Iran's top military chief warned that his country would retaliate harshly against an Israeli strike on its nuclear sites, as Israel successfully test fired a new ballistic missile.
Responding to reports that Israel was preparing to launch an attack against Iran, the Islamic Republic's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hassan Fairouz Abadi on Wednesday reportedly told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency that Iran would strike back hard against Israel and the United States.
"America knows that a Zionist military strike in Iran would cause it major damages in addition to the damages caused to this regime," Abadi said.
A report by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is due next week, and reportedly will offer new details about Iran's nuclear program.
