Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that there would be "serious and immediate consequences to the continued war-making," of Israel, and saying that a cessation of war in Lebanon is an integral part of the memorandum of understanding signed by the U.S. and Iran.
Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir said that the government's supreme duty is to "protect the citizens of Israel and the soldiers of the IDF, and this commitment takes precedence over every other consideration."
"For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn! With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not forfeit. All of Lebanon must burn," Gvir said in a statement.
Adding, "Enough with the ping-pong. In the Middle East, you don’t win with measured responses and restraint—you need to go berserk. To obliterate. To crush the terror."
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Gvir's statement calling out the extremist language in the post and saying the Israeli government is "a threat to all of humanity. It threatens all humans. Its only interest is permanent war."
