Iran promises ‘ferocious’ response to any US attack

Ali Khamenei and Donald Trump Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via AP; AP Photo/Evan Vucci Iran warned on Monday (23) that any attack by the United States, even if limited, would provoke a “ferocious” response, after Donald Trump raised this possibility, days before new diplomatic contacts between the two countries. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The president of the United States, who is pressuring Iran for an agreement that includes nuclear issues, sent a large naval and air deployment to the Middle East, but without closing the diplomatic route. “There is no limited attack. An act of aggression will be considered an act of aggression. Period,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei at a press conference in Tehran. He responded this way when asked about Trump’s statements, who said on Friday that he was considering a limited attack on Iran if negotiations fail. “Any State would react fiercely to an act of aggression due to its inherent right to self-defense, and that is precisely what we will do,” Baghaei highlighted. See videos trending on g1 ‘Easy to win’ In Geneva, Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned on Monday of the risk of regional “escalation” and called on “all countries committed to peace and justice to take significant measures” to avoid it. In turn, the Chinese ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Shen Jian, urged that “we avoid pushing the Iranian nuclear issue into confrontation.” Out of “caution”, the United States ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from its embassy in Beirut, while the pro-Iran Lebanese movement Hezbollah announced that it would not remain neutral if Washington attacked. This Monday, Trump denied information circulating in the press that the chief of the American General Staff, General Dan Caine, had warned him against a large-scale military intervention in Iran. On his Truth Social network, the president stated that Caine “would prefer not to see a war, but, if the decision is made to intervene militarily against Iran, he believes it would be easy to win”. In this climate of tension, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel remains “vigilant and prepared for any scenario.” Last Thursday, Trump said he would wait “ten to fifteen days” to decide on the possible use of force against Tehran. Third round of negotiations on Thursday USA confirms new negotiations with Iran this week in Switzerland The United States and Iran will hold new indirect talks on Thursday in Geneva under the mediation of Oman, after the two sessions held since the beginning of February, the three countries confirmed this Monday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that there are “good possibilities of reaching a win-win diplomatic solution.” Araghchi said he hopes to soon deliver “a first version” of the text to the American team, led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Previous talks between both countries were interrupted in June 2025 by the war launched by Israel against Iran, in which Washington intervened by bombing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities. Trump assured at the time that he had “annihilated” Iran’s nuclear program in these bombings, although the exact extent of the damage remains unknown. Western countries fear that Tehran will seek to develop nuclear weapons, while Iran insists that it only wants to develop a civilian nuclear program. New demonstrations Iranian students against and in favor of the Khamenei government clash at the Amirkabir University of Technology, in Tehran, on February 22, 2026. UGC/AFP Tensions between the United States and Iran have increased again as a result of the violent repression, in January, against a broad anti-government protest movement in Iran, which led Trump to promise to “help” the Iranian people. In recent days, several protests against power have been organized in some cities. This Monday, videos released on social media and verified by AFP showed groups of students at a university in Tehran burning the flag of the Islamic Republic, adopted after the 1979 Revolution that overthrew the monarchy.

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