A senior Iranian military official described missile shields deployed in the region to protect Tel Aviv as “inadequate”, saying all of Israel is “within Iran's missiles reach.”

“These missile shields which they have deployed in Turkey, occupied Palestine, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates cannot hit all our missiles,” Brigadier General Yahya Rahim-Safavi, who is also senior military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday, November 23.

“They may hit some of our missiles, but the number of our missiles is so large that they will not be able to target our missiles,” ISNA quoted Rahim-Safavi as saying.

The Iranian commander added that all of Israel is within Iran's missile reach.

Referring to Israel's recent threats against Iran, Rahim-Safavi said “Israelis are well-aware that if they begin a war, they will be attacked from Iran, southern Lebanon and by Hamas,” Press TV reported.