Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said there is no room for 'miscalculation,' and that any path to an agreement or understandings must pass through reining in and 'punishing' Israel. He warned that if Israel is not restrained, not only will no deal be signed, but it will harm and endanger the understandings taking shape.
At 14:25 Jerusalem, Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, issued a new warning rejecting any 'miscalculation' and insisting that any path to an agreement or understandings must pass through 'punishing' Israel. This is the latest in a rapid sequence of threats from Rezaei today, following a statement reported at 14:17 Jerusalem in which he had already warned that Israel must be punished. The current bulletin adds a direct threat to the negotiations process: Rezaei now frames Israeli restraint as a prerequisite for any diplomatic progress, arguing that failure to rein in Israel will not only prevent a deal but will harm understandings already taking shape.
The Zioneer has tracked a series of escalating statements from Rezaei since 14:08 Jerusalem, with five distinct bulletins published. The first version at 14:08 quoted Rezaei demanding Israel be 'disciplined'; subsequent iterations introduced the 'Dahiya' doctrine, linked the threat to a US agreement, and invoked concerns over a potential direct Iranian strike. The current statement, attributed to Rezaei by a single source linked to the bulletin's provenance, represents a further hardening of his public line. Earlier threats from Rezaei this month included warnings of readiness beyond February levels (June 8, 03:34 Jerusalem), 'harsher punishment' over a hypothetical Israeli strike on Beirut (June 9, 09:06 Jerusalem), and a claim of the highest military readiness (June 9, 22:45 Jerusalem).
The statement comes against a backdrop of broader Iranian maximalist posturing: as The Zioneer reported on June 10, a separate Iranian security committee spokesman said the enemy must surrender at talks or on the battlefield; and on June 11, another spokesman said the US must surrender. The current threat is single-sourced and has not yet been corroborated by additional independent outlets.
7 developments
- StrongIranian security official warns Israel must be punished or it will strike, according to report
- DevelopingIranian official warns of 'harsher punishment' if Israel strikes Beirut again, says Tehran not in hurry to negotiate
- StrongIran warns: 'The path to a deal runs through taming the Zionist regime'
- DevelopingIranian security committee spokesman warns: enemy must surrender at talks or on the battlefield
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