Lieutenant Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Houssein Salami, speaking at an al-Quds Day ceremony (the Iranian celebration of solidarity with Palestinians): "The opportunity to destroy Israel is now better than ever, because tens of thousands of long-range missiles all over the Islamic world are ready to hit Israel immediately upon receiving the order."

"Today 100,000 missiles in Lebanon are ready to be fired at occupied territories," General Salami added, referring to the entire state of Israel.