Iran says a US strike, including limited attacks on the Islamic Republic, would be considered an “act of aggression,” which would trigger a retaliatory response. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bakayi spoke in this vein on Monday after US President Donald Trump admitted that he was considering a limited attack on Iran. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
- Iran called any US attack an act of aggression.
- The US is considering a limited attack on Iran over its nuclear program.
“I think there is no limited attack,” Bakaji told a briefing in Tehran. “An act of aggression would be considered an act of aggression. Period. Any state would respond to an act of aggression as part of its inherent right to self-defense, and fiercely so. So, we would do the same,” the spokesman for the Department of Diplomacy emphasized.
Negotiations continue
The White House chief of staff said on Friday that he was considering a limited strike on Iran to pressure it into a deal on its nuclear program. Trump made such a statement at a time when the US is significantly strengthening its military presence in the Middle East and at the same time when US-Iranian negotiations have been renewed.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busajdi confirmed on Sunday that the next round of talks between the United States and Iran will take place on Thursday in Geneva. AFP notes that these negotiations were confirmed by Oman and Iran, but not by the United States.
The threat of war
Both Iran and the US signal that they are ready for war if talks on the nuclear program fail. Washington emphasizes that Tehran cannot have nuclear weapons or the potential to produce them and that it cannot enrich uranium. Iran insists its nuclear program is purely peaceful, but Western countries suspect the Islamic republic of ultimately developing nuclear weapons.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not “capitulated” in the face of a military buildup by the United States.
The EU is asking for diplomacy
In response to Witkoff, Bakayi said on Monday that Iranians have never capitulated in their history.
The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Kaja Kallas, called on Monday for a diplomatic solution to the situation around Iran. “We don’t need another war in this region. We’ve had enough,” she underlined. According to her, Iran is in the weakest position it has ever been in and this time must be used to find a diplomatic solution.
