Retaliatory Attacks: Iranian Military official says “not only Israel is within our reach, so are 35 US bases”

An Iranian General, Gholamali Abuhamzeh who is the commander of the Guards in the southern province of Kerman has said that the vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago

Some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within Iran's  reach.

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“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there ... vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago ... some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach,” he said.

 

Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within reach of the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani, Tasnim news agency quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as saying.

Abuhamzeh raised the prospect of possible attacks on ships in the Gulf , adding that Iran reserved the right to take revenge against the United States for the death of Soleimani, he said in comments made late on Friday and reported on Saturday by Tasnim.

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