The chief of staff of Iran s armed forces has hinted at Tehran s possible involvement in a missile strike which targeted a secret Israeli nuclear site.
General Mohammed Hussein Bagheri described such operations as a response to Israeli aggression in the region, aimed at bringing Tel Aviv s leaders back to their senses .
General Bagheri spoke to reporters at the sidelines of an event to commemorate the recent death of high-ranking general Mohammed Hejazi, who served deputy leader of the elite Quds force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
In comments reported by state media, he condemned Israeli raids in Syria, which mostly target Iranian and Lebanese Hezbollah forces as well as government troops, and suspected Israeli strikes on vessels carrying Iranian oil bound for Syria.
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Monday, 14 December, 2020 - 11:30
A protester holds a picture of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran s top nuclear scientist, during a demonstration against his killing in Tehran (File photo: Reuters) Tehran- Asharq Al-Awsat
Iran renewed its pledge to avenge the death of its top nuclear and defense scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated last month.
Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, asserted that Fakhrizadeh’s death will be avenged, stressing that “the Great Satan represented by the US and the Zionist entity, will pay for this crime.”
Major General Bagheri visited the house of Fakhrizadeh, where he met the family of the scientist and presented the first-class Order of Nasr medal (Victory), which had been granted and signed by the Supreme Leader, according to Fars Agency.
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