IRGC Dismisses Speculation On Iran Encouraging Hezbollah To Launch Preemptive Strikes On Tel Aviv

Tehran, May 17, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Wednesday dismissed the speculation spread by the Zionist regime that Commander of Qods Corps Major-General Ghassem Soleimani was encouraging Hezbollah of Lebanon to launch preemptive strike on Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv regime speculated that Soleimani had contacted Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrollah encouraging the Lebanese resistance movement to unleash preemptive strikes on the Zionist regime. IRGC Public Relations Department quoted Soleimani as saying that the speculation has been spread by the Zionist regime to mislead the public opinion./end