Iran's Defense Minister says that if Israel attacks, they will “destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa”

The organizer of the terrorist attack against Jews, Ahmad Vahidi, threatens to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel attacks Iran. This information was disseminated by Iranian media.

“We could have destroyed two Israeli cities in one night, but we refused for moral reasons. However, if Israel makes a mistake, we can change the decision and destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa,” Vahidi said.

The threat also concerns Israel's allies: “We strive for peace, but we do not tolerate threats to national security. Any helper of the enemy will be destroyed.”

Iran is ready to destroy Israeli leaders, but avoids attacks on civilian targets. Military strikes are carried out with precise calculation.

Ahmad Vahidi is a former Quds Force commander who organized terrorist attacks against Israelis and Americans. From September 13, 2009 to August 15, 2013, he was the Minister of Defense of Iran. The terrorist attack in Buenos Aires in 1994, which was planned by Vahidi, was the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Interpol put him on the wanted list in 2007.

On November 14, 2022, the European Union added Vahidi to the sanctions list for human rights violations in Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called Iran's missile attack a failure and said Iran will pay for its mistakes. According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel warned Iran of possible retaliatory attacks on nuclear and oil facilities.

Representative Matthew Miller said the US would coordinate with Israel in response to the Iranian attack, calling it a “significant escalation” and promising consequences.