The commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, responded on Friday to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's "red line" speech
by saying Israeli threats of military action only reinforce Tehran's
determination to push on with its nuclear program, AFP reported.
"That is why, when the Zionists make military threats, they are put in their place by the United States," Jafari added, speaking to members of the Iranian Basij militia.
The head of Iran's air and ballistic missile units, General Farzad Esmaili, told the ISNA news agency on Friday that if a military attack is launched against Iran's nuclear facilities, "the enemies will not escape alive," AFP reported.
Iran's UN mission responded on Thursday to Netanyahu's speech by declaring it was strong enough to defend itself and that it reserved the right to retaliate with full force against any attack.
Israel had made "baseless and absurd allegations against Iran's exclusively peaceful nuclear program," the Iranian mission said in a written statement, according to the report.
"While the use, or threat of use, of force under any pretext is a grave violation of the principles of (the) UN Charter and international law, as well as the norms of international relations, the officials of the Israeli regime are so rude (they) on (a) daily basis threaten countries in the region, particularly my country, (with) military attack," Iran said.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is strong enough to defend itself and reserves its full right to retaliate with full force against any attack," AFP cited the the Iranian mission as saying.
Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday, despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year.
For nearly 10 years, Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China have negotiated unsuccessfully with Iran to persuade it to halt its nuclear program in exchange for political and economic incentives.
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, saying its atomic program is solely for peaceful purposes such as generating electricity and producing medical isotopes.
"That is why, when the Zionists make military threats, they are put in their place by the United States," Jafari added, speaking to members of the Iranian Basij militia.
The head of Iran's air and ballistic missile units, General Farzad Esmaili, told the ISNA news agency on Friday that if a military attack is launched against Iran's nuclear facilities, "the enemies will not escape alive," AFP reported.
Iran's UN mission responded on Thursday to Netanyahu's speech by declaring it was strong enough to defend itself and that it reserved the right to retaliate with full force against any attack.
Israel had made "baseless and absurd allegations against Iran's exclusively peaceful nuclear program," the Iranian mission said in a written statement, according to the report.
"While the use, or threat of use, of force under any pretext is a grave violation of the principles of (the) UN Charter and international law, as well as the norms of international relations, the officials of the Israeli regime are so rude (they) on (a) daily basis threaten countries in the region, particularly my country, (with) military attack," Iran said.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is strong enough to defend itself and reserves its full right to retaliate with full force against any attack," AFP cited the the Iranian mission as saying.
Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday, despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year.
For nearly 10 years, Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China have negotiated unsuccessfully with Iran to persuade it to halt its nuclear program in exchange for political and economic incentives.
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, saying its atomic program is solely for peaceful purposes such as generating electricity and producing medical isotopes.
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