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Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee will hold an emergency session on Friday following Israeli airstrikes, a senior lawmaker said.

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the committee, said the meeting would take place later in the day to review what he called “the Zionist regime’s crime.”

“The Zionist regime must now expect a harsh, instructive, regret-inducing, and devastating response from the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Rezaei said, according to ILNA.

He added that lawmakers demand an “immediate and decisive” reaction and retribution for the blood of “innocent Iranian citizens.”

German airline Lufthansa on Friday announced it had suspended all flights to and from Tehran, citing the evolving security situation following Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.

“Lufthansa Group flights to and from Tehran will be suspended until further notice due to the current situation,” the company said in a statement, adding it would also avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Israeli airspace for overflights.

Russia’s Aeroflot also said it had canceled flights between Moscow and Tehran and made adjustments to other routes in the Middle East, while Qatar Airways announced the suspension of flights to and from both Iraq and Iran.

Iran has never initiated a war but will not remain silent in the face of aggression, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Friday, following Israeli strikes on Iran.

In a post on X, Mohajerani described the attack as a "cowardly miscalculation" and "a sign of fear of our great nation."

She added: “The calm and vigilance of our people is our national asset. Iran is not comparable to any other country, and its response will be decisive, legitimate, and at the right time.”

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Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have both condemned Israel’s military action against Iran, calling it a violation of international norms and a threat to regional stability.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry described the attack as a “flagrant violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security,” and called for restraint and de-escalation.

The UAE’s Foreign Ministry said it “condemns in the strongest terms” Israel’s military strikes and expressed “deep concern over the repercussions on regional security and stability.”

The Iranian government on Friday said it has initiated “defensive, political, and legal” measures following overnight Israeli airstrikes that targeted sites in Tehran and killed several individuals, including senior military and nuclear figures.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has begun the necessary defensive, political, and legal measures to make the illegitimate Israel regret its actions,” the government said in a statement.

It described the strikes as “a violation of national sovereignty” and accused Israel of acting “outside all international norms.”

Iran said the attacks, which came amid diplomatic engagement over Tehran’s nuclear program, revealed “the regime’s fear of Iran’s ability to defend and convince the world.”

While reiterating that Iran has not initiated war in over two centuries, the statement asserted: “We consider retaliation and defense to be our legitimate right.”

It added that Israel’s actions had erased any distinction between the Iranian government and its people in Tel Aviv’s targeting, and that the response would be united.

Iran called on the United Nations Security Council to respond, but noted it would not “wait on international bodies.”