"If the US attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel's lifespan," Mojtaba Zolnour, the chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says. Threat comes amid heightened tensions and hours after Iran announced it breached nuclear deal by crossing uranium limits.
State media, foreign minister say Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium crossed the 300-kg threshold. Announcement comes just days before republic says it might start to produce highly enriched uranium.
"Never threaten an Iranian. Iran has always resisted pressure and has responded with respect when respected," Foreign Minister Zarif says. In last-ditch talks in Vienna on Friday to persuade Iran to back off from its plans to breach the limits, Iran’s envoy said European countries had offered too little in return.
Speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Yossi Cohen says that Israel's operation in the heart of Tehran exposed documents that "changed how the world sees Iran."
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, who has been lambasted from left and right over his office's handling of the investigations against PM Netanyahu, says cases "are being held in a highly professional manner. Any claim of 'persecution' or a 'frame-up' is utterly baseless."
