Hot Night in the Middle East. Israeli Military Issues Communique

Israel's night attacks on Iran have resumed. A statement issued by the Israeli military indicated that the targets of the attacks were military facilities and a center involved in creating nuclear weapons. Retired Iranian general Mohsen Rezai, however, admitted that the authorities in Tehran expected war and secured their uranium.

The Israeli military said Friday it had ended a night of attacks on dozens of military targets in Iran. Among the targets was the Organization for Defense Innovation and Research (SPND), which the United States and Israel say is involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development .

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Former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezai said Iran had secured highly enriched uranium and other materials ahead of the Israeli attack, indicating that Tehran was expecting war as early as March.

The retired general stressed that " all the materials are in our hands ." He noted that scientists still work for Iran, and the factories where nuclear devices were produced still exist.

Rezai also dismissed the possibility of a ceasefire with the "eternal enemy Israel." "The Iranian military must punish the enemy so severely and deterrently that it will no longer consider the idea of ​​a counterattack," he said. He added that "if a ceasefire is imposed on us, we will certainly feel great regret."

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Israeli forces launched a massive attack on Iran in the early hours of June 13, with the stated targets being nuclear and military facilities . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the time that Tehran had enough enriched uranium to build nine nuclear bombs.