Iran’s armed forces will target the “heart” of Israel if the Jewish state makes the “slightest move” against it, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi warned in a televised address in Jerusalem on Monday. “If you make the slightest move against our nation … the destination of our armed forces will be the heart of the Zionist regime,” Raisi warned. He spoke as talks in Vienna came to a halt amid President Biden’s efforts to resurrect former President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. While Obama and Biden have said their deals are aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, critics such as former US ambassador to Israel Ron Dermer have argued that the Biden deal would put Iran on a trajectory. arms. There were reports last month that the United States might consider removing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards from its list of designated terrorist groups in exchange for regional peace. Iran ACCUSES ISRAEL OF “ZIONIST” ATTACK, PROMISES NEW SUPPORT TO PALESTINIANS AFTER CONFLICT IN HOLY PLACE Israel has opposed such an agreement, and Israeli officials have said they will unilaterally do whatever is necessary to protect their country. Ebrahim Raisi speaks at the second presidential debate at a state television studio in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2021. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad / Young Journalists Club, YJC via AP) Iran has accused Israel of “Zionist” aggression following a clash between Palestinians and Israelis at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday. More than 150 Palestinians were injured when thousands gathered to pray at the shrine during the month of Ramadan. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) called the conflict “a desecration of the sacred values of Muslims” and claimed that “it was carried out by the military and security forces of the Zionist regime by deploying military equipment and deploying “Palestinian believers.” according to a translated statement by the Tasnim News Agency, a private Iranian news outlet. The IRGC has also promised a “new wave” of support for Palestinians rising up against Israel. He blamed the Israeli state for “aggressive actions and new crimes.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Reuters contributed to this report.
