Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, threatened that Israel will bear the consequences of the recent strikes and will not remain safe from retaliation, according to a statement circulated on Iranian Telegram channels. Zolqadr said an attack on infrastructure would be met with an identical response.
The statement by Zolqadr is the latest in a wave of rhetorical escalation from Iranian officials following last week's Israeli strike on an IRGC air base. Over the past month, senior Iranian figures — including an IRGC commander, a military advisor to the Supreme Leader, and the head of the parliament's national security committee — have warned of retaliation against both Israel and the United States. Earlier today, a senior IRGC official threatened a 'devastating attack' on Israel if its energy infrastructure is targeted. Zolqadr's threat broadens the warning to include any infrastructure attack, stating that the 'criminal Zionist regime' will not be safe. The Zioneer has tracked these statements since early June, as tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated following cross-border strikes.
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