Iran Makes Unspecified Warning Against Israel if It Invades Gaza

Iran issued a new warning to Israel ahead of a widely predicted ground operation in Gaza.

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation on a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, on March 22, 2020. Iran's supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

Iran has warned Israel that it would respond to an anticipated Israeli ground operation of the Gaza Strip to remove the Hamas terrorist group.

“If the Zionist regime’s crimes against the Palestinian people and citizens continue, no one can guarantee that the situation in the region will remain the same,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a statement on Oct. 14, according to Iranian state media. The warning came as Mr. Amir-Abdollahian met with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend.