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Netanyahu: Iran Will Have ‘Last Anniversary’ If They Try to Destroy Tel Aviv, Haifa

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February 12, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during an inauguration ceremony of the Ramon International Airport just outside the southern Red Sea resort city of Eilat, Israel January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Iran on notice on Feb. 11: if the regime follows through on their threat to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa, the regime is finished.

The comment was prompted by Iranian Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani, the deputy head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who said, on the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution, “The United States does not have the courage to shoot a single bullet at us despite all its defensive and military assets.”

“If they attack us, we will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground,” Javani said.

Netanyahu fired back,I do not ignore the threats of the Iranian regime. but neither am I intimidated by them.”

“If this regime makes the awful mistake of trying to destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa, it will not succeed,” Netanyahu continued. “However, this would be the last anniversary of the revolution that they celebrate. They should take this into account.”

The anniversary of the ayatollahs overtaking Iran featured several chants of “Death to Israel” and “Death to America,” as well as the burning of the flags of both countries. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said at the celebration that the event was proof that the United States’ and Israel’s “ill-omened aims” against the regime “have been defused.”

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