Iran says it will strike back if US or Israel attack

(Reuters) - Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said connected Sunday that Tehran would onslaught backmost if the United States oregon Israel attacked.

Nasirzadeh's comments came aft Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Iran for the Tehran-backed Houthi radical firing a rocket that landed adjacent Israel's main airport.

"If this warfare is initiated by the U.S. oregon the Zionist authorities (Israel), Iran volition people their interests, bases and forces - wherever they whitethorn beryllium and whenever deemed necessary," Nasirzadeh told Iranian authorities TV.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched a rocket connected Sunday that landed adjacent Ben Gurion Airport, the latest successful a drawstring of attacks, saying they are acting successful solidarity with Palestinians successful Gaza.

"Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel volition respond to the Houthi onslaught against our main airdrome AND, astatine a clip and spot of our choosing, to their Iranian panic masters," Netanyahu said connected societal media level X.

Echoing Iran's authoritative stance, Nasirzadeh said Houthis enactment upon their ain motivations.

Iran-aligned Houthis person been launching missiles and drones astatine Israel successful enactment of Hamas fighters. The United States has been striking Houthi strongholds successful Yemen since March 15, with President Donald Trump vowing to clasp Iran liable for immoderate attacks carried retired by the group.

Iran has "no hostility toward neighbouring countries", but successful lawsuit of an attack, the U.S. bases located successful the portion volition beryllium considered targets by Tehran, Nasirzadeh besides said.

The minister's statements followed Iran unveiling connected Sunday a caller solid-fuel ballistic rocket called "Qassem Bassir," which has a scope of 1,200 km (750 miles), Iranian authorities media reported.

(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Chris Reese)