IRGC official warns any strike on Iran's energy will turn Israel into scorched earth
Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebi of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that an attack on Iranian energy facilities would leave Israel as a permanent scorched-earth landscape.
Speaking to the IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency, Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebi said any assault on Iran's energy infrastructure would turn the entire Israeli state into scorched earth forever. He added that Israelis would become wanderers in the Sinai desert. Mohebi also claimed Iran's young scientists could instantly repair any damage to its own energy network, emphasizing the message with a warning that the world would witness the consequences.
Why it matters
The threat signals escalating rhetoric that could raise regional tensions and affect security calculations.
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