Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s powerful Expediency Council, is quote by Press TV as saying Sunday: "If the Israelis attack, Iran's deterrent power would deal a mortal blow to them and the Israeli death toll would not be less than 10,000. Therefore, they would be stopped soon.” DEBKAfile: Rezaie, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, who has developed good ties in the West, is not normally given to threatening or extreme comments.