Iran’s President Warns of ‘Massive’ Response If Israel Launches Invasion

There will be a ’massive and harsh' response if Israel invades, he says.

A cleric walks past Zolfaghar, top, and Dezful missiles in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 7, 2022. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo

Iran’s president has warned that an invasion by Israel would trigger a significant response from Iran, after some Israeli officials said there would be a response to Iran’s attack over the past weekend.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke at an annual army parade on April 17 that was relocated to a barracks north of the capital, Tehran, from its usual venue on a highway in the city’s southern outskirts. Iranian authorities gave no explanation for the relocation, and state TV did not broadcast it live, as it has in previous years.