Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz has warned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that “Tehran will burn” if it keeps firing missiles at Israeli civilians.
Katz said in an official statement issued on Saturday that; “The Iranian dictator is taking the citizens of Iran hostage, bringing about a reality in which they, and especially Teheran’s residents, will pay a heavy price for the flagrant harm inflicted upon Israel’s citizens.
“If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn”.
The statement by the Defence Minister was issued after Iran warned the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and France against helping to stop its strikes on Israel.
Meanwhile, there are conflicting reports about the number of senior Iranian nuclear scientists killed in the Israeli attacks.
The Iranian semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday how three had died.
The scientists were identified as Ali Bakaei Karimi, Mansour Asgari, and Saeid Borji, Tasnim said.
On their part, an Israeli Military official claimed earlier on Saturday that the strikes had killed nine senior nuclear scientists.
The official also claimed that Iran’s Esfahan and Natanz nuclear sites significantly damaged. Reports indicated that both facilities were heavily hit by Israeli strikes on the two facilities.
The reports further said it would take more than a few weeks for Iran to repair damage at the two sites, adding that the strikes also killed nine senior nuclear Iranian scientists. – With agency reports
