Khamenei adviser warns Iran against launching 'instinctive' attack on Israel

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns against launching an “instinctive” response to Israeli retaliatory air strikes on Iranian military facilities last month.

“Israel aims to bring the conflict to Iran. We must act wisely to avoid its trap and not react instinctively,” the adviser, Ali Larijani, tells state television.

After Israel hit back following the ballistic missile attack launched by Tehran on October 1, it warned against any counterattack, but the Islamic Republic vowed to respond.

“Our actions and reactions are strategically defined, so we must avoid instinctive or emotional responses and remain entirely rational,” Larijani adds.