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Iranian commander threatens Israel's destruction if it attacks: state TV
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 28, 2019 / 6:41 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Iranian commander threatens Israel's destruction if it attacks: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander on Monday threatened Israel with destruction if it attacks Iran, state media reported.
The comments by Brigadier General Hossein Salami, deputy head of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, followed an Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria last week - the latest in a series of assaults targeting Tehran’s presence there in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
“We announce that if Israel takes any action to wage a war against us, it will definitely lead to its own elimination and the freeing of occupied (Palestinian) territories,” Salami said, quoted by state television.
Iranian officials have previously said Tehran, which does not recognize Israel, would respond swiftly to any Israeli attack.
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Iranian commander threatens Israel's destruction if it attacks: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander on Monday threatened Israel with destruction if it attacks Iran, state media reported.
The comments by Brigadier General Hossein Salami, deputy head of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, followed an Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria last week - the latest in a series of assaults targeting Tehran’s presence there in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
“We announce that if Israel takes any action to wage a war against us, it will definitely lead to its own elimination and the freeing of occupied (Palestinian) territories,” Salami said, quoted by state television.
Iranian officials have previously said Tehran, which does not recognize Israel, would respond swiftly to any Israeli attack.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-israel/iranian-commander-threatens-israels-destruction-if-it-attacks-state-tv-idUSKCN1PM144