Iran’s president promises ‘severe’ response to any threat

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Published 2024-04-16
Speaking by phone to Qatar’s emir, Ebrahim Raisi declared Iran’s aerial attack against Israel to be a success and said Iran would deliver an even more “painful” blow if there are future threat to its interests.

“We now categorically declare that the smallest action against Iranian interests will certainly be met with a severe, widespread and painful response against all its perpetrators,” the Iranian president said, according to IRNA news agency.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani told state TV that Tehran’s counterattack following any Israeli retaliation would be “a matter of seconds as Iran will not wait for another 12 days to respond”.

Iran's foreign minister's also warning Israel of an immediate response.

Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari is in Tehran, with more on Iran's reaction.

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All Comments (21)
  • @nomad9338
    I stand with Iran. I stand with Palestine. Free the Middle East from Western terrorism.
  • @syednaqvi2375
    Iran 🇮🇷 has every right to defend itself against terrorism!
  • @therose3176
    Iran🇮🇷 has right to defend itself ❤
  • Iran have rights to defend themselves, God bless you 🇮🇷 Brazil 🇧🇷
  • @Milakovsky
    Iranian here, thank you for all the support and heartwarming comments.
  • Bosnia stands with Iran! We will never forget Iran's help after hypocrite western countries emposed a weapons embargo on us and didnt let us defend ourselves against serbian agressors .
  • First Israel attacked the Iranian embassy, ​​then Iran response under UN Article 51, Iran has the right to defend its country 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
  • @craigb7338
    From this point on, any statement made by the US and UK should be treated as comical.
  • @chizashungu8364
    Its time for Netanyahu to understand,what goes around comes around.
  • Iran has the right to defend itself against any attacks to there soil and interest ❤
  • @Fatma-mx6cc
    I hope the world remembers who started WWIII, it is Israel! Iran has shown patience and restraint until they were pushed into what they did. I don’t even like the Iranian government but it is pretty obvious to see whose fault this is!!!