“In light of recent threats from Iranian elements, we fear that Iran may attack israeli targets in Africa and in countries geographically close to Iran,” the zionist regime’s foreign ministry said.

Last week, Iran's senior-most nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated while traveling in a vehicle on a rural road in Absard, a city near Tehran.

Iranian officials have blamed Mujahideen-e-Khalq and the Zionist occupation regime for the murder.