Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Tuesday, April 23, that if Israel attacked Iran, it would risk significant damage to its own territory, according to Arab media.
Raisi issued the warning during a speech at a university in Pakistan, where he started a multi-day visit programme on Monday.
[If Israel] makes a mistake and attacks the sacred soil of Iran, the situation will be different and there might not be anything left of [Israel].
Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on April 13 in the first-ever direct attack on the country. The strike came in retaliation for an attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this month, which the Islamic Republic blamed on Israel.
Israel struck a military airbase in central Iran on Friday. Tehran largely sought to diminish the significance of Friday’s attack, with its foreign minister comparing the deployed weapons to “toys,” thus avoiding further escalation.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with top military commanders on Sunday, praising the attack on Israel amid a possible deterioration of the conflict.
