Tehran warns that it will bomb Israel’s nuclear facility in Dimona if the regime is threatened.
By World Israel News Staff
Iran warned Israel and the United States not to attempt to overthrow the Islamic Republic, stating that it will strike Israel’s nuclear research facility in Dimona if the regime is threatened.
On Wednesday, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news outlet published a report citing an Iranian defense official who said that if the US and Israel attempt to topple the Islamic Republic, Iran will strike the Negev Nuclear Research Center in southern Israel.
The NNRC is at the center of Israel’s military nuclear program, and is widely believed to have furnished the fissile material for the IDF’s nuclear warheads.
The Dimona plant is one of the most sensitive facilities in Israel, and is defended by an array of air defense systems.
The Iranian military official cited in the ISNA report also warned that if the US and Israel pursue regime change in Iran, Tehran will use its “final effective missiles” to destroy energy infrastructure across the Middle East.
“This is a scenario we have already prepared for,” the official added.
While Israel has openly declared that it seeks to use its air campaign against Iran – dubbed Operation Rising Lion – to facilitate the regime’s overthrow, the Trump administration has given mixed messages on its goals for Operation Epic Fury.
President Donald Trump appeared to signal that the strikes were intended to enable dissidents to topple the government, urging the regime’s opponents on February 28 to seize the opportunity for regime change.
However, days later, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back on the idea that the operation was intended to remove the Islamic Republic.
“This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it,” Hegseth said.
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