WE'LL HIT BACK IN SECONDS..

Iran issues retaliation threat as Israel mulls revenge options

- CHRIS HUGHES

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IRAN has threatened to hit back “within seconds” if it comes under fire from Israel, amid fears of a wider conflict breaking out.

Israel’s war cabinet met for a fourth time over the crisis yesterday, thrashing out plans to avenge Iran’s massive missile and drone onslaught.

Tehran’s deputy foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, said Israel will face a “resolute and hard response” if it goes ahead with another attack.

Referring to the delay before his country’s response to Israel’s April 1 Syria airstrike, in which two of Tehran’s key generals were among 13 dead, he said: “There will not be a 12 or 13 day gap between a Zionist regime move and Iran’s powerful response anymore.

“The Zionists must now reckon in seconds, not hours.”

The war of words raged as Israel is still drawing up a battle plan for military action against Iran.

Iran and its proxies fired 300 missiles and drones on Israel at the weekend, the first time ever the Islamic Republic has fired upon Israel directly.