Tehran will retaliate ‘within seconds’ against Israeli attack: Iran

An Iranian official warned Tehran would retaliate “within seconds” against any Israeli attack, further escalating the war of words between the countries. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani said Israel “made a strategic mistake with its attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus”. The strike “provided legitimacy for a serious test of the military and defence capability” of Iran, state-run media quoted him as saying.