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The EU remains concerned by statements made by Iranian officials about Iran's capacity to assemble a nuclear weapon,
the EU said in a statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in March
He warned that the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond swiftly and decisively to any aggression against its territorial integrity, sovereignty and national interests. Araghchi reminded all UN members of their responsibility to uphold the rule of law at the international level and criticized the European Union for its failure to oppose the provocative rhetoric of US officials, which undoubtedly threatens international peace and security."
Iran's Foreign Affairs Ministry describes the foreign minister's comments on XThere will be bombs like they've never seen before."
He told NBC on Sunday
Our priority is to reach an agreement that verifiably and durably constrains the Iranian nuclear program,
he added
Our confidence and our conviction remain intact,
Barrot saidWe are going to step up pressure on the Iranian regime even further,
Barrot saidThe window of opportunity is narrow. We only have a few months until the expiration of this (2015) accord. In case of failure, a military confrontation would seem to be almost inevitable,
Barrot told a parliamentary hearing
As the Islamic Republic had never blocked the paths of indirect negotiations before, this letter has also mentioned that the road to indirect negotiation is left open and has emphasized that Iran has never avoided negotiations,
he said, ... according to Iranian media reports
There’s no reason for us to do this militarily. We should talk. … We should clear up misconceptions. We should create a verification program so that nobody worries about weaponization of your nuclear material. And I’d like us to get to that place, because the alternative is not a very good alternative,
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If America or Israel bomb Iran under the nuclear pretext, Iran will be compelled to move toward producing an atomic bomb,
the adviser, Ali Larijani, said in a television interview, ... according to Iranian press reports
This isn’t some kind of, you know, kind of tit-for-tat that we had under the Obama administration or Biden,
Waltz saidTo preserve operational security, we do not discuss details about exercises or operations,
command spokesperson Carla Pampe said in a statement Tuesday_(cropped).jpg)
I’m certainly hopeful for it.”
Expressing ... he told CarlsonIf they [the US] move toward bombing Iran themselves or through Israel, they will force Iran to make a different decision, which is also not in America’s interest,
Mr Larijani said
We now say that we are not moving toward weapons, and the IAEA’s oversight can continue indefinitely.”
He saidIf they [Iran] don't make a deal, there will be bombing… it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.
On Monday, Trump announced with typical grandiloquence
Putin has nukes. I'm going to do everything I can to avoid a nuclear war".
Tehran has seen him spending the first months of his presidency telling everyoneOver the past year, we struck in Yemen three or four times, and we had three air campaigns in Iran, eliminating on the way most of the aerial defence systems in Syria, Iraq and Iran
According to a senior Israeli military source
The United States and its partners remain committed to regional security and are prepared to respond to any state or non-state actor seeking to broaden or escalate conflict in the region,
said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean ParnellThere is a sense of urgency,
said one leading right-leaning member of Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset