A senior Iranian official warned Tuesday that Iran's response will be 'devastating' if the United States attacks the Mount Makosh nuclear site, according to a report on Ynet. The threat continues a series of escalating exchanges between Washington and Tehran over recent days.
A senior Iranian official has threatened a 'devastating response' if the US attacks the Mount Makosh nuclear site, Ynet reported Tuesday afternoon. The threat follows President Donald Trump's early-morning warning that 'we will reach the site, tell Iran to prepare,' which The Zioneer reported at 02:47 Jerusalem.
This is the latest in a series of escalatory statements between the two countries. Earlier Tuesday, Trump had threatened to destroy the facility, and on Monday, an Iranian military source warned of a 'massive' attack on US bases (The Zioneer, 00:59 July 9). The exchanges come amid heightened tensions over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, where the Iranian Navy has also threatened a 'crushing response' to US intervention (The Zioneer, July 9).
The threat, attributed to an unnamed senior official, was first published by Ynet. No independent corroboration was immediately available.
2 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake