A senior Iranian official warned Thursday that "any mistake" Israel makes vis-à-vis Iran would prompt the Islamic republic to "doom" the Jewish state to destruction.
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Dismissing Israel's warning that if need be, it will take action to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold state, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that "the Zionists may be able to start a battle, but it is the Islamic republic that will end it with the termination of the Zionist regime."
According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, Hajizadeh stressed that "The [Zionist] regime that discusses its existence is doomed to termination and cannot talk about destroying other countries."
He further warned that "if the Zionist regime gives us an excuse, it will only expedite its termination."
According to the report he described the West's effort to include controls over Iran's ballistic missiles program in the framework of any future nuclear deal as "proof that the Islamic republic's drone and missile power has become a thorn in their side."
In August, IRGC Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami issued a similar warning, saying that Israel should be "mindful of the consequences" of any threats it makes against Tehran.
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