„A top Iranian commander has claimed that the Islamic Republic had the ability to destroy Israel ‚in less than eight minutes,‘ according to comments offered on the same day that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that Iran would continue to build its ballistic missile arsenal in defiance of U.S. demands.
‚If the Supreme Leader’s orders [are] to be executed, with the abilities and the equipment at our disposal, we will raze the Zionist regime in less than eight minutes,‘ Ahmad Karimpour, a senior adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp’s al-Quds Force, was quoted as stating, according to regional reports.“ (Adam Kredo: „Iran Threatens to Destroy Israel in ‚Less Than Eight Minutes“)