Iran has told Washington that it will firmly respond to the United States if it becomes directly involved in Israel’s military campaign, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Wednesday. Ali Bahreini told reporters that he saw the US as “complicit in what Israel is doing”.
He did not specify the exact nature of the response but said that Iran would set a red line and respond if the US crosses it. “We will not show any reluctance in defending our people, security and land — we will respond seriously and strongly, without restraint,” Mr. Ali Bahreini, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in Geneva, told reporters.
United States President Donald Trump had earlier called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.”
Bahreini called Trump's remarks "completely unwarranted and very hostile. We cannot ignore them. We are vigilant about what Trump is saying. We will put it in our calculations and assessments."
Trump had earlier asked the residents to evacuate Iran. The US has only engaged indirectly with the war until now, including helping to shoot down missiles fired toward Israel.
Trump had also claimed that the US knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding but doesn’t want him killed “for now", AP reported. "We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!," Trump posted on Truth Social.
