The first reaction came from the Iranian supreme leader, Ali Jameneí, who declared: “They threaten that they will commit an evil. If they commit any evil, They will receive a reciprocal and strong blow”
The pronouncement was made during a speech by AIDS al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, in the Mosalla Mosquel de Tehran.
March 30, Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary sanctionsafter Tehran refused to establish direct negotiations with Washington about its nuclear program.
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Despite the tension, Jameneí said that does not believe an American attack likelybut warned that if you try to generate internal disturbances, the population will respond: “If they seek to create sedition within the country, the nation itself will give them an answer.”
While the leader pronounced his speech, thousands of attendees chanted phrases such as “Oh, libertarian leader, we are prepared” and the usual “death to Israel” and “death to America.”
“They live in a glass house”
The Commander of the Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guard, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, replied with an even more direct message: “If you live in a glass house, do not throw stones. The Americans have at least 10 bases with 50 thousand soldiers in the regionwhich means they live in a glass house. ”
The Foreign Ministry described Trump’s words as a “shocking affront” and pointed out that: “an open threat of ‘bombing’ by a head of state against Iran constitutes a shocking affront to the very essence of international peace and security.”
Formal complaint through Sweden
Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said Trump’s statements They violate the United Nations Charter and betray the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (OIEA).
“Violence generates violencePeace generates peace. The United States can choose the course … and accept the consequences, ”Baghaei said in X.
Given this situation, Iran filed a formal complaint to the Sweden Embassy, which represents the interests of the United States on Iranian soil due to the absence of diplomatic relations since 1979. The Swiss diplomat who received the complaint assured that he will deliver it to the US government, the IRNA agency reported.
Pressure policy is maintained
From his return to the White House, Trump has publicly called to negotiate with Tehran and came to send a letter for that purpose. However, it has also resumed the “maximum pressure” strategy, approving new sanctions for stop the sale of Iranian oil and reiterating military threats.
Although Iran has rejected direct dialogue under threats, he has expressed willingness to hold indirect conversations.
On Sunday, March 30, President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombing if the Islamic Republic persists in the development of nuclear weapons.
The NBC chain indicated that in an interview with one of its correspondents on Saturday night, Trump said that “if they do not reach an agreement, there will be bombings,” and threatened to punish Iran with what he called “secondary rates.”