Iran claims it is capable of building nuclear weapon as Ayatollah vows ‘tooth-breaking’ response to Israel, US

Iran claimed it is susceptible of gathering a atomic limb arsenic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed a "tooth-breaking" effect to the actions of some Israel and the U.S. connected Saturday.

A apical advisor to Khamenei, Kamal Kharrazi, issued the informing astir Iran's atomic capableness connected Friday, saying that the state whitethorn beryllium prepared to change its policies connected utilizing atomic weapons if the federation faces an existential threat.

"If an existential menace arises, Iran volition modify its atomic doctrine, we person the capableness to physique weapons and person nary contented successful this regard," Kharrazi told Lebanese media.

General Mohammad Naeini of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard backed up the heated rhetoric connected Saturday.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran is prepared to present a "tooth-breaking" effect to Israel and the U.S. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"A decisive and beardown effect volition beryllium fixed to the enemy’s caller aggression. The effect volition beryllium beyond the enemy’s comprehension, strategic, and powerful. The force indispensable larn its acquisition that it cannot prosecute successful immoderate enactment of hostility without receiving a crushing effect successful return," Naeini said.

Naeini's remark came successful notation to Israel's Oct. 26 onslaught connected Iran, which targeted critical subject infrastructure. That onslaught from Israel came successful effect to a question of 200-some missiles launched from Iran into Israel connected Oct. 1.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel whitethorn people Iran's atomic program. (Ma'ayan Toaf, Israel Government Press Office)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled connected Thursday that Iran’s atomic programme could beryllium Jerusalem’s adjacent people amid Tehran's promises of violence.

The U.S. – Israel’s main state successful its combat against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran – has repeatedly warned Jerusalem against hitting Iran’s vigor infrastructure, successful particular, its atomic and lipid facilities, retired of interest it could punctual an outright determination war.

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has analyzed wherever Iran's atomic infrastructure is located arsenic Israel mulls a retaliatory attack. (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

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Reports this week suggested that Iran could beryllium waiting until aft the U.S. statesmanlike predetermination adjacent week, though different reports person said Tehran’s retaliatory onslaught could travel astatine immoderate time. 

Fox News' Caitlin McFall contributed to this report