Iran warned Israel today of possible attacks targeting the Islamic Republic, a week after Tehran launched a missile attack on Israeli soil, bringing the Middle East to the brink of disaster.
Any attack on Iran's infrastructure will provoke harsh retaliation, Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi said, warning Israel not to attack his country.
"We advise the Zionist regime (Israel) not to test the resolve of the Islamic Republic. If there is an attack against our country, our response will be stronger," Arachi said in a televised speech.
Any attack on Iranian infrastructure will be met with severe retaliation, and "our enemies know what kind of targets within the Zionist Regime (of Israel) we have access to," he added.
Arachi will visit Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region from today to hold talks on regional issues and to find a way to stop Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.
Gulf countries have attempted to show Iran their neutrality in its conflict with Israel, sources told Reuters last week.
On Sunday, Iran's oil minister traveled to Kharg Island in the Gulf, which is home to the country's largest oil terminal, and held talks with a vice-captain, the ministry's Shana news website reported, amid concerns over possible Israeli strike at Iranian oil facilities.
US news website Axios cited Israeli officials as saying Iranian oil facilities could be a possible target, which would constitute a serious escalation that could send world oil prices soaring.
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would consider alternatives to striking Iranian oil facilities if he were in Israel's shoes, adding that he thought Israel had not yet decided how to respond to Iran.