By NASSER KARIMI, Related Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday stated his nation’s reply to an assault can be harsh, which gave the impression to be in response to a warning by U.S. President Donald Trump over reconstruction of Iran’s nuclear program.
“Reply of Islamic Republic of Iran to any merciless aggression will probably be harsh and discouraging,” Pezeshkian stated on the social media platform X.
Pezeshkian didn’t elaborate, however his assertion got here a day after Trump steered the U.S. may perform navy strikes if Iran makes an attempt to reconstitute its nuclear program. Trump made the remark throughout wide-ranging talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
“Now I hear that Iran is making an attempt to construct up once more,” Trump stated throughout a information convention with Netanyahu after their assembly. “And if they’re, we’re going to need to knock them down. We’ll knock them down. We’ll knock the hell out of them. However hopefully that’s not taking place.”
The 2 leaders mentioned the opportunity of renewed navy motion in opposition to Tehran months after a 12-day air battle in June that killed practically 1,100 Iranians together with senior navy commanders and scientists. Iran’s retaliatory missile barrage killed 28 individuals in Israel.
Trump steered Monday that he may order one other U.S. strike in opposition to Iran.
“If it’s confirmed, they know the implications, and the implications will probably be very highly effective, perhaps extra highly effective than the final time,” Trump stated.
Pezeshkian stated Saturday that tensions between the edges already had risen.
“We’re in a full-scale battle with the U.S., Israel and Europe; they don’t need our nation to stay secure,” he stated.
Iran has insisted it’s not enriching uranium at any website within the nation, making an attempt to sign to the West that it stays open to potential negotiations over its atomic program.
U.S. intelligence companies and the Worldwide Atomic Power Company assessed Iran final had an organized nuclear weapons program in 2003, although Tehran had been enriching uranium as much as 60%, which is a brief, technical step away from weapons-grade ranges of 90%.
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