Israeli war threats against Iran worthless claims: Vahidi

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has downplayed the Israeli war rhetoric against Iran, saying the threats by the Tel Aviv regime to launch a strike against Iran are just worthless claims.

“Considering this regime (Israel)’s defeat against the Muslim Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the regime’s threats to attack our country’s atomic facilities are worthless and nothing more than claims,” Vahidi said on Sunday.

Israel has at times threatened to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities based on the unfounded allegation that Iran’s nuclear energy program has been diverted towards the production of an atomic bomb.

Iran rejects the allegations against its nuclear energy activities, arguing that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

The Iranian defense minister pointed to the Israeli regime’s defeats against the resistance of the Lebanese and Palestinian people during the 33-day and 22-day wars on Lebanon and Gaza, saying, “The Zionist regime seeks to magnify its military might, which has previously faced defeat.”

The Israeli regime’s aggressive policies are intended to magnify its “delusional power,” he added.

Vahidi emphasized that Israel’s recent wars against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the victories achieved by the resistance in Lebanon, Palestine and Gaza at different periods of time proved that the regime’s claims have been entirely baseless.

Over 160 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and about 1,200 others were injured in the Israeli attacks on Gaza that were carried out during the eight-day period of November 14-21.

In retaliation, the Palestinian resistance fighters fired rockets and missiles into Israeli cities, killing at least five Israelis.