For the second day in a row, Iranian state television has broadcast propaganda videos that show the launch of several ballistic missiles with anti-Israel intent.
A video released Tuesday shows the inside of an underground tunnel used for launching the missiles. It features an Israeli flag painted on the ground which Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, members are meant to walk over on their way to launch.
Wednesday's video shows another two missiles labeled with "Israel must be wiped off the Earth" in Hebrew. Persian-language media headlines included the Hebrew message in order to emphasize the IRGC's anti-Israel intentions. The missiles were reportedly precision-guided Qadr missiles that put Israel within striking range.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC aerospace division, said that the tests were meant to intimidate Israel.
"The reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) is to be able to hit our enemy the Zionist regime from a safe distance," Hajizadeh said. "Israel is surrounded by Islamic countries and it will not last long in a war. It will collapse even before being hit by these missiles."
Iranian officials have brushed off the launches as part of their national defense capabilities, arguing that they are not in violation of the nuclear agreement implemented in January. The nuclear deal will free Iran from ballistic missile restrictions in eight years.
However, the tests do stand in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which states that Iran should not partake in "any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons."
Speaking in Jerusalem Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden said that the U.S. would "act" if Iran violated the nuclear deal and would keep an eye on threatening conventional military activity.
"There is no need to doubt that the United States has Israel’s back," Biden said.