Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the US would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump\u2019s threat to bomb unless Tehran reaches a new nuclear deal with Washington.<\/p>\n
Trump reiterated his threat on Sunday that Iran would be bombed if it does not accept his offer for talks outlined in a letter sent to Iran\u2019s leadership in early March, giving Tehran a two-month window to make a decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe enmity from the US and Israel has always been there. They threaten to attack us, which we don\u2019t think is very probable, but if they commit any mischief they will surely receive a strong reciprocal blow,\u201d Khamenei said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if they are thinking of causing sedition inside the country as in past years, the Iranian people themselves will deal with them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Iranian authorities blame the West for recent unrest including 2022-2023 protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman detained for allegedly flouting hijab rules, and nationwide protests in 2019 over fuel price rises.<\/p>\n
Last week, Iran responded to the US letter, with President Masoud Pezeshkian explaining on Sunday that Tehran would not enter direct negotiations with Washington but was willing to continue talks indirectly as per an injunction from Khamenei.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn open threat of \u2018bombing\u2019 by a head of state against Iran is a shocking affront to the very essence of international peace and security,\u201d Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei tweeted on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cViolence breeds violence, peace begets peace. The US can choose the course and concede to consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his first 2017-21 term, Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers that placed strict limits on Tehran\u2019s disputed nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump also reimposed sweeping US sanctions.<\/p>\n
Since then, Iran has far surpassed that deal\u2019s limits on uranium enrichment.<\/p>\n
Western powers accuse Iran of having a clandestine agenda to develop nuclear weapons capability by enriching uranium to a high level of fissile purity, above what they say is justifiable for a civilian atomic energy program. Tehran says its nuclear programme is wholly for civilian energy purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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