Raisi vows tough response to any attempts to intimidate Iran

Iran will give a tough response if attempts are made to intimidate it, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said, reported from TASS citing IRNA.

"In the past, when other countries wanted to talk to the Islamic Republic, they used the language of threats and scared with a military scenario. Now such words are no longer heard, on the contrary, everyone claims that they have no intention of entering into a conflict with Iran,” he noted.

He added that Iran has repeatedly stated that "it does not want to start any war, but if someone wants to threaten, the Islamic Republic will give a tough response.”

On January 27, a drone attack on a Western coalition military base in the al-Tanf area on the Syrian-Jordanian border killed three American troops and injured 40. On January 29, during a visit to the US, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg blamed the strike on Tehran, saying that Iran continues to destabilize the region, which includes supporting terrorists who continue to attack ships in the Red Sea. The Iranian Foreign Ministry criticized these statements by Stoltenberg.

On January 30, US President Joe Biden announced that he had decided on steps in response to the attack on an American military base on the border of Jordan and Syria. The Politico newspaper, citing sources, reported that among the prepared measures, a strike on Iranian troops in Iraq and Syria is being considered. According to ABC television, Biden does not consider it advisable to directly strike Iran, as the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could darken his prospects for re-election as US president.






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