Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi threatened Israel on Wednesday, warning that any threat against Iran will draw a 'powerful response.' He also urged the US to restrain its 'pets' in Tel Aviv, a slur for Israel, or Iran would 'destroy and educate' them, according to the source.
At 16:43 Jerusalem, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a new threat against Israel, vowing that 'any threat against Iran will receive a powerful response.' The statement, attributed to Araghchi but reported via a single source and not yet independently confirmed, updates a thread that began at 14:14 Jerusalem with initial threats from the same official. In the newest version, Araghchi also again urged the US to restrain its 'pets in Tel Aviv' and warned that Iran would 'destroy and educate' them if Washington does not act.
This development follows a sequence of rapidly escalating rhetoric earlier today. At 14:09 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had threatened the life of the son of Supreme Leader Khamenei, prompting Iran's warning of an 'immediate and powerful' response. By 14:14 Jerusalem, three further versions emerged: Araghchi first responded directly to Katz, then referred to Israel as 'the US's pet in Tel Aviv,' and finally claimed that the US had pledged to restrain Israel while warning of Iranian 'education.' Each report was initially sourced to i24NEWS and remained unverified by official Iranian state media.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, the rhetoric fits a pattern of Iranian officials issuing threats against Israel. Background items from June 8 and June 14 show hardline parliamentary figures calling Israel 'the Zionist dog' and urging punishment. The current threat, while adding the specific phrase 'powerful response,' does not detail any operational plans.
What remains open: the statement is still attributed to a single unnamed source and has not been corroborated by Iranian state media or official channels. The precise trigger for this new formulation—beyond the existing pattern of escalation—is unclear, and no independent confirmation of the remarks has been received.
6 developments
- DevelopingIranian Foreign Minister Araghchi threatens to attack US forces
- DevelopingIran's Araghchi blasts Ben Gvir, says Tel Aviv-based 'death cult' threatens all humanity
- DevelopingIranian official threatens Israel, calls to 'educate the Zionist dog'
- StrongIran's Araghchi vows armed forces will retaliate against any attack
Source and signal
- Internal intake