- Pezeshkian suffered minor injuries on the legs during the strike, the report explains.
- Six missiles struck the entrance to the building, exit points: report
- Officials would have escaped by the pre-plane emergency exit.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered minor injuries on the legs during an Israeli missile strike last month which targeted a meeting of the Iranian National Security Council, FARS news agency reported on Saturday, according to Anadoli agency.
The attack took place on June 17, while senior Iranian officials, including the leaders of the three branches of the government, were gathered in a secure underground section of a building in the west of Tehran.
Fars reported that six missiles hit the entry and exit points of the building, resembling a tactic used in a previous assassination attempt on Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah.
The officials would have escaped during a pre-plane emergency exit, the agency reported, noting that Pezeshkian was “injured during the evacuation but was able to go out safely”.
The report also indicates that the Iranian authorities suspect a possible internal leak, citing the accuracy of the strike.
Fars Criticized the Western and Israeli media affiliated for having ignored a “blatant act of state terrorism” while condemning the religious decisions of Iranian leaders against personalities like American president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A 12 -day armed conflict between Israel and Iran broke out on June 13 after Israel launched air strikes on Iranian military, nuclear and civilian targets, causing at least 606 deaths and 5,332 injuries, according to the Iran of Health Ministry.
In response, Tehran led missile and drone attacks against Israel, killing at least 29 people and injuring more than 3,400, based on data from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The fighting ended with a broker’s ceasefire in the United States which started on June 24.
