Ali Akbar Velayati
Reuters: Khamenei ally says useless for U.S. to threaten Iran over missile test: Fars
ANKARA (Reuters) - A top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday Iran will not yield to "useless" U.S. threats from "an inexperienced person" over its ballistic missile program.
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, said on Wednesday the United States was putting Iran on notice over its "destabilizing activity" after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
Trump echoed that language on Thursday, saying in a tweet "Iran has been put formally put on notice" after his administration said it was reviewing how to respond to the launch that Iran said was solely for defensive purposes.
Iran said on Wednesday it had tested the new ballistic missile but said it did not breach a nuclear deal reached with six major powers in 2015 or a U.N. Security Council resolution that endorsed the accord.
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Update: Iran Brushes Off Trump’s ‘Empty Threats’ Over Missile Tests (NBC)
Previous Post: White House Puts Iran ‘On Notice’ For Ballistic Missile Test (February 1, 2017)
WNU Editor: Iran is signalling to the White House that they are not taking their threats seriously.
Update #2: Iran to stop using US dollar in response to Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban' (The Independent).
2 comments:
Looks like Iran may be meeting Lucille in the near future...
The answer will be in what the US Navy does the next time a DDG is harassed by an Iranian boat swarm.
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