Iran threatens USA with counterattacks at bases in the region – Diepresse.com
US President Donald Trump had threatened Iran in a letter at the beginning of the month, should there be no new nuclear agreement. Tehran has not closed all doors and was ready for indirect negotiations with Washington.
Iran threatens the United States with attacks on its military bases in the region if the US government should make its own threat and attack the Islamic Republic. « When the Americans attack Iran’s holiness, the entire region will explode like a spark in a ammunition camp, » said Parliament President Mohammad Kalibaf on Friday. « Your bases and those of their allies will not be safe. »
At the beginning of the month, US President Donald Trump had in a letter to the highest leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iran threatened military consequences, should there be no new nuclear deal. « There are two ways to deal with Iran: military or you close a deal, » wrote Trump.
On Friday he followed :. « My great preference is (…) that we agree with Iran. But if we don’t make it, Iran will be bad, bad things happen, » said Trump to reporters in the White House.
Khamenei described Trump’s message as misleading. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that talks were impossible if the United States did not change its « maximum pressure » policy. Iran thoroughly checked Trump’s letter and sent an « reasonable answer » through the Oman, said Araqchi.
« Not all doors closed »
« Our politics is still not to conduct any direct negotiations as long as we are under maximum pressure and military threats, but as in the past, indirect negotiations can be continued, » Araqchi quoted the IRNA news agency. Previously, Kamal Kharrazi, a consultant Khameneis, explained that Tehran had not closed all doors and was ready for indirect negotiations with Washington.
The United States and Iran do not maintain direct diplomatic relationships. On Friday, Araqchi was cited by state media with the words, Trump’s letter contains threats, but also leaves room for diplomatic conversations. He did not provide any further information.
Withdrawal from nuclear agreements in Trump’s first term
In Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021, the USA had withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna. It provides a strict limitation of Iran’s atomic activity and in return a relaxation of the sanctions against the country. After the USA withdrawal from the agreement from the agreement, the Iran violated the requirements as announced and exceeded the limit values when it was enriched with uranium enrichment.
The background to the clashes are fears that Iran struts under the guise of a civilian nuclear program for nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic denies working on the development of such a weapon. However, the stocks of Iran have risen to an uranium enriched to up to 60 percent purity – i.e. near the weapon -compatible quality of around 90 percent – as sudden, as the International Atomic Energy Authority IAEA announced at the end of February. (APA/Reuters)
