\n Iran warned of \u201cmore crushing\u201d attacks against Israel if what it called the \u201cZionist army\u201d kept attacking southern Lebanon and Beirut, according to Iran\u2019s state-run Press TV.\n <\/p>\n
\n Iran accused Israel of acting \u201cwith the green light and support of criminal America\u201d and said that it had \u201ccrossed all red lines\u201d in the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe Zionist army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh,\u201d Iran\u2019s military said, according to Press TV, which referenced a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital of Beirut that is considered a Hezbollah stronghold. \u201cIf it expands its attacks on that region or responds to Iran\u2019s action, it will face even more crushing and regret-inducing blows, and devastating attacks will be launched.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a separate statement shortly before midnight local time, claimed \u201ca substantial number of Iranian missiles are ready for immediate launch if Israel responds to Iran.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n The IRGC also warned Israel that \u201ca broader list of targets in Israeli territory could be hit.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, said Iran\u2019s latest military response was intended as a warning against ceasefire violation \u201cor aggression against Lebanon.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis response serves as a warning for them to cease their hostile actions. Any new action will be met with a more forceful response and heavier costs,\u201d Rezaei added in a post on X Monday local time.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis response is a warning to cease mischief; any new action will be met with a tougher answer and heavier costs,\u201d he added.\n <\/p>\n