Iran's ambassador to the United Nations issued a strong warning Wednesday evening against an unspecified public threat by Israel's defense minister directed at the supreme leader and the Islamic Republic, according to state-linked media. The statement is the latest in a series of escalating rhetorical exchanges between the two countries.
Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations issued a formal warning on Wednesday evening, according to a report from state-aligned media, condemning what he described as a 'public threat' by Israel's defense minister against Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Republic itself.
'The Zionist entity's minister of war has made a public threat against the leader of the revolution and the republic — we warn strongly against this,' the Iranian envoy's statement said, according to the account. The specific threat referenced was not detailed in the initial report.
The statement adds to weeks of intensifying rhetoric between the two countries. As The Zioneer has reported, multiple Iranian officials — including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the spokesperson for parliament's National Security Committee — have issued threats of military retaliation against both Israel and US forces in recent weeks, amid heightened regional tensions following Israeli warnings directed at Iranian leadership.
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