Senior figures in Iran have continued to warn Israel against retaliating to its weekend’s missiles and drone attacks.
A senior spokesperson for Iran’s military warned the United States, United King, France and Germany to stop supporting Israel.
Brig Gen Abolfazl Shekarchi, as reported by the official state news agency IRNA, there will be an even stronger response from Iran if Israel retaliates to the strikes at the weekend.
“We remind the heads of state of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to stop supporting the declining child-killing terrorist regime of Israel.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has proven that it is not a warmonger and does not seek to spread the war.
“The response will be stronger if the regime carries out a more severe aggressive act.
Overnight a senior official told Al Jazeera that Iran had a broad range of options to use against Israel, adding that “its bullying and madly taken behavior towards Iran will not work.