'Our retaliation will be stronger than previous one': Iran's Foreign Minister warns Israel against attack

Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday (October 4) warned Israel that Tehran will “retaliate harshly” if it carries out an attack on Iran, in response to the latest missle salvo on the Jewish country on October 1. Iran had launched a massive ballistic missile attack on Israel to retaliate the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike last month, further pushing the Middle East to the brink. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said that Iran committed a big mistake and it will pay for its actions.

Iran had fired over 180 missiles at Israel, most of which were intercepted by the country’s air defence systems. The move, however, escalated the tensions in the Middle East which were already soaring due to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

“If the



Israeli entity takes any step or measure against us, our retaliation will be stronger than the previous one,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

His remarks came after meeting Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut. The minister said that Iran’s attack on Israel was in “legitimate self defense” after its attacks on Iran and the Iranian consulate in Syria in April.

Araghchi said that Iran backs any step taken towards a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, however, added that this will only happen when a cease-fire in Gaza goes into effect.

He said Iran backs any cease-fire on the condition that it “preserves the right of the Lebanese people, that it be accepted by the resistance (Hezbollah) and coincides with a cease-fire in Gaza.”