Erstwhile Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has described the launch of ballistic missiles by Iran against Israel as just the beginning.
The statement comes after Iran fired hundreds of various ballistic missiles towards Israel.
Iran described it as the beginning of its “crushing response” to Israeli attacks on the country on Friday.
It was reported that the Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes on Iran.
However, in a post on X on Friday, the ex-minister claimed that the Iranians were lured into a false sense of security by the United States while Israel was preparing for war.
Fani-Kayode said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has finally hit back and struck the Jewish state with missiles and drones. This was inevitable and it is just the beginning.
“The attack on Iran by Israel was not only unprovoked but is also a condemnable violation of international law. It is indeed a declaration of war.
“The Isrealis have not only targeted and bombed key Iranian infrastructures but they have also killed Iranian civilians, including women and children, and key Iranian military and civilian leaders and nuclear scientists.
“Israel has attacked Gaza, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and now Iran in the last one year.
“The attack on Iran was carried out whilst the Iranians were still in negotiations with the Americans.
“Simply put, the Iranians were lured into a false sense of security by the Americans whilst Isreal was preparing for war. This makes Americans complicit in this attack despite their denials.
“To those nations that say Israel felt sufficiently threatened by Iran and has a right to self-defence, I ask the following question: does Iran not have the same right after being attacked? Are the Iranians not entitled to defend themselves, too?
“Iran MUST and WILL retaliate and they will do so in a dramatic fashion. The retaliatory attack that Iran launched this evening is just the beginning and by the time this is all over there may be no Zionist state left.
“Worse still, the conflict could escalate beyond the Middle East.
“Those who bend the knee to the Isreali thugs and bullies and who believe that might is always right are nothing but cowards who fail to appreciate the fact that the beast that they are applauding will eventually turn on them.”
