Rezaei claimed Netanyahu’s actions had brought the “end of the Zionist regime’s existence near”
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said Tehran would “send Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, to hell” if tensions escalate again.
“We will send Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, to hell,” Rezaei said, according to Iranian state news agency IRIB, in an interview with Al-Manar. Rezaei claimed Netanyahu’s actions had brought the “end of the Zionist regime’s existence near” and accused the Israeli prime minister of spreading false information about an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump’s son. “The US shift to economic pressure demonstrated the futility of military strikes, and we will respond to any escalation of economic tension with countermeasures that target US economic interests in the region,” he said. “Some events occurred that were unacceptable, but we still believe that Iran and Qatar are two countries of friends and brothers and that the issues that have arisen can be resolved through understanding,” Pezeshkian said. Pezeshkian also said Iran was not seeking to expand the conflict and backed resolving disputes through negotiations. “The language of force and threats is not a solution, and stability, security, and economic peace must be restored to the region through diplomacy, rationality, and logic,” Al Thani said.
The threats came as Qatar stepped up diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions. Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Thursday, with both sides discussing regional security and efforts to create conditions for dialogue.