Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned on Monday that the United States would face a strong blow if it followed through on US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb Iran. Khamenei's remarks were in response to Trump's statement, which threatened Iran with bombings unless it agreed to a new nuclear deal with Washington.
Iran issued a warning on Monday, March 31 about Trump's
threats to Switzerland's embassy, which represents US interests and acts as an
intermediary between Washington and Tehran, state media said. In its warning,
Tehran expressed determination to respond "decisively and
immediately" to any threat.
"The enmity from the US and
Israel has always been there. They threaten to attack us, which we don’t think
is very probable, but if they commit any mischief they will surely receive a
strong reciprocal blow. And if they are thinking of causing sedition inside the
country as in past years, the Iranian people themselves will deal with
them," Khamenei added.
Iranian authorities blame the West for recent unrest,
including the 2022-2023 protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody for
allegedly violating hijab rules, and the 2019 nationwide protests over fuel
price hikes.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that
Tehran would not enter direct negotiations with Washington but was willing to
continue talks indirectly, in line with an injunction from Khamenei.
"An open threat of 'bombing' by
a head of state against Iran is a shocking affront to the very essence of
international peace and security," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil
Baghaei tweeted on Monday.
"Violence breeds violence,
peace begets peace. The US can choose the course and concede to
consequences."
Meanwhile, Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Commander Amirali
Hajizadeh threatened US forces in the Middle East.
"Americans have at least 10
bases in the region with 50,000 troops. They are in a glass house and should
not throw stones," Hajizadeh said.
Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump warned that he
will consider bombing Iran if Tehran refuses to reach an agreement over its
nuclear program. In an interview with NBC News, Trump said, "If they don’t
make a deal, there will be a bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which
they have never seen before."
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