Tehran – Iranian missiles can reach Israeli nuclear sites, a top military commander said on Wednesday, after persistent speculation that Israel could target facilities involved in Iran’s atomic work.
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Iran has long said it has missiles that could reach Israel but has not generally mentioned specific
Military analysts question whether Iranian missiles have the ability to hit targets at such ranges with great accuracy.
Israeli and Western officials accuse Iran of seeking to build atomic bombs, a charge Tehran denies.
“All the nuclear facilities in different parts of the land under the occupation of the Zionist regime are in the reach of Iran’s missile defenses,” the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Ali Jafari, said.
Iranian officials often refer to Israel’s government, which Tehran does not recognize, as the “Zionist regime”.
In comments carried by the ISNA news agency, Jafari added: “The doctrine of our system is defensive, but in the case of any action by enemies, including the Zionist regime, we will respond firmly using missiles and deter attacks.”
Israel, like the United States, has not ruled out resorting to military action if diplomacy fails to end the row over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear plans. Iran has in the past warned that it would strike Israel and US
bases if it was attacked, although Iranian officials have dismissed the prospects of such military action. Tehran says its nuclear work is aimed at generating electricity not making bombs.
“Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran has missiles with the range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), and based on that all Israeli land including that regime’s nuclear facilities are in the range of our missile capabilities,” Jafari said.
He said neither the US nor the Israeli military “had the ability” to strike Iran. Military analysts say Iranian missiles often draw on technology from North Korea or other countries and also say it is unclear how accurate that Iranian weaponry was.
That, they already can do C”V from Gaza, Lebanon or Syria. What they forget or pretend to forget so as to look macho, is that Israel has nuclear missiles on board their submarines ready and able to deploy.
USA?? can they reach us?? Hashem yerachaim ulainu!!!
..and we have Hakodosh Barch Hu that can attack with ‘1000% Accuracy’ all our enemies. Vnuhapachu Asher Yishlitu Hayuhudim Bisonaham. Purim is the day for tefillos and segulas to be mispallal for Moshiach.
the same story happened 2500 years ago when somebody (haman) in Iran (shushan)decided that the jews have to be wiped off the globe, but we all know the end to that story. we fasted for three days we davened we did hishtadlus (Esther) and at the end we were killing them. with gods help the same thing will happen this year
HAPPY PURIM!!!!
They said that they have a “nuclear announcement” planned for Yom Tov Pesach, I hope we have an “Eliyahu HaNavi announcement” planned as well!
“Tehran says its nuclear work is aimed at generating electricity not making bombs.”
Hahahaha! Anyone who believes that is such a fool. I don’t know what we (Israel and the US, but especially Israel) are waiting for, because the longer we put off destroying what they are building, the more dangerous it gets. It may start WW3, but if we don’t do anything, we won’t be here to care about a WW3.
We have all known that Iran could reach israel, so this no news. The fact that they mentioned Israel’s nuclear facilities (which could easily have been guessed anyway), proves that Iran is scared to death because they see that Bibi is going to lead the Israelis. Therefore, Iran has showed its card far too early and needlessly.
Hey Iran, we are all waiting until you finish the last nuts and bolts and you think you are totally ready. Why smash and flatten you earlier than that?
You just please continue to justify our attack by foolishly yealling to the world how Israel should be wiped off the map.
You could thank Jimmy the idiot President of The US for our troubles in Iran. Under the Shah, Iran was a good friend of the USA and Israel. Jimmy the idiot Carter, shackled the hands of the Shah and didn’t let him put down the revolt that brought in Ayotallah Khomeini. A Persian Jew told me that the damage that Jimmy Carter did to the USA and to the world as a whole will take 500 years to repair.
There is a g-d up there!!!
and my father can beat up your father, nyeh nyeh ne nyeh