Likewise, Yahya Rahim Safavi, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s military adviser and a former commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guard, appealed to Iranian officials not to confine their threats to words, but rather to respond with military action. He not only argued that Iran’s strategy should be offensive rather than defensive, but also threatened that Tel Aviv would be attacked by Hamas and Hezbollah if Israel went to war with the Islamic Republic.
类似地，最高领袖哈梅内伊的军事顾问兼革命卫队前最高指挥官萨法伊（Yahya Rahim Safavi）呼吁伊朗官员不要将威胁停留在口头，而是应该采取军事行动作为回应。他不但声称伊朗的战略应该是进攻性的，而不是防御性的，还威胁说，如果以色列胆敢和伊朗伊斯兰共和国动武的话，哈马斯和黎巴嫩真主党将对特拉维夫发动袭击。