The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Hassan Firouzabadi said Monday that Iran will not start a war against Israel and the United States unless they attack it first.
Nevertheless, Firouzabadi stressed that "should a war break out Iran will cause great damage to the US and Israel." He estimated that under the current state it was unlikely that a conflict will erupt as "the Zionists are worse off that America" and noted such a step would be "crazy." (Dudi Cohen)