![[Breaking News] Iranian senior official: "Things will not go Israel's way" - Seoul Economic Daily International News from South Korea](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwimg.sedaily.com%2Fnews%2Fcms%2F2026%2F02%2F28%2Fnews-p.v1.20260228.386ec2b44e08401db9cb3a95e8be5b76_P1.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Iran Official Vows Response to Israeli Strikes")
A senior Iranian official warned on the 28th that Israel's airstrikes against Iran will not yield the results Israel desires, signaling Tehran's intent to retaliate.
Ibrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, stated that Iran had "repeatedly warned Israel beforehand, but they ultimately chose this path," according to Xinhua News Agency.
Israel's defense minister declared a national state of emergency the same day, announcing that the country had conducted preemptive missile strikes against Iran. According to U.S. and Israeli government officials, the United States also participated in the attack on Iran. The strikes targeted key Iranian military facilities, government institutions, and intelligence assets.