Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani on Monday dismissed threats by Israeli officials and warned of a "crushing" response.
"Any unwise and stupid measure will trigger a crushing response from Iran that would inflict heavy costs on the aggressors," Ashtiani said, according to the Xinhua news agency.
"The Islamic Republic has made it clear that its advanced defense power is solely aimed at safeguarding the country's security and protecting the borders, in the meantime, it will deal with any potential threat or act of aggression," he added.
While Ashtiani did not specify which threat from Israel he was referring to, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett recently called for an international response to a damning International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran.
The IAEA report had criticized Iran for stonewalling an investigation into its past nuclear activities and jeopardizing important monitoring work.
In response to Bennett, the spokesperson of Iran’s Foreign Ministry blasted Israel and tweeted, “Outlaw Israeli regime—sitting on illicit nukes & refusing to join NPT—again threatens NPT member Iran; a nation w world's most inspected nuclear program.”
“The West's darling is a habitual extorter. But world has woken up to its destabilizing nature. Iran reserves right to respond,” added the spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also regularly threatens Israel. Several months ago, he called on Muslim nations to keep fighting against Israel, which he said was not a state but a "terrorist garrison" against Palestinian Arabs.
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