A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, posts on social media in Hebrew that the regime will attack Tel Aviv in response to any strike from the United States.
“The limited strike is an illusion,” Ali Shamkhani posts on X. “Any military activity from America, from any source and at any level, will be considered the beginning of a war, and the response will be immediate, comprehensive and without precedent, and will be directed at the aggressor, to the heart of Tel Aviv and all of its supporters.”
Shamkhani’s post comes amid continued speculation over whether US President Donald Trump will attack Iran in response to its bloody crackdown on anti-regime protests, in which thousands were killed.
In December, Shamkhani posted on X, “Any aggression will face an immediate #Harsh_Response beyond its planners’ imagination.”
Iran has said it would strike Israel in response to a US attack.
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