DUBAI: A deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said even short-range Iranian missiles could reach US warships in the Gulf, adding that the United States could not afford a new war, the semi-official news agency Fars reported on Friday.
Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict as Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region.
“Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (US) warships in the Gulf,” Mohammad Saleh Jokar, the Guard’s deputy for parliamentary affairs, was quoted by Fars as saying.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatens that missiles ‘can easily reach’ US ships in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatens that missiles ‘can easily reach’ US ships in Gulf
- Iran-US tensions have escalated, with increasing concern about a potential conflict
- Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and political pressure on Tehran and built up the US military presence in the region
Missile attack on Israel injures 58
- Footage shared by the ambulance service from the impact site showed damaged cars and scattered debris
Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service said some 58 people were hurt in a missile attack on Zarzir, a city around 100 kilometers north of Jerusalem near the border with Lebanon. The service said one person was in moderate condition and 57 sustained very minor injuries from glass shards.
Footage shared by the ambulance service from the impact site showed damaged cars and scattered debris.
The Israeli military said it was operating with emergency services at the scene to clear debris.
Hezbollah said early Friday that it had fired several rocket salvos toward northern Israel and Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
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