Iranian officials, including the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, and President Ebrahim Raisi, have issued statements asserting that Iran will not initiate a war but will respond strongly to any threats or acts of aggression, with Salami emphasizing that 'no threat will go unanswered' and Iran is 'not afraid of war'. Salami's comments were a response to the threats from American officials following the killing of American servicemen by presumed Tehran-aligned militants. Furthermore, President Raisi stated that Iran will 'respond to bullies' decisively. In a related development, the UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps announced that Britain will not participate in US retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed targets in the Middle East, citing a desire to 'avoid a broad regional conflict' and urging Tehran to exert control over Iran-backed militias.
🇮🇷🇬🇧IRAN: WE WILL NOT START A WAR | UK: WE WILL NOT JOIN U.S AGAINST IRAN Iranian President: "Iran will not start a war, but will respond strongly to anyone who tries to bully it." UK Defense Minister: "We will not join the coalition against Iran. Britain will not join the… https://t.co/aXx3TE3fUk
#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
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇬🇧🚨‼️ “The UK will not join US retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed forces in the Middle East” - UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps According to him, London wants to avoid a “broad regional conflict” and calls on Tehran to “demonstrate control over Iran-backed militias… https://t.co/vIrOKEQRjw
⚠️ 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
🚨UK ABANDONS US STIKES ON IRAN British Defense Minister announced that the UK will not join US retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed targets in the Middle East. He shared that London wants to avoid a “broad regional conflict” and calls on Tehran to “demonstrate control over… https://t.co/sJJhDmWyue
No US threat will go unanswered – Iran Tehran is 'not afraid of war' with America, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said https://t.co/ungTwHdXpx https://t.co/ABgeHOkwNF
BBC: On Wednesday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander Major General Hossein Salami, who advises Supreme Leader Khamenei, said that Tehran hears the "threats coming from American officials", and that "no threat will be left unanswered" https://t.co/afL1BEYmiH https://t.co/MoeM9P4DkT
Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, said the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami. “We hear threats coming from American officials. We tell them that they have already checked us out and now we know each other. No threat will go… https://t.co/5f1BkAp7VQ
Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Tehran's Revolutionary Guards' chief Hossein Salami said on Wednesday, as Washington prepares its response to the killing of American servicemen by presumed Tehran-aligned militants. https://t.co/QUzhDInLc9
🇺🇸🇮🇷‼️🚨 Iran will respond! “We are not interested in war but we will defend ourselves and our principles against our enemies. The Americans must know that there will be no aggression that will not be met with a response.” — The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards… https://t.co/eDSrFjtnnL