Iran warns : India Monitors Its People in Iran as Tehran Warns Washington of a Forceful Reaction to Military Intervention

Iran warns : Randhir Jaiswal, an official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said on Friday that India is keeping an eye on Indians in Iran as tensions with the US escalate. Addressing the weekly news briefing, Jaiswal stated, “We are keeping an eye on the situation and in constant contact with the Indian community living there (in Iran).

Iran warns US of a ‘decisive’ response

In a letter asking the UN Security Council to denounce recent threats made by US President Donald Trump, Iran’s representative to the UN stated that Tehran will respond “decisively” to any “military aggression” by the US.

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Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, urged council members and UN chief Antonio Guterres to take action in response to Trump’s threat to strike Iran from an airstrip in the Chagos Islands.Given the precarious situation in the region, as well as the US’s continued movement and buildup of military equipment and assets, such a confrontational declaration by the US President cannot not be dismissed as mere hyperbole,” Iravani wrote, as cited by Al Jazeera.

The Iranian envoy stressed that his country “neither seeks tension nor war and will not initiate any war”. However, he stated that if attacked, Iran would view all hostile forces’ bases, infrastructure, and assets in the region as valid targets.Given the precarious situation in the region, as well as the US’s continued deployment and accumulation of military equipment and assets, such a confrontational declaration by the US President cannot be dismissed as mere hyperbole,” Iravani noted.

According to Al Jazeera, the Iranian diplomat stressed that his country “neither seeks tension nor war and will not initiate any war”. However, he stated that if Iran was attacked, it would see “all bases, facilities, and assets of the hostile force” in the region as “legitimate targets”.