Iran's foreign minister stresses that an Israeli military strike on nuclear sites in Iran would elicit a "full force" response. If Israel decides to conduct a military strike on nuclear sites in Iran, it will be the end of the Jewish state, said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbhar Salehi on Thursday."If Israel ever, ever makes this mistake, that will set the time for the end of Israel. The Israelis are well aware of this," said Salehi, during an interview with Danish television TV2.
The Iranian foreign minister stressed that in the case of an Israeli attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic "will be responding very forcefully."
Earlier Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister met with Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar in Iran, who expressed his full support for the Palestinian cause and condemned the "dastard atrocities of the Zionist regime, " Iranian state-run news agency IRNA reported. Zahar was in Iran, meeting with leaders to gather support following a weekend of military exchanges with Israel, according to the report.
Salehi told Zahar that the recent Israeli air strikes in Gaza were a sign of Israel's weakness.
"We are quite confident that the Palestinians will win the struggle," Salehi said.