Chairman of the Majlis Nuclear Committee Mojtaba Zonnour. (Courtesy Photo)
Chairman of Iran’s Majlis Nuclear Committee, Mojtaba Zonnour has vowed to eliminate Israel in “half an hour” if the U.S. takes action to thwart the Islamic Republic’s dangerous nuclear ambitions.
In an interview with Al-Alam TV channel, Zonnour said he does not regard U.S. President Donald Trump as a “man of war”, but in the event of an aggression, Iran’s response would be “very harsh”.
The top MP pointed to Trump’s recent claim that he had called off an attack on a number of Iranian positions, saying the U.S. president was merely bluffing.
“Trump is a businessman and is only after financial profits,” he said, adding, “Also, all those individuals who are consulted by Mr. Trump knew that the outcome of an attack would have been a defeat for America.”
“With divine power we are fully ready. We have not intended to attack any country and 40 years of the Islamic Revolution manifests this. But if they attack, we are able to cut off any foot and any hand intruding into our soil.”
In addition to this dubious boast, Zonnour also claimed that Iran has the firepower and intelligence to defeat American forces stationed in the Middle East.
