US EditionSenior Iranian Official Warns War with Israel Could Break Out Anytime
Iranian adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi said the current pause is a temporary halt without formal agreement and Iran is preparing for potential renewed conflict with Israel.
- On Monday, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that war with Israel could erupt at any moment, describing the lull after June's 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt.
- On June 13, Israel, supported by the United States, launched an unprovoked 12-day attack targeting Iran's military and nuclear sites, killing more than 1,000 people.
- Characterizing the lull, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said, `We must be prepared at every moment for confrontation; right now, we are not even in a ceasefire ; we are in a cessation of hostilities.`
- Safavi said Iran’s forces were badly damaged during the war, prompting Tehran to rebuild its military for a new battle with Israel.
- Following the war, Israel and the United States threatened renewed strikes if Iran restarts its nuclear program, with some officials hinting at withdrawal from the treaty.
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The first Iranian Vice-President stated that there is no agreement with Israel, nor with the United States, and that the country is prepared for war, although not seeking it.
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Reza Aref warned months that a new war with Israel could strike "at any time", over two months from a bloody conflict between the two enemy countries, AFP reported.
Senior Iranian official warns war with Israel could break out anytime
A senior Iranian official warned Monday that war with Israel could erupt at any moment, describing the current lull after June's 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt. "We must be prepared at every moment for confrontation; right now, we are not even in a ceasefire (agreement); we are in a cessation of hostilities," said First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. The fighting in June saw Israel bombard Iranian nuclear and military sites, as wel…
"Today, we are not even in a ceasefire situation, there is rather a cessation of hostilities," said Mohammad Reza Aref.
This warning comes two months after the deadly conflict between Iran and Israel, during which IDF targeted many Iranian military and nuclear sites.
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