The day Saddam Hussein initiated war on Iran

TEHRAN - On September 22, 1980, months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the army of the Iraqi Ba’athist regime led by Saddam Hussein invaded the Iranian border towns in the southwestern province of Khuzestan and launched a massive aerial bombardment of Iran, igniting an eight-year conflict with Iranians.

Iran says will decide how to ‘punish’ Israel for consulate attack

‘Israel responsible for consequences of assault on Iranian consulate in Syria’

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry reacts strongly to Israel’s deadly missile attacks on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, saying Tehran “reserves the right to take retaliatory measures” and will decide how to “punish the aggressor”.