Posted on 03/07/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
Iran's Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Sunday threatened on Sunday to "raze" the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa "to the ground" if Israel launches a preemptive attack against the Islamic Republic, i24NEWS reports.
At the same time, Hatami also played down the chances of direct hostilities breaking out between the two countries, saying Israel is well aware of the potential consequences of such actions.
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“Sometimes, the Zionist regime [Israel] out of desperation makes big claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran to allegedly threaten it,” said the Iranian Defense Minister.
“It must know that if it does a damn thing, we will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground,” he warned.
Hatami added that Iran has enough resources to “maintain the stability of the country” and boasted of its regional power via “resistance groups.”
His comments came three days after Defense Minister Benny Gantz told Fox News that Israel may be forced to take unilateral action against Iran's nuclear program if the world fails to address it.
Gantz said that Israel has identified numerous targets inside Iran that would hurt its ability to develop a nuclear bomb. Read more at i24