As Iran beefs up its military hardware, an Iranian commander has claimed Tehran is in possession of a missile capable of striking Israel.

Last week, the Iranian military conducted a parade through�the capital of�Tehran, displaying a wide variety of�tanks, warplanes, and missiles. According to�Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of�the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps� Aerospace Division, one of�those missiles is capable of�striking Israel, roughly 764 miles away.

"The Zionist regime is our biggest target," he said, according to�the Jerusalem Post.

"We do not need missiles with�a range of�over 2,000 kilometers. The longest range required for [Iran�s] missiles is the [Israeli] occupied lands." Last week, Hajizadeh claimed that one of�the missiles on�display, the Zolfaghar, had a range of�roughly 466 miles. That missile was adorned with�a banner that warned against�Israeli provocations.

"If the leaders of�the Zionist regime make one false move, the Islamic republic will turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to�dust," the banner said. According to�General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, chief of�staff of�Iran�s armed forces, Tehran is concerned with�the recently agreed-upon military aid deal between�the US and Israel.

"The recent decision of�the American criminals to�give military aid to�the usurper Zionist regime reinforces our determination to�increase our defense capabilities," Bagheri said, according to�the Times of�Israel.

Over the next ten years, Washington will supply its ally with�a record $38 billion in�military aid.

"The ultimate objective of�the United States, the Zionist regime and those who support terrorist groups�is to�destroy the infrastructure of�Syria and Iraq in�favor [of Israel]," Begheri added. Tensions have also been inflamed by�recent standoffs between�the Iran Revolutionary Guard and US Navy ships in�the Persian Gulf. "We tell the Americans that it�s better that the capital and wealth of�the American people should not be wasted on�their inappropriate and detrimental presence in�the Persian Gulf," said Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of�the Revolutionary Guard, according to�the Jerusalem Post.

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