Iranian-made Emad missile, Tehran, 2016 © Reuters / Raheb Homavandi
Times Of Israel: Iranian cleric says US aircraft carrier can be ‘destroyed with one missile’
Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai Nejad warns Iran’s supreme leader could order attack on American forces ‘if they attempt any move’
An Iranian cleric close to the country’s supreme leader warned Friday that Iran could destroy a US naval force destined for the Persian Gulf with just one missile, further escalating tensions between the countries.
“Their billion [-dollar] fleet can be destroyed with one missile,” Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai Nejad was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency during prayers in Isfahan, according to Reuters.
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WNU Editor: That would have to be one hell of a missile.
More News On A Top Iranian Cleric Saying One Missile Can Destroy The U.S. Navy's 'Billion Dollar Fleet'
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"Billion-Dollar Fleet Destroyed With One Missile" - Iran Cleric Threatens To Sink US Carrier -- Zero Hedge
1 missile can destroy ‘billion-dollar fleet’, Iran cleric says as US carrier sails to Gulf -- RT
