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Iranian Nuclear Chief: Israel Should Check Its Capabilities Before Threatening to Attack Tehran
Last month, the Israeli media reported that the Jewish state’s government had approved a budget of 5 billion shekels (about $1.5 billion) to prepare for a possible attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, has warned Israel against threatening to strike the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites.
In a Saturday interview with the Yemeni television network al-Masirah, Eslami urged Tel Aviv to look in the mirror first and check its capabilities before making threats.
He spoke after Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, cautioned late last month that Israel would be made to pay a grave economic price if it dares attack the Islamic Republic.
“Instead of allocating [a] $1.5 billion budget for atrocities against Iran, the Zionist regime should focus on providing tens of thousands of billions of dollars [in] funding to repair the damage that is going to be caused by Iran’s shocking response”, Shamkhani tweeted.
