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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Iranian deputy FM: Tehran would respond in ‘seconds’ to Israeli counterattack
An Iranian official says his country will respond within “seconds” if Israel seeks to retaliate for its attack over the weekend.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Israel will face a “resolute and hard response” if it takes further action against Iran.
Bagheri Kani says unlike Iran’s response to the purported Israeli attack on a building next to the Iranian consulate in Damascus, “there will not be a 12- or 13-day gap between a Zionist regime move and Iran’s powerful response anymore. The Zionists must now reckon in seconds, not hours.”