General Ahmad Haghtalab said Iran was prepared to launch "powerful missiles" at Israeli nuclear facilities in retaliation. He gave no information on the means, date, and targets of a possible operation.
Israel accuses Iran, which denies it, of wanting to acquire an atomic bomb and says it is seeking by all means to prevent it. For its part, Israel is considered a nuclear power, but it has never confirmed or denied its capacity to use the atom for military purposes. "We have overcome the maximum capacity of the Hebrew and Western camp with minimal power at this point," said Gen. Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, which led the operation. "At this stage, we have not used the old weapons and minimal power," said another senior Iranian officer, who said Iran had used only "old weapons" and "minimal power" for its attack last weekend.