Iran will respond to any future attack by the United States by attacking US military bases in the Middle East, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Jameneí, warned in his first televised statements since the fire between Iran and Israel was reached.
Jameneí, 86, proclaimed his victory after 12 days of war, who culminated with an Iranian attack on the largest American base in the region, located in Qatar, after Washington joined the Israeli bombings.
“The Islamic Republic slapped the United States. He attacked one of the most important US bases in the region,” said the supreme leader.
As in his previous comments, public facts more than a week ago during the Israeli bombing, Jameneí spoke from an unleashed inner place, in front of a brown curtain, between an Iranian flag and a portrait of his predecessor, Ruhollah Jomeiní.
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‘Iran will not give up’; Supreme leader
In his pre -recorded statements, transmitted by state television, Jameneí said that Iran will not give up, despite the calls of US President Donald Trump.
“President Trump revealed the truth and made it clear that Americans will not settle for any less than surrender … Something like that will never happen,” said Jameneí.
“The fact that the Islamic Republic has access to important American centers in the region and can act against them when it considers it necessary is not a minor incident, but something serious. And it could be repeated in the future if an attack occurs,” he added.
When asked on Wednesday if the United States would attack again in case they will rebuild their nuclear enriching program, Trump replied: “Safe”.
Tehran has denied for decades the accusations of Western leaders about their alleged intentions of developing nuclear weapons.
The United States won anything: Jameneí
Jameneí said that the United States “did not get any achievement” After attacking the Iranian nuclear sites, and that intervened in the war only for “save” To Israel, after Iranian missiles crossed the multi -layer defense system of the Hebrew country.
“The United States entered the war directly because it believed that, if it did not intervene, the Zionist regime (Israel) would be totally destroyed. He did it to save him,” he said.
“They attacked our nuclear facilities, but they failed to perform any important act … the US president made an out of the ordinary show, but was necessary for his narrative,” he added.
During the weekend, Trump said that the deployment of American bombs of 13,600 kilos had “destroyed” The Iranian nuclear program. However, this statement seemed to contradict a preliminary evaluation made by one of the intelligence agencies of its own administration, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu, declared Tuesday “A historical victory” After the entry into force of the fragile high the fire, ensuring that Israel achieved its goal of eliminating the nuclear threat and ballistic missiles of Tehran.
Shortly after Jameneí’s speech, Netanyahu published a message accompanied by a photograph in which he appears hand in hand with Trump, next to the text: “We will continue working together to defeat our common enemies”.
With Reuters information
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