Arzu Razvani
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Arizu Razvani, NPR News, Beirut.
The deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ali Fadavi, said Iran's response is definite, adding that Iran could destroy all that Israel possesses in, quote, one operation. Fadavi made these statements in an interview with Al Mayadeen, a pro-Iran Lebanese news channel aligned with Hezbollah.
Israel and Iran have been attacking each other directly over the last six months, raising fears of an all-out war between the two countries. It's Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who has ultimate authority to order strikes. And he faces a choice to retaliate and risk further escalation or stand down and risk looking weak to supporters inside Iran and regional allies.