Iranian commercial airspace stayed open during attack - social media

Iran's mission to the UN said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic's attack on Israel was justified retaliation for Israel's attacks on its citizens and interests.

"Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime—which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran—has been duly carried out," the mission said in a post on X.

"Should the Zionist regime dare to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a subsequent and crushing response will ensue. Regional states and the Zionists’ supporters are advised to part ways with the regime."

"This war was totally preventable," Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in a post on social media website Truth Social, appearing to refer to an Iranian military attack on Israel on Tuesday.

"It should have never happened. if i were president, it would not have happened!"

Iranian commercial air space remained open during its missile attack on Israel, Iranian social media users said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile Israel's airports authority had closed the country's skies to commercial aviation.

"This war was totally preventable," Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said in a post on social media website Truth Social, appearing to refer to an Iranian military attack on Israel on Tuesday.

"It should have never happened. if i were president, it would not have happened!"

A news outlet affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps taunted Israel in the wake of an Iranian missile attack on Tuesday.

It referred to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel nearly a year ago and noted that the Islamic Republic was now striking the Jewish state directly.

"The 7th of October was carried out by Iran's proxies, and the 1st of October is done by Iran itself. Happy October,” IRGC-affiliated Saberin News said in a post on Telegram.