"Iran on Wednesday accused Israel of threatening the Islamic Republic with a nuclear strike, telling the UN Security Council that recent comments by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon were proof of 'the regime's aggressive nature,' according to Iranian media.
Ya'alon's comments, made earlier this month at a conference hosted by a Tel Aviv-based nonprofit that seeks justice for victims of terror, mentioned 'certain steps' Israel could take if it were out of other options, and referenced the US's use of atomic weapons in Japan.
Iran's ambassador to the UN, Gholam Ali Khoshrou, sent a letter on Wednesday to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as well as to the UN Security Council in which he wrote that Ya'alon's comments were tantamount to an admission that Israel has nuclear weapons and is willing to use them against other countries, the semi-official Fars news agency reported...
A top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that over 80,000 Iranian missiles 'are ready to rain down on Tel Aviv and Haifa' should Israel attack the Islamic Republic, in apparent response to Ya'alon's comments."