Iranian cleric threatens retaliation in response to possible attacks

A senior Iranian cleric has warned that Tehran’s adversaries would face fresh missile strikes and a broader regional conflict if they launched attacks against Iran.

Speaking during Friday prayers in Tehran, Mohammad Javad Haj Ali-Akbari said Iran’s armed forces were “more prepared than ever”, Caliber.Az reports, citing Iran International.

He threatened disruption to shipping through the Bab el-Mandab Strait should the Strait of Hormuz come under attack.

The cleric also warned that any strikes on Iran’s infrastructure would provoke retaliation against the “enemy’s supporters” across the region.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov