The former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Sunday that major Israeli cities and military bases could be among the targets of retaliation over the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike last week.
"Iran's revenge against America for the assassination of Soleimani will be severe. … Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Israeli military centers will be included in the retaliation," Gen. Mohsen Rezaei said during a Tehran ceremony held in Soleimani's honor.
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Rezaei later reiterated the threat on Twitter.
Rezaei, who now serves as head of Iran's powerful Expediency Council, is considered a top politician and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
On Friday, Rezaei vowed vengeance against the US.
"Martyr Gen. Qassem Suleimani joined his martyred brothers, but we will take vigorous revenge on America," he wrote on Twitter.
