Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian gave an interview to Erin Burnett on CNN International in New York.
“In the event that the Israeli regime again embarks on adventures and takes actions against Iran’s interests, our next response will be swift and at the highest level,” Abdullahiyan said. Stating that they hope Israel will not repeat the “previous mistake”, Abdullahiyan said, “If the Israeli regime repeats the same mistake, our response will be harsh and final.”
“We do not intend to raise tensions or cause a crisis in West Asia,” the Iranian minister said, adding that the warning was conveyed to the White House through the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, İHA reported.
“The details of the response to a possible attack have been designed by our armed forces,” Minister Abdullahiyan said, adding that they hope that any Israeli action will be stopped by the United States and that the White House “will not allow Israel to seek adventure.” “The purpose of Iran’s attack on Israel last week was to warn, to take equal action and to let it be known that we have the means to respond,” Abdullahiyan said.
At least 300 missiles and drones were launched by Iran, the Iranian minister said, adding that this was “minimal” and an act of “legitimate defense” in response to the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. “Our mutual operations were minimal. Because we were not aiming to hit more than one point.”
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran had no immediate plans to retaliate after the Israeli attack.
“The external source of the incident has not yet been confirmed. We have not received any external attack and the discussion is moving in the direction of infiltration rather than attack.”
