TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday dismissed as a “big lie” that the building of Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility has suffered damages in Iran’s legitimate defense against Israel on April 13, calling it a “psychological warfare” intended to deceive the public opinion.

In response to Israel’s assassination of seven Iranian military advisors inside Tehran’s consulate in Syria on April 1, Iran promised to “punish” Israel’s for this mistake, which according to the UN charter was an attack on the Iranian territory.

“The Dimona nuclear facility has not been among the aims of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s penalizing measure and the publication of such a big lie is a malicious move in line with the enemy’s psychological warfare to  deceive public opinion,” IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said in reaction to a report by an Israeli media outlet that the Dimona structure has suffered damages.