YnetNews.com reports: “Iranian Foreign Minister Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that his country was not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it must punish Israel to prevent further instability.
‘This will only come with punishing the aggressor and creating deterrence against the adventurism of the Zionist regime,’ he said.
Israel has been bracing for a strike from Iran and its proxies, which Tehran said would be considerable after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, which was attributed to Israel.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ top Commander Hossein Salami reiterated the group’s threat that Israel ‘will receive punishment in due time.’…”
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