Earlier, Iran's president accused Israel, the US “and their regional agents” of responsibility for last week's deadly suicide attack in southeastern Iran which claimed the lives of over two dozen Revolutionary Guards service members and civilians.
Iran cannot rule out the possibility of military conflict with Israel, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, speaking to Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
“There is adventurism on Israel's side, and adventurism is always dangerous,” Zarif said, referring to Israel's off-again-on-again campaign of airstrikes against Syria.
According to the foreign minister, the crucial difference between Iranian and Israeli operations in Syria was that Iran was invited into the country by the Syrian government legally, while Israel's actions were a violation of Lebanese and Syrian airspace, and of international law.
Zarif noted that while he does not think that full-blown military hostilities between Iran and israel are likely at the moment, “we cannot exclude the possibility.”
Tensions between Iran and Israel, already at historic highs, escalated last week after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused “enemies” US and israel of involvement in a deadly car bombing attack against Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Sistan and Baluchistan province. Over two dozen people, including military personnel and civilians, were killed in the attack, with over a dozen more…
