The does not seek to get a nuclear weapon, but “will have no other option” but to do so if attacked by, warned on Monday (31) a counselor of the Supreme Islamic Republic leader after the US President’s threats ,. “At some point, if you [Estados Unidos] To choose to bombard (…) they will force Iran to make a different decision, ”said Larijani there in an interview on state television. These statements occurred hours after the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promising a“ firm response ”in case of attack on the country. Iranian nuclear. Western countries have accused this nation of the Middle East of wanting to develop nuclear weapons, which country denies.
“They are threatening to cause damage … If appropriate, there will certainly be a firm answer,” Khamenei said in a speech in Tehran at the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims. Although not explicitly mentioned Trump, the speech seemed a response to the threats of the last days. “If they do not sign an agreement, there will be bombing,” he said. In 2018, during his first term as president, Trump removed the United States from a historic agreement on the Iranian nuclear program and again imposed sanctions on the country. The agreement, signed in 2015 between Tehran and the Western powers, required Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for a flexibility of economic sanctions.
In response, Iran said it had called on Monday, the Swiss embassy foreign officials in Tehran, which represents the American interests in the country. “A head of state that openly threatens Iran with ‘bombing’ is an outrageous affront to the very essence of international peace and security,” Iranian diplomatic spokesman Esmail Baqai has reacted on the X. Iran and USA have not maintained diplomatic relations since 1980. Iranian authorities.
On Thursday, the country had responded to the US President’s letter, although without disclosing the content. Iranian agent Massoud Pezeshkian said in a video broadcast by the state press on Sunday that his country “does not intend to dodge negotiations.” “Iran has always been open to indirect negotiations,” said the president, adding that Khamenei “emphasized that indirect negotiations can be performed.”
*With information from AFP
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