iran hits out at Germany and France for supporting Israel’s blatant aggression against the country and distorting facts about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

The missiles that struck Haifa in the Israeli-occupied territories last night were used for the first time by the Iranian Armed Forces, an informed source tells Press TV.