April 24, 2024 07:06
(PLO) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi threatened to destroy Israel, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
April 23, President Iran – Mr. Ebrahim Raisi threatened to wipe out Israel if it tried to attack Iran again, according to the news agency IRNA.
“If Israel attacks Iran again, this will be a big mistake for Tel Aviv officials. I don’t know if the country could have anything left if Iran retaliated for such an attack,” Mr. Raisi said.
President of Iran – Mr. Ebrahim Raisi. Photo: GETTY IMAGES
He also condemned the US and Western countries for indirectly causing a serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which he called “genocide in Gaza”, when these countries continuously supported and aided Gaza. Israel in recent times.
According to the station RTIsraeli-Iranian tensions increased after the Iranian embassy in Damascus (Syria) was attacked by air on April 1, killing 7 senior officers of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Tehran government accused Israel of causing the attack and retaliated by launching a series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missiles at Israel.
Israel has continuously denied Iran’s accusations, and also vowed to respond appropriately to Tehran’s attack.
The Israeli side has not yet commented on Mr. Raisi’s comments.
On April 19, in the city of Isfahan (Esfahan province, central Iran), several large explosions occurred, rumored to be an Israeli response. However, Tel Aviv denied the rumor of causing the attack. Meanwhile, Tehran confirmed that the Iranian military shot down a number of UAVs (unknown from which country), and did not record any missile attacks from outside the country.
