Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered to avoid a direct war with the U.S. and to distance Iran from proxy actions that have killed Americans, but to prepare for a response if the U.S. strikes Iran, as reported by the NYT. President Ebrahim Raisi echoed this stance, asserting Iran will not start a war but will 'respond strongly' to any aggression or bullying attempts.
#Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that his country would not start a war but that it would “respond strongly” to anyone who tried to bully it. https://t.co/7pB6EdsPu2
NEW: ⚡ 🇮🇷 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi: "Iran will not start a war, but will respond forcefully to anyone who dares against it" Raisi asserted that while his country has no intention of initiating a war but it will "respond strongly" to any attempts at bullying. "We will… https://t.co/zvicQRE5eg
⚡Sky News Arabia: "Iranian President: Iran will not start a war, but will respond forcefully to those who attack it"
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country would not start a war but that it would 'respond strongly' to anyone who tried to bully it https://t.co/UJs66K8UPZ
⚠️ IRAN WON'T START A WAR BUT WILL RESPOND TO BULLIES, SAYS PRESIDENT (Reuters) Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that his country would not start a war but that it would "respond strongly" to anyone who tried to bully it. Raisi's comments came after days of… https://t.co/GmlJwl7yz6
Raisi : Before, whenever they wanted to talk with Iran, they talked about the military option being on the table, but now they say that we have no intention of conflict with Iran. We will not start a war, but if someone tries to bully, they will get a strong response. https://t.co/YeKTApVJVH
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that his country will not start a war, but it will "respond strongly" to anyone who bullies it. https://t.co/FTWpBDqyd2
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave a clear order to avoid a direct war with the United States and distance Iran from the actions of proxies who had killed Americans — but prepare to hit back if the United States struck Iran, NYT reports. https://t.co/pZnS5YnZT5