military threats

Former IAEA chief ElBaradei condemns US threats against Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei has condemned escalating US threats of military action against Iran.

Many Europeans call US a threat for 1st time

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Many EU countries have begun to see the United States as a threat to the EU, and their foreign ministers openly spoke about this at a meeting in Brussels.

US has to be held to account for its anti-Iran actions: FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that the United States must be held accountable for its anti-Iran actions, saying Tehran is seriously pursuing legal and international measures against Washington.

Iran to respond to any aggression powerfully: FM spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that any new aggression on the country will receive a powerful reaction.

Witkoff claims US preferes diplomacy over war

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Steve Witkoff, the Special Envoy of the US President, has said that the US adminstration prefers to use diplomatic means amid intesified Donald Trump's rhetoric.

Ghalibaf to Trump:

US bases legitimate targets in case of any act of adventurism

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Speaker of Iran's Parliament responded to US President Donald Trump's military threats against the Iranian nation Friday, saying that all US bases and forces will be legitimate targets should they do any act of adventurism.

China urges US to lift sanctions on Venezuela: Chinese FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has urged the United States to lift illegal unilateral sanctions on Venezuela and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Latin American country.

Hezbollah not afraid of Israeli threats and drills: Qassem

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed that his movement is not scared of the Israeli regime's military threats and drills, deploring the US intervention in the region.

General Heidari warns enemies against making any mistake

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The Commander of Iran's Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari has vowed that Iranian armed forces will punish the aggressor if it makes a blunder.

Iran's Air Force cmdr.:

Air force to respond to any threat in shortest time possible

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi says that the Air Force is the forefront for taking rapid response to any threat against the country.

We are ready for any kind of war: IRGC chief

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – "We are ready for any war, but at the same time we will not be initiator of any war," according to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami.

Trump retreats from his military threats against Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump's latest remarks about Iran on Wednesday showed that he had retreated from his recent military threats against Tehran.

Iran Army Ground Force fully ready to respond to any threat

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari says his forces have drawn up all the necessary plans and stand ready to respond to any threat against the country.

Araghchi says Tehran will not talk to US under threats

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister says that Tehran will not enter direct talks with US unless Washington guarantees talks free from threats.

Rear admiral Sayyari:

Iranian armed forces fully prepared to confront threats

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Force for Coordination Affairs Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has said that Iranian Armed Forces are fully ready to tackle threats.

North Korea says US should abandon military threats

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – North Korea said on Saturday that the United States should abandon military threats if it has concerns about its mainland safety, state media reported, citing an official at North Korea's defense ministry.

Iran blasts Trump's threat to use force against country

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's threat to use force against the country, as deeply alarming and irresponsible.

France, US seeking to grow tension between Niger, Nigeria

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Shi'a leader in Nigeria warned against the possible act of France and the US to create a crisis between Niger and Nigeria by using the Boko Haram terrorist group.