Iran underestimates any threat by US and Israel

U.S. and Israeli military threats against Iran are not serious topics, Iranian Defence Minister, Hussein Dehghan said, IRNA news agency reported on Nov.15.

He went on to note that Iran is not paying attention to those threats.
Earlier in September, Dehghan said the US has no interest in a fight, adding that Israelis have always tried to provoke the Americans to taking action against Iran.

On Nov. 9, Iranian media outlets quoted Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri as saying the US and Israeli interests are within Iran's weapons range.

Jazayeri also criticised U.S. President Barack Obama due to his "all options on the table against Iran" phrase, calling it "sickening".

The majority of the Iranian public in general supports the idea of elected President Hassan Rouhani's attempts to normalise country's relations with Western states.

On the other hand, some hard-line politicians in Iran 's higher circles stand against the more moderate foreign policy of Rouhani.