Iran threatens to 'wipe out' Israel

“If Israel makes a mistake and attacks Iran, completely new conditions will arise for the country and it is unclear whether Israel will survive,”Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on April 23 during a visit to Pakistan, referring to recent tensions between Iran and Israel.

President Ebrahim Raisi added that in Iran's recent major attack on Israel, Tehran"sanctioned Israel for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, violating all norms of international law".

Israel has never officially acknowledged the April 1 airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed seven senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). However, Tehran responded by firing a barrage of drones and missiles at several targets in Israel on April 13.

NBC NewsAccording to sources, in this raid, Israel launched three ballistic missiles at Iran but did not cause major damage.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian added there was no damage from the Israeli attack, Iran's state news agencyIRIBIn some provinces of the country, air defense systems have been activated. Nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely safe.

During his visit to Pakistan, Mr. Ebrahim Raisi said Iran will"continue to proudly defend the oppressed people of Palestine".

President Ebrahim Raisi also denounced the US and the entire West as “the biggest violators of human rights”, pointing to their support for Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza.

To date, more than 34,000 Palestinians in the area have been killed in Israeli military operations. Israel declared war on Hamas after an October 7 attack by Hamas last year that killed about 1,200 Israelis.