Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Iran warns Israeli strike will meet 'harsh punishment'

Tehran's top military chief says Islamic Republic will not hesitate to mount severe response should Israel 'make the mistake' of attacking it

Dudi Cohen
Published: 11.02.11, 11:43 / Israel News




Iran's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hassan Fairouz Abadi commented Wednesday on reported Israeli threats to strike Iranand warned that Tehran would retaliate with a "surprising punishment" if Israel pursued such a "mistake."

"Even though the likelihood for such an attack is low, we see the threat as a serious threat and are on full alert," Abadi told Iran's Fars news agency.

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Speaking on the sidelines of an Iranian defense conference, he added that "America knows that a Zionist military strike in Iranwould cause it major damages in addition to the damages caused to this regime."

He further warned the US against striking in Syria, as NATO forces have done in Libya, saying: "The military regime in Damascus is at the forefront of our dealings with the occupying Zionist regime... The Libyan model will not intimidate Syria. If they strike there will be a Muslim uprising that would leave nothing of the Americans or the Zionist regime." Read the rest on: Ynet

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