Iran boasts it is capable of destroying Israel 'in less than 8 minutes’ after testing missiles

Iran has boasted it is capable of destroying Israel 'in less than eight minutes',  two weeks after testing missiles which can reach the state. Senior military adviser Ahmad Karimpour said the country had the capacity to 'raze the Zionist regime' using the 'abilities and equipment' Iran had at its disposal. The warning came just weeks after Iran claimed to have successfully tested 2,000km-range missiles capable of hitting Israel. Senior military figures in the Islamic republic hailed the development of the missile earlier this month.

General Ali Abdolahi said: 'A missile with a 2,000-kilometre range was tested two weeks ago.
'We can guide this ballistic missile. It leaves the Earth's atmosphere, re-enters it and hits the target without error.'
Iran's missile tests have been criticised by the United States, Britain, France and Germany who say it violates United Nations resolutions, and they have called on the Security Council to address them.